Rice Course Schedule, Fall 2000
Study of Women and Gender (WGST)

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WGST 101   INTRODUCTION-STUDY OF WOMEN AND GENDER   Credits 3.00  Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
An introductory survey of issues in the study of women and gender, including
women's social, political, and legal status in the United States and around the
world; feminist perspectives on sexuality, gender, family, and reproduction;
and the implications of these perspectives for social and critical theory.
001 SH 207A - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM     Huffer, Lynne             Enr: 13 Max: NA

WGST 234   HISTORY OF AMERICAN WOMEN: COLONIAL BEGI Credits 3.00  Fall 00
A study of the special, economic and poetical history of American women from
pre-colonial times to the present.
Also offered as Hist 241
001 HUM 327 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM     Sneider, Allison          Enr:  Max: NA

WGST 305   CHAUCER AND THE SUBVERSIVE OTHER: WOMEN, Credits 3.00  Fall 00
Selected early poems, the General Prologue, and the Canterbury Tales, including
those of the knight, Wife of Bath, pardoner, Nun's Priest, and others.
Requirements incldue a Medieval Feast and a dramatization of a Chaucerian tale.
 Also offered as 516.
001 FL 525 - T 02:30PM - 05:30PM        Chance, Jane              Enr: 2 Max: NA

WGST 311   SOCIETY & THE SEXES IN MODERN FRANCE     Credits 3.00  Fall 00
An examination of gender roles, gender ideology, and sexual practices in the
construction of French society and culture from the Enlightenment to World War
II.  Topics to be examined include: sexual politics and the emergent notion of
the "public Sphere" in the 18th century; masculine and feminine images of the
state during the Revolutionary period; feminist discourses and politics in
1789, 1848, and in the campaign for women's suffrage; family structure,
patriarchy, and notions of property.  Readings will include novels and memoirs
as well as historical works.  Taught in English: some readings may be done in
French.
Also offered as FREN 360
001 TBA                                 TBA                       Enr: 1 Max: NA

WGST 329   LITERATURE OF THE AMERICAN WEST: WOMEN W Credits 3.00  Fall 00
No description
Also offered as Engl 369.
001 HZ 119 - W 02:00PM - 05:00PM        Comer, Krista             Enr: 2 Max: NA

WGST 332   SELF, SEX AND SOCIETY IN ANCIENT GREECE  Credits 3.00  Fall 00
An introductory venture into conducting fieldwork in the past.  The course
treats a wide range of artifacts, from philosophical essays to vase paintings.
It derives its focus from a rich corpus of recent research into the ancient
problematization of desire and self-control.      Also offered as Anth 325.
Also offered as ANTH 325
001 TBA                                 TBA                       Enr: 1 Max: NA

WGST 349   BRITISH WOMEN WRITERS FROM 1400-1900     Credits 3.00  Fall 00
A survey of women writers from the Middle Ages and Renaissance through the 18th
centuries, among them Amelia Lanier, Anne Finch, Aphra Behn, Mary
Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen, and Mary Shelley.
Also offered as Engl 300.
001 HUM 118 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM     Chance, Jane              Enr: 1 Max: NA

WGST 361   NEW GERMAN CINEMA                        Credits 3.00  Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
From the 1960's to 2000 Germany has developed a very distinct auteur cinema
with independent filmmakers such as Fassbinder, Herzog, Wenders, Adlon, Trotta
Sander, Brueckner, Doerrie, Garnier, Tykwer and others.  The
first 20 years of
German film were oriented on coming to terms with the fascist past, the second
20 years focused on more contemporary issues.  Film critical readings and class
discussions in English.  All films are subtitled in English and will be
assessed with podium technology.  Also offered as HUMA 373 amd GERM 378.
Also offered as GERM 378
001 HZ 120 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM      Eifler, Margret E.        Enr: 0 Max: NA

WGST 441   HILDEGARD OF BINGEN                      Credits 3.00  Fall 00
The course examines the life and works of 12th century polymath Hildegard of
Bingen, including her achievements in music, poetry, religious thought,
medicine, natural science, and linguistics.  Also offered as Musi 724.
001 HZ 118 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM      Meconi, Honey             Enr: 3 Max: NA

WGST 442   WOMEN IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE              Credits 3.00  Fall 00
The portrayal of women in major works of Russian literature, with particular
attention paid to the women writers' presentation of women.  No knowledge of
Russian required.  Also offered as Russ 420.
001 HUM 119 - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM     Thompson, Ewa M.          Enr: 2 Max: NA

WGST 451   HISTORY OF AMERICAN WOMEN: COLONIAL BEGI Credits 3.00  Fall 00
Enriched version of WGST 234. Students may not recive credit for both WGST 234
and WGST 451. Also offered as HIST 441.
001 TBA - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM         Sneider, Allison          Enr:  Max: NA

WGST 453   TOPICS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN LIT BLACK WOM Credits 3.00  Fall 00
Content varies from year to year.  Also offered as Engl 470.
001 HUM 119 - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM     Fultz, Lucille P.         Enr: 0 Max: NA

WGST 462   19TH CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE: SENTIM Credits 3.00  Fall 00
"So this is the little lady who made this war," was Abraham Lincoln's famous
comment upon meeting Harriet Beecher Stowe. This course examines how the
sentimentality that Stow employs in Uncle Tom's Cabin becomes such a powerful
politicial force in the first half of the nineteenth century U.S. culture,
driving both pro- and anti-slavery discussions that culminate in the Civil War.
Also offered as ENGL 461
001 FL 525 - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM      Levander, Caroline        Enr:  Max: NA

WGST 482   PROBLEMS IN CONTEMPORARY FEMINIST THEORY Credits 3.00  Fall 00
The purpose of this course is to gain a broad understanding of the important
problems of contemporary feminist theory. We will focus on the interrelated
issues of gender, sexuality, race, ethics, language by exploring in depth
primary texts in feminist theory.
Prereq- WGST 101,201 or permission of instructor. Limited enrollment to 15.
001 SH 207A - M 02:00PM - 05:00PM       Huffer, Lynne             Enr:  Max: NA

WGST 496   APPLIED WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDY           Credits 1.00  Fall 00
Internships will be arranged individually, at the request of students and the
details must approved by the Director.  Students will also be required to
submit a paper of between 8-15 pages (depending on the amount of credit) that
demonstrates their ability to apply critically their knowledge of women's and
gender studies.
Prereq- permission of SWG Director required.
001 TBA - TBA                           Michie, Helena            Enr: 1 Max: NA

WGST 497   DIRECTED READING IN THE STUDY OF WOMEN A Credits 1.00  Fall 00
Directed reading under the supervision of a SWG faculty member.  Permission of
instructor required.  May count only once toward major requirements.
001 TBA - TBA                           Michie, Helena            Enr: 0 Max: NA

WGST 498   INDEPENDENT STUDY                        Credits 3.00  Fall 00
Open to SWG majors only.  With permission of instructor.
001 TBA - TBA                           Michie, Helena            Enr: 1 Max: NA

WGST 499   RESEARCH IN THE STUDY OF WOMEN AND GENDE Credits 3.00  Fall 00
Research seminar for SWG seniors to fulfill capstone requirement. Open to SWG
majors only.
001 TBA - TBA                           Michie, Helena            Enr: 0 Max: NA