WS 100
Introduction to
Women's Studies

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An introduction to women's studies that delineates some of the parameters and interdisciplinary connections in feminist scholarship. The evlution of power structures and associated representations of women are explored and the ways in which femininity and masculinity are constructed by culture are analyzed. in considering the impact of cultures, we explore how the realities of women are influenced by race, class, and sexuality. Factors associated with change are considered including women's emplowerment in the face of asymmetrical gender arrangements.

Mon - Wed, 3:00 - 4:15 pm.

Texts:

Events:
Lecture: Monday Oct 4
Ford Chapel, 7:30 pm

Dr. Janet Hyde, Professor of Psychology & Evjue-Bascom Professor of Women’s Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Men are from Earth, Women are from Earth: The Media Versus Science on Gender Differences"

The media claims women and men are so different that they even come from different planets. Dr. Hyde challenges this representation in the popular media by presenting results from psychological research.

Women's Studies Film Series
FIRST THURSDAYS

October 7
Las Madres
Resources:
Women's Studies at Allegheny College
Description of the major and minor requirements as well as other campus activities and resources associated with women.
Women's Resources
This page collects links to women's resources online. It includes the links listed under "Issues" on the women and the election page, but also other kinds of resources as well.
Women and Activism Project
A list of organizations actively working on behalf of women or women's issues, part of the class project. Evaluation of this list will occur on Oct 5, 1999.
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Last updated October 2, 1999