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Gender
and Politics
Professor V. Spike Peterson
University of Arizona - Fall 2001 |
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Examination
of politics through the lens of gender hierarchy. Emphasis
on how constructions of masculinity and femininity shape
and are shaped by interacting economic, political, and
ideological practices.
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Women and Political Leadership
Sarah E. Brewer
American University - Fall 2006 |
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This class will explore differences between women and men in leadership positions. We
will first explore historically why there have been so few women political leaders and
reasons why women in the have still not reached parity in politics. Next we will discuss
women leaders in several areas of politics: non-profit organizations, political parties,
legislatures, the courts and executive office. |
Women and Politics
Mary Still
American University - Fall 2005 |
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The objective of this course is to familiarize students with a broad range of issues
involving gender and politics – the political participation of women; the history of
women’s movements; voting differences; political divisions amongst women, and what
we mean when we refer to “women’s issues.” |
Women and Politics
Kimberly S. Adams, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania Lock Haven - Spring 2005 |
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This course examines the ongoing development of women’s participation in government and explores the varied roles attained and denied women both in the U.S. and abroad. |
Women
and Politics
Dr. Nikki R. Van Hightower
Texas A&M University - Spring 2000 |
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The
goal of the course is to create an understanding of women
as emerging political players in society -- their history
as outsiders, strategies for gaining political power, the
evolution of public policies that affect the lives and
opportunities of women, and the present political status
of women in the U.S. and globally.
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Women, Politics and Public Policy
Maya Rockeymoore
American University - Spring 2006 |
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This course will explore issues of gender as it pertains to politics and public policy in the
United States and internationally. |
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Gender
and Poltical Communication
Dr. Janis L. Edwards
University of Alabama - Spring 2003 |
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The
goal of this course is to engage students in a discussion
of the variety of ways gender issues intersect with American
politics, in terms of leaders, voters, and the symbolic
roles of women. We will study these issues as rhetorical
constructions that emerge from candidate and politician
behavior, media representation, and public perceptions.
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Sex
and Gender Matters in U.S. Politics
Professor Georgia Duerst-Lahti
Beloit College - Spring 2002 |
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Compared
to many other fields, political science has been slow
to embrace research on gender. While a fair number of
attitudinal and behavioral studies have investigated
sex differences, and many subfields have established
a healthy body of scholarship on women and politics,
gender and politics research has received only modest
attention thus far. (We will read several such recent
works.)
Sex matters for politics, mostly because it sets important patterns
for gender and politics. Too often gender has been equated with sex
or with women. However, gender analysis dictates that males, men, masculinity,
and the ideology of masculinism be studied as well as females, women,
femininity or feminality, and the ideology of feminality. Of course,
feminism provides a lens for this study. The premise of this course
is that no understanding of politics can be complete without accounting
for gender.
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The
Politics of Difference - Ethnicity/Race, Class, Gender,
and Sexuality
Professor V. Spike Peterson
University of Arizona - Fall 2001 |
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This
course will examine the politics (understood broadly as
differential access to and control over material and symbolic
resources) of difference (understood as institutionalized
social hierarchies that oppress individuals).
Due to time constraints, however, this course focuses on the construction
of ethnicity/race, class, gender, and sexuality--and their interaction--as
experienced and analyzed in the United States.
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Women
and American Politics
Professor Susan Carroll
Rutgers University - Spring 2003 |
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This
seminar will analyze the participation of women in American
political life. The first section of the course will examine
women's public roles and the effects of feminism in altering
women's public roles in both historical and contemporary
contexts. The second section will focus on women's participation
in electoral politics as citizens, as party activists,
and as candidates for elective office. The third section
will analyze women's behavior and influence as officials
within governing institutions.
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Women
and Political Leadership
Professor Eloise Buker
Denison University - Fall 2001 |
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This
course will examine basic political questions about authority,
the appropriate use of power, community building, ethics,
and responsibility for self and others. The course will
involve introducing students to the logic of empirical
inquiry to conduct social scientific interviews of leaders.
Students will use a variety of material to examine leadership
in concrete situations in order to develop critical analyses
of race, gender and politics.
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Women
and Politics
Professor Kay Schlozman
Boston College - Spring 2000 |
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In
this course we probe the role of women in American politics
and the efforts that have been made in the past -- and
are being made today -- on behalf of the collective political
interests of women. We begin by considering women and men
in their roles as citizens and as political elites.
