Current Courses

Fall 2008

UNDERGRADUATE

• SWMS 210gm, Social Issues in Gender (34900R) Prof. Walter Williams; 2-3:20 TTh

Multidisciplinary survey of gender assumptions in relation to sexuality, mental health, social and political relations, and artistic expression.

WRIT 140 Requirement: If you have already completed WRIT 340, you must call the Writing Program to have this requirement waived: 213/740-1980.

Discussion Sections: Please check the Schedule of Classes for times and days.

• SWMS 215g, Gender Conflict in Cultural Contexts Social Issues in Gender (34913R) Prof. Sherry Velasco; 2-3:20 MW

Identification and examination of social and cultural conflicts through the lens of gender, and comparison of such conflicts across cultures, regions, and historical periods.

WRIT 140 Requirement: If you have already completed WRIT 340, you must call the Writing Program to have this requirement waived: 213/740-1980.

Discussion Sections: Please check the Schedule of Classes for times and days.

• SWMS 301m, Introduction to Feminist Theory (34919R); Prof. Sharon Hays; 2-3:20 TTh

Theories of feminism; historical, social and cultural perspectives of the women’s movement in America, Europe, and developing countries.

• SWMS 311, Gender Studies Internship (34942)

Restricted to Gender Studies students and majors in Health and Humanities. N.B. Students may petition to substitute SWMS 490x for SWMS 311.

D-clearance required; e-mail jeannew@usc.edu.

• SWMS 355, Transgender Studies (34935R); Prof. Chris Freeman; 11-12:20 TTh

Analysis of transgender behaviors, from androgyny and transvestism to transexuality. Discussion of changing laws, representations, medical standards, and social attitudes towards transgender and intersex people.

• SWMS 410, Gender Studies Internship (34951D); Prof. Alice Echols; 3:30-6:20 W

*GENDER STUDIES MAJORS/MINORS ONLY*

Study of a selected problem, period, or theme in the study of women and men in society by integrating perspectives from cross-cultural and interdisciplinary studies. D-clearance required; e-mail jeannew@usc.edu.

• SWMS 490x, Directed Research (34967D)

2-8 units; max 8. Independent research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. D-clearance required; e-mail jeannew@usc.edu.

• SWMS 499, Special Topics: Movements for Social Equality in Modern Japan (34971R); Prof. Joseph Hawkins; 2-3:20 MW

Japan has a long history of dealing with social intolerance, resistance and social change. This course’s purpose is to examine social change and social inequality from the Meiji period (1867-1912) to the turn of the 21st century.

Cross-Listed Courses

(These courses are offered by other departments but count for credit towards the  Gender Studies major and minor.)

--AHIS 304m: Italian Renaissance Art: Old Masters and Old Mistresses

--SOCI 369: The Family in a Changing Society

--ANTH 370: Family and Kinship in Cross-Cultural Perspective

--JOUR 377: The Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture

--POSC 380: Political Theories and Social Reform

--COMM 395m: Gender, Media and Communication

--CTCS 412: Gender, Sexuality and Media

--GERO 434m: Women and Aging: Psychological, Social and Policy Implications

--ARCH 442m: Women's Spaces in History: "Hussies," "Harems," and "Housewives"

--ENGL 470: Women in English and American Literature after 1800

Possible Credit for Gender Studies major/minor:

--SPAN 483, Literature and Gender; email jeannew@usc.edu.

--REL 499, Saints, Cults and Celebrities; email bitel@usc.edu.

For More Information…

For more information, call 213/740-8286;

visit the Gender Studies office in THH 422;

or send an e-mail to the department advisor: jeannew@usc.edu