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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.100.408 (01)
Theorizing the Age of Enormity: Social Theory and the History of the 20th Century
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Moss, Kenneth
Gilman 10
INST-GLOBAL, INST-PT
Theorizing the Age of Enormity: Social Theory and the History of the 20th Century AS.100.408 (01)
We will read and analyze key works of social and critical theory produced in relation to 20th and 21st century problems of state and society, nationalism, empire, totalitarianism, genocide, capitalism, political order, gender, race, sexuality, secularism, religion, environmental catastrophe. Possible readings include Weber, Du Bois, Adorno, Arendt, Foucault, Balibar, Beck
among others.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Moss, Kenneth
Room: Gilman 10
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/15
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, INST-PT
AS.061.391 (01)
Love and Film
T 10:00AM - 12:20PM, M 7:30PM - 10:00PM Screenings
Ward, Meredith C
FILM-CRITST
Love and Film AS.061.391 (01)
In this course, we explore different understandings of "love" and the way that film has dealt with the concept as a medium. We explore a variety of approaches to the question of "love" - from the agapic to the familial to the romantic - through a series of interdisciplinary readings ranging from philosophy to anthropology. We will also equally explore the question of how film has engaged with the question of love as a concept, and what depictions of human affection - from the general to the personal - it has offered us. Screenings are required for this course.
Lab fee: $50
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 10:00AM - 12:20PM, M 7:30PM - 10:00PM Screenings
Instructor: Ward, Meredith C
Room:
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/12
PosTag(s): FILM-CRITST
AS.100.258 (01)
Theorizing Marriage in the United States: Historical and Present Considerations
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Feldman, Lauren B
Gilman 313
HIST-US
Theorizing Marriage in the United States: Historical and Present Considerations AS.100.258 (01)
This course provides a historical and theoretical overview regarding thinking about marriage. Students will think critically about how matrimony has changed over time, and marriage in contemporary culture.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Feldman, Lauren B
Room: Gilman 313
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/14
PosTag(s): HIST-US
AS.250.351 (01)
Reproductive Physiology
W 3:00PM - 4:45PM
Zirkin, Barry R
Shaffer 301
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: Shaffer 301
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/100
PosTag(s): BIOL-UL, BEHB-BIOBEH
AS.363.201 (01)
Introduction to the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
T 1:30PM - 4:30PM
Shepard, Todd
Gilman 305
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.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:30PM
Instructor: Shepard, Todd
Room: Gilman 305
Status: Open
Seats Available: 31/40
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.290.420 (01)
Human Sexual Orientation
W 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. 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. Students may enroll in both AS.200.204 and AS.290.420, but cannot do so in the same semester. Enrollment is limited to Senior Majors & Minors in Behavioral Biology; Biology; Cognitive Science; Medicine, Science & the Humanities; Molecular & Cellular Bio; Neuroscience; Psychology; Public Health; Sociology; Study of Women, Gender, & Sexuality.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 6:30PM - 8:50PM
Instructor: Kraft, Chris S
Room: Ames 218
Status: Reserved Open
Seats Available: 2/30
PosTag(s): BEHB-SOCSCI
AS.230.154 (01)
Freshman Seminar: Gender, Health and Aging
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Agree, Emily
Gilman 217
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: Gilman 217
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/16
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.230.370 (01)
Housing and Homelessness in the United States
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Greif, Meredith
Hodson 301
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: Hodson 301
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/18
PosTag(s): INST-AP, SPOL-UL
AS.280.225 (01)
Population, Health and Development
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Becker, Stanley
Mergenthaler 111
GECS-SOCSCI, ENVS-MAJOR, 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 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Becker, Stanley
Room: Mergenthaler 111
Status: Open
Seats Available: 24/72
PosTag(s): GECS-SOCSCI, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MAJOR
AS.060.320 (01)
Icons of Feminism
Th 1:30PM - 3:50PM
Favret, Mary
Mattin Center 161
Icons of Feminism AS.060.320 (01)
This course looks at four crucial figures who have haunted feminist thought and responses to feminism over the centuries. Sappho, known as the first female poet, remains an enigmatic icon of feminine desire and creativity; Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus and the heroine of Sophocles’s play Antigone, still inspires feminist analyses of women’s relationship to law, the state and civil society; and Joan of Arc, the militant maid of Orleans, troubles thinking about women and violence as well as women, religion and spirituality. The last figure is Mary Wollstonecraft, often cited as the first modern feminist. The course will examine literary works written about these iconic figures, as well as contemporary feminist writing about their influence and viability as models for the future of feminism.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 3:50PM