Then, we investigate the different, and often contradictory, ways in
which feminist and New Right women define what is in their best interests
as women and analyze the processes by which they organize to act in concert
in pursuit of public policies that serve those interests.
Finally, in the second half of the course we consider the politics of
a number of public policies having a special impact on women--among them,
employment discrimination and other workplace issues, equal opportunity
in education, pornography, and surrogate motherhood.
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Women
and Politics
Dr. Wendy G. Smooth
University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Spring 2002 |
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This
course is designed to provide students with a critical
examination of women as political actors. In examining
women as political actors we will look at various forms
of women's political participation. We will focus on women's
participation in the traditional spheres of what is considered
politics -- women as voters and politicians and we will
also focus on more "non-traditional" spheres
of political activism where women's political participation
has always been apparent though we have failed to recognize
these spheres as political.
Throughout the course, we will examine how women are galvanized into
politics. We will focus keenly on the differences among women in their
political activism in an effort to understand how the intersection of
gender, race, class, sexuality, age and ability influence women's political
participation and activism.
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Women
and Politics
Dr. Elizabeth G. Williams
James Madison University - Fall 2002 |
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This
class uses gender as a category for political analysis
to focus on changing societal and political roles, political
participation and political activism in the United States.
It provides a theoretical and practical framework for critical
public policy analysis to examine ways political issues
and public policies differently affect men, women and their
families in American culture in the twenty-first century.
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Women
and Public Policy
Professor Janet K. Boles
Marquette University - Fall 2003 |
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Public
policy is gendered in that men and women are affected differently
by policies. Men and women also participate differentially
in the policy-making process. We will examine how political
science has treated the study of “gender” historically
and feminist critiques of political science and public
policy analyses. The relationship between women’s
political activities in social movements, interest groups,
political parties, and elections and the formation of public
policies of interest to women will be a focus. We will
also look at the impact of female office-holders upon these
policies. We will further examine these differences by
looking at particular policy areas, including constitutional
equality, educational equity, workplace and family issues,
reproductive rights, and violence against women.
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Women
in American Politics
Professor Janet K. Boles
Marquette University - Fall 1999 |
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The
first part of the course consists of an examination of
the role of women in all areas of the American political
system as: voter, party activist, candidate, and public
official. Female political socialization will be considered,
as will be the political attitudes and public policy opinions
of women. The second part of the course is devoted to the
current feminist movement, its goals and participants,
and its impact upon the direction of public policies on
the status of women. Some attention will also be given
to the current status of the women's rights movement and
the rise of an anti-feminist movement.
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Women
in Politics
Professor Gail Garbrandt
University of Akron (Ohio) - Spring 2003 |
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Although
this course will focus directly upon the study of women
in politics, some attention will be given to matters related
to political office. This includes activities and institutions
relevant to, but separate from government itself. At terms
end, it is to be expected that those students who have
completed the course successfully will have developed not
only an enhanced understanding of the representation by
women in the United States political system at all three
levels, but a glimpse of women as national leaders.
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Women
and the Law
Professor Judith Baer
Texas A&M University - Spring 2002 |
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A
study of the legal status of American women from the adoption
of the Constitution to the present, through cases, statutes
and other legal materials.
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Women
and the Law
Professor Deirdre M. Condit
Virginia Commonwealth University - Fall 2002 |
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This
course examines the idea of "woman" as it is
constructed within, by and outside of the law. The work
of feminist legal theorists will frame our examinations
of the historical, current and future development of case
law relating to women and gender in American legal culture.
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Comparative
and International Politics
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Gender
and Politics: Women's Empowerment, Policy, and Democratic
Development in Comparative Perspective
Dr. Amy G. Mazur
Washington State University - Spring 2001 |
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The
goal of this course is to introduce upper division students
to a relatively new area of study in Political Science
-- Gender and Politics. It focuses on gender and politics
issues in a comparative perspective through systematic
study across a wide variety of national settings. While
some women's studies courses may be oriented toward discussions
of personal politics and life situations, this class seeks
to teach about empirical issues in the study of comparative
gender and politics.
