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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.001.114 (01)
FYS: The Politics of Reproduction
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Staff
Gilman 10
FYS: The Politics of Reproduction AS.001.114 (01)
The idea that the “personal” is “political” finds no greater example than in the politics of reproduction. From inheritance laws, the rights of the offspring of enslaved peoples, or policies to reduce (or increase) fertility, the modern nation state has had a great deal to say about the use and produce of human bodies. In this First-Year Seminar, we will examine how formal and informal institutions have governed reproductive practices over the past 200 years. We will look at how family structures and economic development map onto fertility, and at how technological innovations in fertility control (including birth control and IVF) have influenced women's economic and political participation. We will also consider whether reproductive policies have differential impacts for LGBTQ households. Finally, we examine the “dark side” of reproductive policies -- not only sterilization campaigns but also the treatment of sex workers and sex-selective abortion -- to understand how state policies have divided households based on race, class, and occupation.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Staff
Room: Gilman 10
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.010.328 (01)
From Mystique to Critique: Feminism and the Visual Arts 1970 to present
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Antonucci, Marica Francesca
Gilman 119
HART-MODERN
From Mystique to Critique: Feminism and the Visual Arts 1970 to present AS.010.328 (01)
This course examines the relationship between feminism and the visual arts from the 1970s until the present day. Through close analysis of individual works of art and detailed attention to particular historical contexts, we will uncover how specific media, processes, and subject matter articulate an array of feminist attitudes towards issues such as gender, subjectivity, race, class, sexuality, motherhood, labor, abortion, and religion. Relevant theoretical texts will be juxtaposed to specific case studies in order to further illuminate the works’ feminist stakes.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Antonucci, Marica Francesca
Room: Gilman 119
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): HART-MODERN
AS.010.338 (01)
Art and the Harem: Women’s Spaces, Patronage, and (Self-)Representation in Islamic Empires
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Rustem, Unver
Ames 218
INST-GLOBAL
Art and the Harem: Women’s Spaces, Patronage, and (Self-)Representation in Islamic Empires AS.010.338 (01)
Long characterized in the Western imagination as exotic realms of fantasy, harems in Islamic tradition served as private domestic quarters for the women of elite households. This course explores the harem—as an institution, a physical space, and a community of women—from various art-historical perspectives, considering such topics as the harem’s architecture, the agency of its inhabitants as patrons and collectors, the mediating role of eunuchs in the harem’s visual and material culture, and the ability of harem women to make their mark through public artistic commissions. Our case studies will address a range of Islamic geographical and chronological contexts, though we will focus on the empires of the early modern period and, above all, the famous harem of the Ottoman sultans at the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul. In challenging popular misconceptions, the course will also look at the wealth of exoticizing imagery that the harem inspired in Western art, which we will consider through Orientalist paintings at the Walters Art Museum and illustrated rare books at Hopkins itself.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Rustem, Unver
Room: Ames 218
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL
AS.010.352 (01)
Modern and Contemporary Art: Middle East and South Asia
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Brown, Rebecca Mary
Gilman 119
HART-MODERN, INST-GLOBAL
Modern and Contemporary Art: Middle East and South Asia AS.010.352 (01)
This course will explore modern and contemporary art in colonial and postcolonial contexts from Bangladesh to northern Africa. How do artists negotiate demands to support their national and local identities while participating in modernism across borders? What role do secularism and spirituality have in modern art? How do anticolonial, Marxist, and feminist politics shape art in these regions? How do global economic forces and the rise of powerful collectors, private museums, and international art fairs shape art and artists working across this geographic area? We will foreground the role of women as artists, collectors, patrons, and scholars throughout.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Brown, Rebecca Mary
