GWS 495

Spring 2012 All Classes

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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate house. Approved for both letter and S/U grading. May be repeated in the same term to a maximum of 9 undergraduate hours or 12 graduate hours. May be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 12 undergraduate or 12 graduate hours.

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GWS 495 class schedule data for spring 2012
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
57741	Lecture-Discussion	LCG	4:00PM -6:20PM	W	214 Davenport Hall	Cacho, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: "Women of Color Feminisms." Meets with AAS 490 and LLS 496. This course will examine the scholarship of Women of Color Feminism and Native Feminism, which includes various feminist theories, perspectives, and politics that have emerged from and alongside Ethnic Studies and Indigenous Studies. This scholarship will explore 1) how and why the privileged subject of rights-based struggles for people of color has been heterosexual and male, 2) "the cultural defense" as used by the US legal system and international women?s rights campaigns, and 3) the ethical dilemmas and political difficulties involved in organizing through difference. Readings will be drawn from a variety of disciplines, such as literary criticism, critical legal studies, and sociocultural anthropology as well as the interdisciplines of Queer Studies, Gender and Women?s Studies, Ethnic Studies, and American Studies.
57742	Lecture-Discussion	LCU	4:00PM -6:20PM	W	214 Davenport Hall	Cacho, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Topic: "Women of Color Feminisms." Meets with AAS 490 and LLS 496. This course will examine the scholarship of Women of Color Feminism and Native Feminism, which includes various feminist theories, perspectives, and politics that have emerged from and alongside Ethnic Studies and Indigenous Studies. This scholarship will explore 1) how and why the privileged subject of rights-based struggles for people of color has been heterosexual and male, 2) "the cultural defense" as used by the US legal system and international women?s rights campaigns, and 3) the ethical dilemmas and political difficulties involved in organizing through difference. Readings will be drawn from a variety of disciplines, such as literary criticism, critical legal studies, and sociocultural anthropology as well as the interdisciplines of Queer Studies, Gender and Women?s Studies, Ethnic Studies, and American Studies.
57522	Lecture-Discussion	SG	4:30PM -6:20PM	T	Location Pending	Pratt-Clarke, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Critical Race Feminism Meets w/Law 798 (CRN 49183, Sec. S) & GWS 495, Sec. SU Restriction(s): Not intended for Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
57521	Lecture-Discussion	SU	4:30PM -6:20PM	T	Location Pending	Pratt-Clarke, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Topic: Critical Race Feminism GWS Seniors only - Meets w/Law 798 (CRN 49183, Sec. S) & GWS 495, SG Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior class standing. Not intended for Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.