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International
Feminist Thinking
Professor Cynthia Enloe
Clark University - Fall 2001 |
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In
this seminar we will explore and compare women as feminists,
both develop and debate ideas about 1) what is the character
of women's conditions and 2) what are the causes of those
conditions – in their own societies and more generally
across societies.
We will concentrate on feminist thinkers in three countries: India,
Japan and Egypt.
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Political
Science/Women's Studies
Francine J. D'Amico, PhD
Syracuse University - Fall 2002 |
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In
this course we examine how social constructions of "race" and "gender" intersect
in and shape world politics (aka international relations
or "IR") through an examination of issues in
international conflict and international political economy,
including globalization and democratization. We will investigate
a range of topics, including the recent World Conference
Against Racism (WCAR), racial/ethnic violence, human rights
vs. cultural relativism, rape as an international war crime,
sex tourism, femicide, maquiladoras and free trade zones,
and debt and structural adjustment programs. We will consider
how national and transnational social movements by racial-ethnic
and indigenous groups, women, and workers are urging national
governments, multinational corporations, and international
organizations to respond to these issues.
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The
Comparative Politics of Race, Ethnicity and Gender
Professor Cynthia Enloe
Clark University - Fall 2001 |
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In
this course we will explore how men and women come to see
themselves – and come to be seen by others – as
belonging to particular ethnic groups and racialized groups.
We will try to figure out when and why people come into
conflict with each other in the name of ethnic loyalties
and racialized interests.
Women's and men's experiences of identities are often quite dissimilar – why?
With what consequences? The use of public power and authority – politics – sometimes
cause ethnic and/or racialized conflict – while other times they
help stave off violence and help create new bases for community and cooperation.
Why?
This semester we will delve into these crucial questions by looking closely
at three cases:
- Rwanda
- Yugloslavia/Kosovo
- The U.S. politics of domestic workers (esp. in LA and Boston)
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Women
and Global Politics
Professor Deirdre M. Condit
Virginia Commonwealth University - Spring 2002 |
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This
class will address a number of issues pertinent to the
study of women and global politics, including the influence
and response of feminist thought to the traditional discipline
of international relations; a comparative examination of
the political, legal and economic status of the world’s
women; women as global "citizens"; women as national
and world leaders; the politics of the 1995 Beijing World
Conference On Women, other means of voicing political concerns
and taking political action advocated by women’s
organizations; and the increasingly pressing conundrum
of differing demands for both cultural diversity and development
of a global feminist vision.
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Women
and Politics
Professor S. Bashevkin
University of Toronto - Fall 2001 |
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This
course addresses the state/society nexus with particular
reference to relationships between policy-makers and social
movements. What does comparative and Canadian research
tell us about the impact of feminist movement claims on
urban agendas? Has social movement mobilization been effective
with respect to voice, representation and influence in
cities including Toronto?
Focussing on West European and North American materials, this course
examines questions of women's political involvement and the impact of
feminist organizing on public policy; it introduces students to systematic
case study analysis as a tool for research in this field.
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Women's
Movements in Comparative Perspective
Professor Karen Beckwith
The College of Wooster - Spring 2002 |
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This
is a special topics course in comparative politics that
draws on the burgeoning scholarship on women's movements
not only in Europe and North America but increasingly in
Latin America, south central Asia, and elsewhere around
the globe. Located primarily but not exclusively in states,
women's movements encompass both feminist and nonfeminist
organizing and activism, and are distinguished by their
specificity regarding women and their gender identity in
terms of movement content, leadership, development, issues
and goals.
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Political
Theory and Feminist Theory
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Advanced
Feminist Theory
Professor Carolyn DiPalma
University of South Florida - Spring 2002 |
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This
course will highlight debates that currently serve as points
of tension and potential growth in feminist theories. Since
feminist theory is, or should be, integrally related to
feminist politics, these theoretical debates have real
implications for feminism in general. The course will demonstrate
these connections, thereby helping you learn to apply the
theoretical tools and perspectives we will study.
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Contemporary
Feminist Theories
Professor Timothy Kaufman-Osborn
Whitman College - Fall 2001 |
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In
this seminar, we will explore various concerns of contemporary
feminist theory. The course is introductory in the sense
that it covers a large number of topics without exploring
any with sufficient care. At the same time, however, the
course is advanced in the sense that much of the assigned
reading is theoretically sophisticated and so demands very
close attention.