Instructor: Favret, Mary
Room: Mattin Center 161
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/13
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.363.330 (01)
Gender and Sexuality Beyond the Global West: Home and World: Women, Gender and Sexuality in India
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Bagaria, Swayam
Gilman 55
Gender and Sexuality Beyond the Global West: Home and World: Women, Gender and Sexuality in India AS.363.330 (01)
The course is an exploration of issues of gender and sexuality as they have emerged in historical and contemporary South Asia.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Bagaria, Swayam
Room: Gilman 55
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/19
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.363.338 (01)
The Poetics and Politics of Sex: Feminist Utopia in Theory and Fiction
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Lee, Sung Mey
Gilman 75
The Poetics and Politics of Sex: Feminist Utopia in Theory and Fiction AS.363.338 (01)
This course examines the historical development of feminist utopia in theory and fiction. Readings will center Indigenous, Black, postcolonial, diasporic, and transnational perspectives that engage the topic of feminist utopia.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Lee, Sung Mey
Room: Gilman 75
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/19
PosTag(s): n/a
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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.100.426 (01)
Popular Culture in Early Modern Europe
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Marshall, John W
Gilman 75
INST-GLOBAL, HIST-EUROPE
Popular Culture in Early Modern Europe AS.100.426 (01)
Witchcraft, magic, carnivals, riots, folk tales, gender roles; fertility cults and violence especially in Britain, Germany, France, and Italy.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Marshall, John W
Room: Gilman 75
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/25
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, HIST-EUROPE
AS.150.436 (01)
Philosophy of Gender
MW 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Taylor, Elanor J.
Gilman 288
PHIL-MIND
Philosophy of Gender AS.150.436 (01)
In this class we will examine philosophical questions about gender, and about the intersections between gender and other social categories including race, class and sexuality. We will focus specifically on questions about the metaphysics of gender and other social categories.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Instructor: Taylor, Elanor J.
Room: Gilman 288
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/20
PosTag(s): PHIL-MIND
AS.150.404 (01)
The Idea of Power
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Lebron, Christopher Joseph
Maryland 202
INST-PT, PHIL-ETHICS
The Idea of Power AS.150.404 (01)
The Idea of Power surveys seminal texts in the history of political thought on the nature, promise, and dangers of political and social power; it also critically engages contemporary texts on race and gender power relations
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Lebron, Christopher Joseph
Room: Maryland 202
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-PT, PHIL-ETHICS
AS.060.348 (01)
Virginia Woolf and Bloomsbury
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Mao, Douglas
Smokler Center 301
Virginia Woolf and Bloomsbury AS.060.348 (01)
An exploration of the achievements and investments of one of the most influential coteries in the history of Britain. In addition to delving into key fictions by Virginia Woolf, we will examine novels by Leonard Woolf and E. M. Forster, art criticism by Roger Fry and Clive Bell, biographical essays by Lytton Strachey, economic writings by John Maynard Keynes, and poetry by T. S. Eliot.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Mao, Douglas
Room: Smokler Center 301
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/18
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.318 (01)
21st Century Female Playwrights
T 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Denithorne, Margaret
Merrick 105
21st Century Female Playwrights AS.225.318 (01)
This is a writing intensive class exploring the current wealth of women playwrights, including Pulitzer Prize winners: Wendy Wasserstein, Paula Vogel, Lynn Nottage, and Jackie Sibblies Drury (2019 Prize for FAIRVIEW). We will discuss Script Analysis and read (and see) plays by numerous writers including Claire Barron, Kia Corthron, Theresa Rebeck, Sarah Ruhl, Danai Gurira, Caleen Sinnette Jennings, and Hansol Jung. This class will include a mid-term and a Final Paper.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Instructor: Denithorne, Margaret
Room: Merrick 105
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
Gilman 134
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: Gilman 134
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/18
PosTag(s): INST-AP, SPOL-UL
AS.010.301 (01)
Michelangelo: Religion, Sexuality, and the Crisis of Renaissance Art
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Campbell, Stephen
Gilman 177
HART-RENBAR
Michelangelo: Religion, Sexuality, and the Crisis of Renaissance Art AS.010.301 (01)
