20803234Gender and Women’s History in Global Perspectives
Course Information
Description
Introduction to gender and women's history from the 19th century to the present with a global perspective. Students will be asked to think critically about the power relations that affect the lives of diverse women in the U.S.-diverse in terms of race, class, ability, sexuality and other markers of power-and will be asked to contemplate the positions of diverse women from around the world.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Examine social constructions of knowledge, gender, sex, race and sexuality.
    Assessment Strategies
    Written product, group presentation
    Criteria
    Define feminism and ways in which construction of the female world has changed
    Identify assumptions about gender
    Describe influences of gender in various aspects of life
    Differentiate between gender, sex, race and sexuality
    You include a selection from the original text

  2. Analyze how citizenship and politics are gendered and racialized.
    Assessment Strategies
    Written product, group presentation
    Criteria
    Clarify rights and responsibilities of citizenship
    Compare role of citizenship across gender and race
    Identify key stages within first and second wave feminisms
    Compare components of black feminism and white feminism
    Relate gender and race to traditional notions of citizenship
    Describe role of US states in shaping gendered and racialized citizenship status
    Compare US-based gender and racial movements to non US-based movements
    Relate state policy to value of individuals in US and non-US society
    You include a selection from the original text

  3. Interpret how medicine and human reproduction impact gender, race and class relations.
    Assessment Strategies
    Written product, group presentation
    Criteria
    Define eugenics and Malthusianism
    Articulate differences in reproductive healthcare within given historical periods and global contexts
    Describe the history of women’s health movements using US and non-US examples
    Analyze the impact of power on personal philosophies of reproduction
    Analyze the relationship of reproductive rights to politics
    Portray gendercide as a feminist issue
    Include a selection from the original text

  4. Examine representations of race and gender in consumer culture and cultural constructions of beauty in a global context.
    Assessment Strategies
    Written product, group presentation
    Criteria
    Identify advertising strategies used to reinforce and/or shape notions of femininity, masculinity, race, nation, sexuality and beauty
    Uncover common race and gender stereotypes used in advertising
    Identify racial biases in notions of beauty in US and non-US cultures
    You include a selection from the original text

  5. Apply feminist inquiry principles to representations of women, race and gender in the 21st century.
    Assessment Strategies
    Written product, group presentation
    Criteria
    Investigate how women's views of the world are shaped today
    Provide cross-cultural, cross-religion examples of women uniting to support cause
    You reference experiences of women living in Uganda and Liberia in your work
    you include a selection from the original text

  6. Investigate how the global economy impacts women and work, economic policy and migration.
    Assessment Strategies
    Written product, group presentation
    Criteria
    Identify challenges that women currently face in the US workforce
    Describe the role of age, gender and race in global manufacturing, particularly “sweat shops”
    Identify how class, gender, national privilege and racial privilege impact child care
    Describe how human trafficking for economic and/or sexual purposes relates to the global economy and human migration
    Articulate the role of NGOs (non-government organizations) and micro-lending in elevating women’s economic status
    Demonstrate the role of e-commerce and marketing related to empowering women economically, socially, and politically
    You include a selection from the original text

  7. Explain historical patterns within industrialization and women’s work.
    Assessment Strategies
    Written product, group presentation
    Criteria
    Identify the changing nature of working conditions from century to century
    Explain the cycle of women’s work related to industrialization
    Articulate the positive and negative legacies from industrialization and the role of women
    Compare work patterns between rural and urban settings
    You include a selection from the original text

  8. Analyze connections of girls’ education to democracy.
    Assessment Strategies
    Written product, group presentation
    Criteria
    Analysis illustrates effects of education on a girl’s life: self-esteem, goals, contributions to society, marriage and family choices
    Analysis includes the process of citizenship awareness
    Analysis relates girls’ education to a larger, global context
    Analysis identifies negative ramifications of perceived western education vs. indigenous culturally-based education
    Analysis applies historical importance to present day views on girls’ education worldwide
    You include a selection from the original text

  9. Compare and contrast Western feminisms to other feminisms.
    Assessment Strategies
    Written product, group presentation
    Criteria
    Identify how the feminisms are different in class stratification, religion and sexuality
    Examine how feminism is a uniting force despite differences, especially in light of the present Third Wave of feminism that has been building since the turn of the century
    You include a selection from the original text