In our opening session, we will discuss several questions about the forms
of pedagogy appropriate to a course on feminist theories. Following that,
we will look at representative texts from five different approaches to
this enterprise. This overview is intended to offer you a sample of the
forms feminist theory presently assumes; it is not an all-inclusive set.
We will then turn to more specific issues of feminism and gender relations.
Somewhat arbitrarily, I have organized this section of the course in
a way such that we begin with issues that lean toward the personal (e.g.,
embodiment) and gradually approach those that lean more toward the explicitly
political (e.g., the state).
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Feminist
Theory
Karen Shelby
University of California, San Diego - Fall 2002 |
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In
this course we will explore some of the issues with which
feminist theorists have been wrestling, both historically
and in a more contemporary moment. There is no unitary
feminist theory. As we will see, there are marked differences
among the approaches that feminists have taken in their
pursuit of social change, and with the goal of establishing
a more just social order. As we work through the course,
we will explore the strengths and weaknesses of the approaches
we encounter. We will also see recurrent themes of subjectivity,
belonging, becoming and participating in and contesting
one’s communities.
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Feminist
Theory: Gender Justice
Dr. Eloise Buker
Denison University - Spring 2002 |
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This
course examines various ways of understanding gender by
looking at a variety of theories and philosophical perspectives
within feminist thought, especially as it is formed by
political philosophy. The course is divided into three
sections. The first section introduces students to feminist
theorizing by studying the connection between theory and
political action in terms of the formation of public policies
and practices. This section focuses on major theories in
feminism and the intersection of theories of race, class,
and gender.
The second part of the course examines the application of theories to
social analysis and political action. This is done by focusing on four
basic issues: (1) justice and feminist legal discussions, (2) truth and
feminist scientific discussions, (3) ethics and everyday practices, and
(4) narrative and cultural analyses.
The third part of the course is an examination and application of the
major theories employed by feminists in American public life and international
politics.
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No
syllabi received in this category.
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Graduate
Courses in Women and Politics
and Feminist Theory
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Abortion,
the 2000 Elections and Beyond
Professor Karen O'Connor
American University - Fall 2000 |
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Understanding
the effect of the abortion issue on the 2000 elections,
the U.S. Supreme Court and beyond.
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Feminist
Theory
Professor Judith Grant
University of Southern California - Spring 2001 |
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This
course is the only required class for the Gender Studies
graduate certificate. Course goals are:
1. To
outline the history and substance of contemporary feminist theory.
2.
To acquaint the student with some major debates in
feminist theory.
3.
To evaluate feminist political and social theories.
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Gender
and Mass Politics
Professor Susan Carroll
Rutgers University - Spring 1999 |
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This
seminar explores the complex relationship between gender
and mass political behavior in the United States. We will
examine the effects of gender on political attitudes and
participation in both historical and contemporary contexts
and assess the contributions which feminist scholars have
made to our understanding of political behavior. Throughout
the semester we will adopt a critical, research-oriented
approach, focusing on ways to think more imaginatively
and to conduct significant, yet feasible, research which
brings a feminist lens to the study of mass politics.
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Gender
and Political Theory/ Advanced Topics in Feminist Theory:
What Remains of Freedom and Equality in an Age of Globalization and Development?
Professor Drucilla Cornell
Rutgers University - Spring 2002 |
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This
graduate seminar will explore the ever-widening field of
theoretical antagonisms between contemporary feminist theory
and liberal political philosophy. We will consider freedom
and equality not as unambiguous liberal and economic categories,
but rather as transnational ideals and growing problems
that inform much of the work done by feminist theorists,
organizers, and anti-development activists.
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Gender
Politics and Power
Professor Diane Singerman
American University - Spring 2002 |
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This
course explores the ways in which the social, political
and cultural construction of sexual difference influences
the nature and practice of political life. It will examine
both theoretically and empirically the ways in which power
is gendered and how gender has served as a basis for political
organization, the distribution of power, and the boundaries
of public life.
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Organizing
for Right: Gay and Lesbian Politics
Professor Michele Zavos
American University - Spring 2001 |
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This
short course will provide a broad overview of the current
state of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender rights
in the United States, and organizing to achieve those rights.