The course will focus on the controversies surrounding the representation of the body in the writings and figurative art of Michelangelo and his contemporaries, the historical circumstances under which the most admired artist in Europe was attacked as a blasphemer and an idolator, and the effect of widespread calls for censorship on his later production. The writings of Michelangelo, Pietro Aretino, Benvenuto Cellini and own writings will be considered with a focus on their staging of an ambivalent and transgressive eroticism.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Campbell, Stephen
Room: Gilman 177
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/18
PosTag(s): HART-RENBAR
AS.061.397 (01)
French Masculinities
T 3:00PM - 5:20PM, M 7:30PM - 10:00PM Screenings
Mason, Laura
Latrobe 120
FILM-CRITST
French Masculinities AS.061.397 (01)
Examines changing ideals of masculinity in France after 1960 as they found expression on film, rooting the work of iconic stars and directors in their cultural, political and historical contexts.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 3:00PM - 5:20PM, M 7:30PM - 10:00PM Screenings
Instructor: Mason, Laura
Room: Latrobe 120
Status: Open
Seats Available: 13/18
PosTag(s): FILM-CRITST
AS.200.204 (01)
Human Sexuality
W 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.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Kraft, Chris S
Room: Ames 218
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 1/40
PosTag(s): BEHB-SOCSCI
AS.230.388 (01)
Sociology of the Family
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Cherlin, Andrew J
Mattin Center 162
Sociology of the Family AS.230.388 (01)
Sociological perspectives on contemporary family life, including marriage and divorce, cohabitation, single parenthood, same sex partnerships, children’s wellbeing, balancing work and family responsibilities, domestic violence, and government policy toward families.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Cherlin, Andrew J
Room: Mattin Center 162
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.100.283 (01)
Making and Unmaking Queer Histories, 1800-Present
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Hindmarch-Watson, Katie
Shriver Hall 001
HIST-EUROPE, HIST-US, INST-GLOBAL
Making and Unmaking Queer Histories, 1800-Present AS.100.283 (01)
Making and unmaking queer histories introduces students to some of the major themes and historical developments which shape contemporary understandings of past queer lives and communities in the United States and Western Europe since the nineteenth century.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Hindmarch-Watson, Katie
Room: Shriver Hall 001
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/18
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, HIST-US, INST-GLOBAL
AS.290.420 (01)
Human Sexual Orientation
W 4:00PM - 6:30PM
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. 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. Students may enroll in both AS.200.204 and AS.290.420, but cannot do so in the same semester. Enrollment is limited to Senior Majors & Minors in Behavioral Biology; Biology; Cognitive Science; Medicine, Science & the Humanities; Molecular & Cellular Bio; Neuroscience; Psychology; Public Health; Sociology; Study of Women, Gender, & Sexuality.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 4:00PM - 6:30PM
Instructor: Kraft, Chris S
Room: Ames 218
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/25
PosTag(s): BEHB-SOCSCI
AS.300.324 (01)
Cinema of the 1930s: Communist and Capitalist Fantasies
MW 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Eakin Moss, Anne
Gilman 208
INST-GLOBAL
Cinema of the 1930s: Communist and Capitalist Fantasies AS.300.324 (01)
Comedy and musical comedy film flourished in the USA during the Great Depression as well as in the USSR during the Stalinist Great Terror. This course will compare films of the era in a variety of genres (musical, epic, Western, drama), examining the intersections between politics and aesthetics as well as the lasting implications of the films themselves in light of theoretical works on film as a medium, ethics and gender.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Eakin Moss, Anne
Room: Gilman 208
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/25
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL
AS.363.416 (01)
WGS Internship/Practicum: Feminist Animals: Sex, Nature, and Nonhumans
W 1:30PM - 4:30PM
Guha-Majumdar, Jishnu
WGS Internship/Practicum: Feminist Animals: Sex, Nature, and Nonhumans AS.363.416 (01)
Introducing feminist approaches to ecology and nonhumans, this course considers the interconnections between heteropatriarchal domination and the domination of nonhuman animals and ecologies. What different sensibilities and ways of seeing sex and gender open up when attention shifts to nonhumans? What tensions within and between feminism, animal liberation, and ecological concern come to the fore when each approach is alongside the others? How does the study of nonhumans extend the promise of feminism, and vice versa? In responding to these questions, we will see the real breadth of issues that the theory and practice of feminism can address.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:30PM
Instructor: Guha-Majumdar, Jishnu
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.363.307 (01)
Feminist and Queer Theory: Family Matters: Queer and Feminist Responses to Family Life
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Giardini, Joseph Aurelio
Mudd 26
