GWS 395

Spring 2015 All Classes

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Intermediate Topics GWS

Credit: 3 hours.

Approved for letter and S/U grading. May be repeated in the same term to a maximum of 9 hours; may be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 12 hours.

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GWS 395 class schedule data for spring 2015
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	51471	Lecture-Discussion	DG	3:30PM -5:50PM	R	103 1207 W Oregon	Glisch-Sanchez, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Section Title: Latina/o Genders/Sexualities Section Info: This course is a survey that covers the major theories and debates surrounding the gendered and sexualized dimensions of Latina/o experiences in the United States. The course is comprised of three major units: Gender, Sexuality, and Sex (the act and not the set of biological traits). In these units we will read about and discuss issues pertaining to femininity/marianismo, masculinity/machismo, family/familism, desire, sexual behavior, sex work, sexual and gendered violence, and gendered and sexualized representations in pop culture. Interwoven into all topics, readings, and discussions for the class will be an emphasis on how white supremacy, xenophobia, and classism are structuring the gendered and sexual experiences of Latinas/os. Lastly, this course takes as a given that many groups comprise the overall Latina/o population in the U.S., and therefore we will explore how gendered and sexual experiences may be different for specific groups; such as Afro-, Mestiza/o, and white-skinned Latinas/os; transgender Latinas/os; lesbian/gay/bisexual Latinas/os; heterosexual Latinas/os; etc. - Meets w/LLS 396 (CRN: 62053, Sec. DG)
	62373	Lecture-Discussion	NP	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	1038 Foreign Languages Building	Paik, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Section Title: Immigration, Law, and Culture Section Info: This interdisciplinary course explores the histories, cultures, and experiences of im/migration to the United States by examining cultural productions (literary and visual narratives and texts) alongside legal discourses (legislation, federal court cases, legal scholarship) and historical analyses. Informed by critical race theory, ethnic studies, and cultural studies scholarship, we will pay particular attention to the tensions between the legal discourses and practices that seek to regulate and manage im/migrants and the cultural productions that reveal the limits and contradictions of the law. Some questions we will consider through the semester include: What are defining encounters that have shaped im/migrant lives and cultures? How do cultural studies inform our understanding of what it means to be an im/migrant under U.S. law? How have im/migrants challenged notions of U.S. nationhood and legal regimes? We will begin by considering what is at stake in looking at cultural and legal texts together within a comparative ethnic studies frame. The course then examines the closing and opening of U.S. borders to regulate the entry of im/migrants, giving particular attention to the case of Chinese Exclusion?the first racially based prohibition on immigration. We will also pay close attention to the relations between capitalism, labor, and nation. The course concludes by considering questions of naturalization and the limits of citizenship, particularly in light of recent crises over immigration. Meets w/AAS 390, Sec, NP (CRN 51232).