We will focus on legal rights particularly, and will use
videos, outside speakers, lecture, and discussion to guide
our investigation.
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Proseminar:
Women and Politics
Professor Susan Carroll
Rutgers University - Fall 2001 |
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This
seminar examines a variety of issues and debates within
the field of Women's Studies that are important to the
study of Women and Politics. Drawing on materials written
by scholars from several disciplines, the course provides
an introduction to feminist theory, explores the nature
of feminist inquiry both in interdisciplinary perspective
and within the discipline of political science, examines
several of the major areas of feminist scholarship that
have relevance for political scientists, and considers
the potential for feminist scholarship to transform the
discipline of political science.
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The
Politics of Reproductive Rights and Dignity
Professor Barbara Palmer
American University - Fall 2002 |
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Graduate
course in the politics of reproductive rights.
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The
Politics of Violence Against Women
Professor Karen O'Connor
American University - Spring 2002 |
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The
purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with
the pervasive problem of violence against women. In this
class, we will discuss sociological reasons for violence
against women, and governmental and group responses to
ameliorate the problem. Class with consist of thought provoking
films, guest speakers involved in the issue in a variety
of ways from law enforcement to lobbying for additional
federal legislation, and hands on class exercises.
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Women
and the 2002 Campaign: Another Year of the Woman?
Professor Karen O'Connor
American University - Spring 2002 |
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While
this is not a presidential year, the stakes for women in
this year's races are high. The House may be up for grabs
and the Democrat have a working majority of one in the
Senate.
2002
is also the first year after the new census. Districts
have been redrawn and several open seats exist providing
access to political newcomers who are otherwise at
tremendous a disadvantage when running against incumbents.
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Women
and the 2006 Campaign
Sarah E. Brewer
American University - Spring 2006 |
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This class explores the historic evolution of women as voters, activists, and
candidates in national elections. It focuses on the emerging dynamics of gender in the 2006
congressional elections. The class will look at the gender gap in voting and the relationship
between political parties and women candidates.
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Women in American Politics and Policymaking
Professor Carol Hardy Fanta
University of Massachusetts Boston - Spring 2007 |
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In this course, students will be active participants in exploring the many dimensions of politics in
the US, how women have organized to have a greater role in politics, and the skills women need to fully
participate in politics and policymaking.
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Women,
the Law, and Litigating for Social Change I
Profesor Karen O'Connor
American University - Spring 2003 |
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This
class is an intensive women and the law class. In addition
to focusing on the development of women's rights in the
areas of constitutional law, we also will examine how women's
rights have been expanded through judicial interpretation
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX.
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Women,
the Law, and Litigating for Social Change II
Professor Karen O'Connor
American University - Spring 2002 |
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This
class will provide an in depth analysis of the law in two
areas: reproductive rights and family law as it affects
women. Through reading and discussing case law, and hearing
from experts in the field, this class will provide you
with a thorough understanding of the state of the lay and
how the courts have come to interpret state and federal
laws as they pertain to sexual interaction within the family.
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The
Politics of Women and National Security Policy
Lt. General Claudia Kennedy
American University - Fall 2002 |
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This
class is designed to provide students with an overview
of the national security system: the elements of national
power, what comprises the national security system, how
the various elements of the government and of civil life
contribute to national security. All elements of national
power (political, economic and military) are brought to
bear in support of national security objectives. The role
of women in the State, Defense and Commerce Departments
has grown in the last third of the 20th century. We will
explore the myriad elements of the national security system
and the many ways (some new) that women increasingly participate.
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Title
IX: The Politics of Gender Equity
Professor Leslie Annexstein
American University - Fall 2002 |
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This
course will examine Title IX, the political issues surrounding
it, and their implications. Depending upon who's doing
the talking, this law has been a great benefit to women
or signified the beginning of gender wars in which boys
are the casualties. Proponents of Title IX advance the
arguments that gender equity in education has not yet been
achieved and that Title IX is necessary to open up the
doors to equal opportunities for all students. Opponents
of Title IX believe it has been the death knell for men's
sports, with one writer proclaiming "a train wreck
called Title IX."
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Women
and Politics
Professor Maryann Barakso
American University - Fall 2002 |
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Although
it might seem that women's involvement in politics is
a contemporary phenomenon, in fact women's activism and
women's issues are evident throughout the historical
and political development of the United States. We will
trace American politics from the time of abolition, asking
how women's issues are reflected in the politics of each
era under consideration. We will describe women's social,
political and economic status over time and explore how
women sought to gain policy concessions and access to
political institutions.
Women
in the political party system will be a particular focus
of the course. However, much of the women's political
activity has - and still does - take place in interest
group and social movement organizations rather than within
the formal party system, so these groups will also be
important in our discussions. We end by addressing a
set of important contemporary issues involving motherhood
and the political economy.
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Feminist
Political Theory
Professor Lisa Pace Vetter
American University - Fall 2002 |
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This
course seeks to trace the evolution of major themes and
issues in feminist political theory from their classical
("malestream") roots. While it is undeniable
that feminist political theory has made original and path-breaking
discoveries on its own, it is equally true that feminist
political theory has been largely shaped both by and against
the political theories that preceded or coincided with
it. Tracing the genealogy of major debates within feminist
political theory will not only show the shortcomings of
classical political theory (i.e., the silences or spaces
from which feminist political theory emerges) but also
the unexplored possibilities in classical political theory
that may allow for a reconciliation of sorts with feminism.
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Women
and Political Leadership
Sarah E. Brewer
American University - Fall 2006 |
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This class will explore differences between women and men in leadership positions. We
will first explore historically why there have been so few women political leaders and
reasons why women in the have still not reached parity in politics. Next we will discuss
women leaders in several areas of politics: non-profit organizations, political parties,
legislatures, the courts and executive office.
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Women
and Political Leadership
Professor Maryann Barakso
American University - Spring 2002 |
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The
first half of this course focuses on three major questions:
Do women have an identifiably different way of leading?
How does this leadership manifest itself? Why does women's
political leadership matter? To address these questions
we analyze theories pertaining to the nature of gender
differences, literature discussing the historical differences
in the kinds of political participation women have engaged
in, and the barriers women face on the road to political
leadership. The second part of the course examines five
cases studies of women who became political leaders under
very different socio-political circumstances. The course
takes a comparative perspective on women's leadership,
taking into account the different political opportunities
and constraints available to women both domestically and
internationally.
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Women
and Prison
Professor Robert Johnson
American University - Summer 2002 |
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The
number of women sent to prison in America and much of the
western world is growing at a high rate -- higher than
that of men -- but comparatively little attention is paid
to this public policy choice. This course explores the
nature of the prison experience for women, and the ways
the prison experience affects them, their loved ones, and
society at large.
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Women
and the 2000 Campaign
Professor Karen O'Connor
American University - Spring 2000 |
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So
far in this election cycle the only woman competing for
the presidential nomination has bowed out of the race.
In addition, abortion, an issue of concern to most women,
has again become an important issue as the major presidential
candidates from both parties attempt to define their positions.
In the 1992 elections women were recognized as a major
political force and if past elections are any indication,
women voters will be key to the outcome of many electoral
contests in this election cycle.
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Women
as Objects: Supermodels and Sex Workers
Professor Margaret Huang
American University - Fall 2001 |
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This
course will look at a range of issues regarding women's
roles in the sex industry from a human rights perspective.
We will start by looking at the U.S. domestic arena, and
the class discussion will address issues of pornography,
legalization of prostitution, and first amendment rights.
On the second day, we will turn to the international level,
examining the global sex trafficking industry and international
human rights law.
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Women's
Health Policy
Susan F. Wood, Ph.D.
American University - Fall 2004 |
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This
course will provide a background on women's health policy
and politics in the United States, focusing primarily at
the federal level. Women's health spans a variety of topics
from specific health concerns such as reproductive health
and breast cancer, to health issues that affect women differently,
such as heart disease and HIV/AIDS.
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Women,
Politics, and the Media
Eleanor Clift
American University - Spring 2002 |
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This
class is designed to acquaint students with important issues
dealing with women, politics, and the media. Study after
study reports that women not only are not well represented
as journalists, the media coverage of women also reveals
that stories about women, women candidates or elected officials,
and women's issues often fail to generate much media coverage.
This class will discuss these issues, hear from leading
journalists, press secretaries and communications directors,
and view videos to highlight the problems that women continue
to face in getting their fair share.
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