Feminist and Queer Theory: Family Matters: Queer and Feminist Responses to Family Life AS.363.307 (01)
This course examines the historical development of feminist and queer critique, focusing on how the concept of family life has been understood by generations of writers, activists, and theorists. We will read important early works on western forms of kinship and family structure, and investigate how contemporary developments in reproductive technology, queer marriage, and workplace integration have produced new imaginings of familial belonging and its alternatives.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Giardini, Joseph Aurelio
Room: Mudd 26
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.389.230 (01)
Queer & Trans Public History
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Plaster, Joseph
PMUS-INTRO
Queer & Trans Public History AS.389.230 (01)
This course introduces students to a blend of public history, queer studies and transgender studies. Students learn oral history and archival research methods as they draw on and contribute to the university’s archival, museum, and library collections.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Plaster, Joseph
Room:
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): PMUS-INTRO
AS.389.346 (01)
Scribbling Women in the Literary Archive
M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Dean, Gabrielle
BLC Macksey
Scribbling Women in the Literary Archive AS.389.346 (01)
Students examine select texts and archival materials related to Emily Dickinson, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Edith Wharton, Ida B. Wells, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Sui Sin Far, Alice Duer Miller, and Zora Neale Hurston. Students interrogate how these writers navigated the constraints of gender, as informed by race and class, in the decades before and after the 19th Amendment and consider literary collecting in relation to gendered cultural politics.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Dean, Gabrielle
Room: BLC Macksey
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.363.445 (01)
Reading Judith Shakespeare: Women and Gender in Elizabethan England
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Patton, Elizabeth
Shaffer 304
ENGL-PR1800
Reading Judith Shakespeare: Women and Gender in Elizabethan England AS.363.445 (01)
If Shakespeare had a sister who went to London to be a writer, what would she write? Virginia Woolf’s account of the thwarted career of Shakespeare’s hypothetical sister, Judith, in A Room of One’s Own frames our reading of plays and poetry by Shakespeare and contemporary women writers, including Isabella Whitney, Elizabeth Cary, Mary Sidney, Aemelia Lanyer, and Mary Wroth. Working within a selected historical context, students will create fictional biographies of “Judith Shakespeare,” including her perspective on our identified authors and a sample or description of Judith’s own literary accomplishments. Secondary course readings will reflect contemporary economic, political, and religious contexts.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Patton, Elizabeth
Room: Shaffer 304
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/12
PosTag(s): ENGL-PR1800
AS.363.400 (01)
Feminist Modernisms
T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Ballakrishnen, Meghaa
Gilman 134
Feminist Modernisms AS.363.400 (01)
Prize Teaching Fellowship seminar. Triangulating feminist psychoanalysis and theories of embodiment and subjectivity with art criticism and case studies of artistic practice (primarily painting), this course comparatively investigates the routes modernism takes after the Second World War and decolonization (1945/1947). We will be interested in specific postcolonial and postwar contexts where modernism in the domain of the visual arts was mounted as a feminist project. Each week will pair readings that establish conceptual frameworks with close analyses of works by specific artists, including those represented by the Library's Special Collections and the Baltimore Museum of Art. Texts include Freud, Spivak, Butler, Irigaray, Kristeva, and Mahmood.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Ballakrishnen, Meghaa
Room: Gilman 134
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.300.334 (01)
Love and its maladies
MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Ender, Evelyne
Gilman 219
Love and its maladies AS.300.334 (01)
Much of what we know about love and desire we owe to fiction’s ability to evoke these experiences. Consider for example that the publication, in Germany, of The Sorrows of Young Werther inspired young men across Europe to dress and behave just like this lover. Just as nowadays film and television represent, as well as mold our conceptions of love, love-stories from the eighteenth-century onwards have given shape to gendered subjectivities in ways that still matter now. As, intriguingly, illness is a recurrent theme in many modern love stories, we will be prompted to decipher signs and symptoms in the bodies of mind of our protagonists. Why is it that in Western cultures, passion is tightly interwoven with a landscape of pain, suffering, and disease? In studying texts that represent major aspects of a romantic sensibility, we are indeed invited to trace the steps of a history of the body increasingly defined by gender and by medical knowledge. The readings for this class (all available in English) include: Austen, Persuasion; Balzac, The Unknown Masterpiece; Barthes, Lover’s Discourse; Goethe; The Sorrows of Young Werther; Mann, Death in Venice; Winterson, Written on the Body.