Room: Gilman 119
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/15
PosTag(s): HART-MODERN, INST-GLOBAL
AS.010.413 (01)
Historical and Conceptual Bases of Art History
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Stager, Jennifer M S
Greenhouse 113
Historical and Conceptual Bases of Art History AS.010.413 (01)
This course introduces students to the principal methods and theories of art history. Students will work through readings foundational for the discipline, texts that define key methodological consolidations in the twentieth century, and more recent (e.g. feminist, visual studies, global, post-colonial, and/or ecological) critiques and rethinking. Specific texts will vary by instructor, but the course seeks—in any instantiation—to include a plurality of perspectives.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Stager, Jennifer M S
Room: Greenhouse 113
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.060.168 (01)
Visions of the Home: Communes and Collective Living in American Culture
T 4:00PM - 6:30PM
Giardini, Joseph Aurelio
Maryland 309
Visions of the Home: Communes and Collective Living in American Culture AS.060.168 (01)
In this course, we will examine stories of intentional and communal living, attending to the ways in which narratives of home life have been shaped by larger social and historical structures. We will read autobiographical narratives, collectively written guides to structure and etiquette, satirical novels, and science fiction in order to query what the possibilities and limits of the home are envisioned to be. We will consider, among other issues: gendered labor and queer kinship; the shifting economics of housing, real estate, and rent; the formation of neighbourhoods and local identities; questions of movement, immigration, citizenship, and race; the dynamics of interpersonal conflict in intimate spaces; and how questions of familial belonging and kinship affect one’s sense of home.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 4:00PM - 6:30PM
Instructor: Giardini, Joseph Aurelio
Room: Maryland 309
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/18
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.061.323 (01)
Masculinities
M 3:00PM - 5:30PM, S 7:00PM - 9:30PM Screenings, Th 7:30PM - 10:00PM Screenings
Bucknell, Lucy
Bloomberg 178 Gilman 186
FILM-CRITST
Masculinities AS.061.323 (01)
From tap dancer to gangster, assassin to anguished teen, versions of the male in film from the silent era to the present. Cross-listed with Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality. One core course in Film and Media Studies is preferred but not required.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 3:00PM - 5:30PM, S 7:00PM - 9:30PM Screenings, Th 7:30PM - 10:00PM Screenings
Instructor: Bucknell, Lucy
Room: Bloomberg 178 Gilman 186
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/15
PosTag(s): FILM-CRITST
AS.100.222 (01)
Love, Sex, and Marriage in Medieval Europe
WF 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Hadzhikova, Kalina Valentinova
Gilman 219
HIST-EUROPE, MSCH-HUM
Love, Sex, and Marriage in Medieval Europe AS.100.222 (01)
This course examines sexual desire and romantic attachment in medieval Europe, as well as the interpersonal, economic, and spiritual relations medieval society negotiated through sex and marriage.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: WF 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Hadzhikova, Kalina Valentinova
Room: Gilman 219
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/18
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, MSCH-HUM
AS.100.258 (01)
Theorizing Marriage in the United States: Historical and Present Considerations
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Feldman, Lauren B
Smokler Center 301
HIST-US
Theorizing Marriage in the United States: Historical and Present Considerations AS.100.258 (01)
Students will examine marriage in the United States historically and theoretically, as well as matrimony’s role in contemporary culture.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Feldman, Lauren B
Room: Smokler Center 301
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/12
PosTag(s): HIST-US
AS.190.491 (01)
Political Economy of Gender
M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Teele, Dawn
Krieger 304
POLI-AP, POLI-CP
Political Economy of Gender AS.190.491 (01)
Over the past two hundred years, with the rise of industrial production, growing educational attainment, and availability of contraception, women have entered the formal labor market in vast numbers. Yet despite advances, there are still important disparities between genders, often exacerbated by class and racial politics. This course unpacks the elements of the transition in the political economy of gender and examines its limits. We set out to understand women's labor in emerging industrial and post-industrial economies; the causes and consequences of women's political inclusion; gendered opportunities in the labor force including the persistence of pay gaps; and the formation of economic and political preferences across the genders. Theoretically, we will engage with Marxian political economy, neo-classical economic approaches, and the household bargaining literature to understand how political and economic institutions reproduce or remedy problems including the gender gap in wages, in political representation, and in women's economic opportunities. Throughout the course we will also engage with challenges faced by minority groups and by women in developing countries.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Teele, Dawn
Room: Krieger 304
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/18
PosTag(s): POLI-AP, POLI-CP
AS.200.204 (01)
Human Sexuality
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Kraft, Chris S
Ames 218
BEHB-SOCSCI
Human Sexuality AS.200.204 (01)
Course focuses on sexual development, sexuality across the lifespan, gender identity, sexual attraction and arousal, sexually transmitted disease, and the history of commercial sex workers and pornography. Please note that the use of electronic devices is not permitted during this class, in order to promote the full interactive potential of this engaging seminar-style offering. Open to Juniors & Seniors within the following majors/minors: Behavioral Biology; Biology; Cognitive Science; Medicine, Science & the Humanities; Molecular & Cellular Bio; Neuroscience; Psychological & Brain Sciences; Public Health; Sociology; Study of Women, Gender, & Sexuality. Students may receive credit for either AS.200.204 or AS.290.420, but not both.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Kraft, Chris S
Room: Ames 218
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/20
PosTag(s): BEHB-SOCSCI
AS.200.204 (02)
Human Sexuality
T 4:00PM - 6:30PM
Kraft, Chris S
Ames 218
BEHB-SOCSCI
Human Sexuality AS.200.204 (02)
Course focuses on sexual development, sexuality across the lifespan, gender identity, sexual attraction and arousal, sexually transmitted disease, and the history of commercial sex workers and pornography. Please note that the use of electronic devices is not permitted during this class, in order to promote the full interactive potential of this engaging seminar-style offering. Open to Juniors & Seniors within the following majors/minors: Behavioral Biology; Biology; Cognitive Science; Medicine, Science & the Humanities; Molecular & Cellular Bio; Neuroscience; Psychological & Brain Sciences; Public Health; Sociology; Study of Women, Gender, & Sexuality. Students may receive credit for either AS.200.204 or AS.290.420, but not both.
How does what we learn and what we call knowledge matter? Is it clear what “knowledge” means? Does it have the same meaning historically, across different academic disciplines and in daily life? Never have such questions been more relevant than in these volatile times.
This course offers a literary and theoretical inquiry into the matter of knowledge/s. Through works by authors from diverse, interdisciplinary traditions including German and American thought and literature, as well as critical, Black, feminist, and queer theory, we will address alternative epistemologies that operate with “partial” or “unfinished” models of knowledge. Thus, students will become familiar with difficult, influential material from various disciplines, while focusing less on judgment and more on dialogical aspects of knowing.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Instructor: Nitis, Maya
Room: Bloomberg 178
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.346 (01)
Topics in French Cinema: Masculin féminin
MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Roos, Suzanne
Krieger 205
Topics in French Cinema: Masculin féminin AS.212.346 (01)
What does it mean to be a man or a woman? How has the way that we imagine masculinity and femininity changed over time? Is your gender identity something that you are born with or something that you have to earn—or as something that you elect or perform? An exploration of how a set of exemplary French films have expressed the way French society has imagined gender. Focus on discussion and analyses of film sequences in class and on oral presentations. Students will have the opportunity to progress in vocabulary, oral expression, and in critical analysis.
Recommended course background: completion of AS.210.301 or equivalent score on Placement test.
(Taught in French)
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Roos, Suzanne
Room: Krieger 205
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.215.407 (01)
Power And Gender In Hispanic American Novels And Films
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Gonzalez, Eduardo
Gilman 132
Power And Gender In Hispanic American Novels And Films AS.215.407 (01)
We will analyze and discuss four novels and three films impacted by gender violence and political idolatry under shattering stress. Oficio de tinieblas or The Book of Lamentations (1962) by Rosario Castellanos (Mexico). Zama (1956) by Antonio di Benedetto (Argentina). Delirio or Delirium (2004) by Laura Restrepo (Colombia). El ruido de las cosas al caer or The Noise of Things Falling (2011) by Juan Gabriel Vásquez (Colombia). In addition, we will examine in depth films by Lucrecia Martel (Argentina): the short Rey muerto (1995), La ciénaga (2001), and her own version of Zama (2017). Course taught in Spanish.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Gonzalez, Eduardo
Room: Gilman 132
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/25
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.217.427 (01)
Radical Women: Brazilian Literature, Art, and Culture
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Miguel Bedran, Marina
Gilman 50
INST-GLOBAL, INST-CP
Radical Women: Brazilian Literature, Art, and Culture AS.217.427 (01)
The vast body of work produced women artists and writers in Brazil has been marginalized by canonical cultural narratives, which are now being contested by a spate of scholarly and artistic projects. This course spotlights the production of women from the early twentieth century to the present, including renowned and lesser-known works. We’ll discuss art, literature, and film alongside feminist theory, exploring radicality as it relates to aesthetics and politics. How do women’s art, literature, and thought engage with and transform Brazilian cultural production? What are their contributions to global discussions about gender and sexuality? How do these works respond to historical events? Among the topics addressed are the body, feminism, race, indigeneity, and politics. We’ll study Clarice Lispector’s acclaimed stories, the first Brazilian proletarian novel written by modernist icon Patricia Galvão, known as Pagu, the diaries of Carolina Maria de Jesus, the emblematic paintings of Tarsila do Amaral, and Lygia Clark’s artwork, as well as the booming scene of contemporary cinema and poetry. The course is taught in English, but those interested in doing the coursework in Portuguese (4 credits) should register for section 02.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Miguel Bedran, Marina
Room: Gilman 50
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/15
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, INST-CP
AS.217.427 (02)
Radical Women: Brazilian Literature, Art, and Culture
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Miguel Bedran, Marina
Gilman 50 Gilman 479
INST-GLOBAL, INST-CP
Radical Women: Brazilian Literature, Art, and Culture AS.217.427 (02)
The vast body of work produced women artists and writers in Brazil has been marginalized by canonical cultural narratives, which are now being contested by a spate of scholarly and artistic projects. This course spotlights the production of women from the early twentieth century to the present, including renowned and lesser-known works. We’ll discuss art, literature, and film alongside feminist theory, exploring radicality as it relates to aesthetics and politics. How do women’s art, literature, and thought engage with and transform Brazilian cultural production? What are their contributions to global discussions about gender and sexuality? How do these works respond to historical events? Among the topics addressed are the body, feminism, race, indigeneity, and politics. We’ll study Clarice Lispector’s acclaimed stories, the first Brazilian proletarian novel written by modernist icon Patricia Galvão, known as Pagu, the diaries of Carolina Maria de Jesus, the emblematic paintings of Tarsila do Amaral, and Lygia Clark’s artwork, as well as the booming scene of contemporary cinema and poetry. The course is taught in English, but those interested in doing the coursework in Portuguese (4 credits) should register for section 02.
Credits: 4.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Instructor: Miguel Bedran, Marina
Room: Gilman 50 Gilman 479
Status: Open
Seats Available: 14/15
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, INST-CP
AS.230.154 (01)
Freshman Seminar: Gender, Health and Aging
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Agree, Emily
Bloomberg 178
Freshman Seminar: Gender, Health and Aging AS.230.154 (01)
In this course students will develop an understanding of the ways in which gender structures health and well being through adulthood and later life. The experience of sexual minorities and the ntersection of gender with class and ethnicity will also be discussed. Students will be expected to participate actively and lead discussions on specific topics.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Agree, Emily
Room: Bloomberg 178
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.230.370 (01)
Housing and Homelessness in the United States
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Greif, Meredith
Krieger 308
INST-AP, SPOL-UL
Housing and Homelessness in the United States AS.230.370 (01)
This course will examine the role of housing, or the absence thereof, in shaping quality of life. It will explore the consequences of the places in which we live and how we are housed. Consideration will be given to overcrowding, affordability, accessibility, and past and existing housing policies and their influence on society. Special attention will be given to the problem of homelessness.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Greif, Meredith
Room: Krieger 308
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 1/20
PosTag(s): INST-AP, SPOL-UL
AS.250.351 (01)
Reproductive Physiology
W 3:00PM - 4:45PM
Zirkin, Barry R
BIOL-UL, BEHB-BIOBEH
Reproductive Physiology AS.250.351 (01)
Focuses on reproductive physiology and biochemical and molecular regulation of the female and male reproductive tracts. Topics include the hypothalamus and pituitary, peptide and steroid hormone action, epididymis and male accessory sex organs, female reproductive tract, menstrual cycle, ovulation and gamete transport, fertilization and fertility enhancement, sexually transmitted diseases, and male and female contraceptive methods. Introductory lectures on each topic followed by research-oriented lectures and readings from current literature.
