Courses

A course designed to offer students an opportunity to pursue independent studies in special areas of interest beyond those of other catalog courses. The course is generally available only to graduating seniors who have completed at least two advanced courses or graduate students with special needs. May be repeated once for additional credit. (MULT)

The role of gender in the production, dissemination, reception and interpretation of literary texts in the French tradition, including continental France as well as the Francophone literatures of West Africa, Canada, and elsewhere; taught in English.

Analysis, from a gender-studies perspective, of a single figure or concept in the history of philosophy. May be repeated 1 time for credit with a different focus.

A varying-content course that provides an in-depth study of gender- related questions in a literary and cross-cultural context. Unless otherwise indicated, all readings and discussions are in English. May be repeated for credit for a total of nine hours when course content varies. Foreign Language majors wishing to have one or several of these courses count toward their major must seek prior approval from their advisor.

This course is an introduction to the study of gender and sexuality in the description of contemporary U.S. and global citizenship. Coursework will focus on critiquing and understanding the social construction of gender, sex, and sexuality; the bodies and the nature vs. nurture "debate"; gendered interactions; intersectionality and gender inequality; and social institutions and gender as these describe the historical and contemporary context for how we define citizenship.

This course is an introduction to the study of gender and sexuality in the description of contemporary U.S. and global citizenship. Coursework will focus on critiquing and understanding the social construction of gender, sex, and sexuality; the bodies and the nature vs. nurture "debate"; gendered interactions; intersectionality and gender inequality; and social institutions and gender as these describe the historical and contemporary context for how we define citizenship.

Theory and practice of a single genre including analysis of its history and development; features current faculty research on such topics as women standup comics, British short stories and Irish history on stage and screen. May be repeated once for credit.

An intensive examination of the formal, social, cultural and historical contexts of a single literary genre as well as the theoretical concerns that underlie its analysis. May be repeated for credit as genre or topic varies. Students may enroll up to three semesters.

Seminar in specific topics from various genres. May be repeated once for credit when content varies.

Study of one or more genres across literary periods. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours.