Faculty Name

Colleen Bell

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

WSTD

Course Subject

WSTD

Course Number

1010

Course Section

02

Course Title

Foundations of Women's Studies

Academic Term and Year

Spring 2014

Credits

4.00

Hamline Plan Letter

O

Area of Study

WSTD

Course Description

Goals: This multidisciplinary course is designed to raise awareness of women's status and women's diversity; to critically examine disciplines and social practices through the lens of feminist theory; to recover past achievements of women and survey the work women now do; to expand perspectives; and to provide a basis for critical evaluation of future learning. Content: An overview of women's status in contemporary and historical periods, various disciplines' theories about women, and women as agents of social transformation. Taught: Annually.

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