Credits: 2.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 3:00PM - 4:45PM
Instructor: Zirkin, Barry R
Room:
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/100
PosTag(s): BIOL-UL, BEHB-BIOBEH
AS.280.225 (01)
Population, Health and Development
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Becker, Stanley
ENVS-MAJOR
Population, Health and Development AS.280.225 (01)
This course will cover the major world population changes in the past century as well as the contemporary situation and projections for this century. Topics include rapid population growth, the historical and continuing decline of death and birth rates, contraceptive methods as well as family planning and child survival programs, population aging, urbanization, population and the environment and the demographic effects of HIV/AIDS.
This course is restricted to Public Health Studies majors. Students minoring in Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality can register with instructor approval.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Becker, Stanley
Room:
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/75
PosTag(s): ENVS-MAJOR
AS.290.420 (01)
Human Sexual Orientation
T 6:30PM - 8:50PM
Kraft, Chris S
Ames 218
BEHB-SOCSCI
Human Sexual Orientation AS.290.420 (01)
This course will examine the historical and current theories of sexual orientation and sexual variation development by examining the biological, psychological and social contributing factors that influence the development of sexual orientations and variations along with treatment and modification of problematic sexual behaviors. Students may enroll in both AS.200.204 and AS.290.420, but cannot do so in the same semester. Priority given to Behavioral Biology majors. Note: For credit towards a Psychology major, students should register for AS.200.204 Human Sexuality, rather than this course.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 6:30PM - 8:50PM
Instructor: Kraft, Chris S
Room: Ames 218
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 9/30
PosTag(s): BEHB-SOCSCI
AS.362.301 (01)
Black Women Writers
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Mott, Shani T
Mergenthaler 111
Black Women Writers AS.362.301 (01)
This course will introduce students to a variety of works written by black women of the Diaspora with a focus on the U.S. We will consider how women have theorized power, engaged history, and creatively imagined both the past and the present.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Mott, Shani T
Room: Mergenthaler 111
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.363.201 (01)
Introduction to the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Th 1:30PM - 3:00PM, Th 3:30PM - 4:30PM
Gill Peterson, Julian
Hodson 316 Shaffer 302
Introduction to the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality AS.363.201 (01)
This course offers an introduction into the fields of Women’s Studies, Gender Studies, and Sexuality Studies. It explores why we need these fields of inquiry, how they have emerged historically, what some of the major and most interesting contributions are and where we might go from here. The course is meant as a preparation for the other WGS core courses.
Introduction to the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Th 1:30PM - 3:00PM, Th 4:00PM - 5:00PM
Gill Peterson, Julian
Hodson 316 Gilman 17
Introduction to the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality AS.363.201 (02)
This course offers an introduction into the fields of Women’s Studies, Gender Studies, and Sexuality Studies. It explores why we need these fields of inquiry, how they have emerged historically, what some of the major and most interesting contributions are and where we might go from here. The course is meant as a preparation for the other WGS core courses.
Course focuses on the theory, ethics, issues, and practice of curatorial work. This semester we will curate a new, more global, installation of ancient art at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Applied work will include finalizing the list of artworks to include, working with lead curator Kevin Tervala on the installation plan and design; developing new interpretations for the Antioch mosaics and for artworks drawn from collections that span Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas; and writing and workshopping labels.
Credits: 4.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Kingsley, Jennifer P, Tervala, Kevin Dixon
