Gender and History: Women Working, the U.S., and Global Capitalism Since 1900 (FGSS Gateway)
HIST 291
Fall 2018
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01
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| Crosslisting:
FGSS 269, COL 323 |
| Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory, Civic Engagement |
This seminar will introduce first- and second-year students to the history of gender, sexuality, and women's paid work in the context of the U.S. and global capitalism since 1900. In this perspective, "U.S." does not denote only the bordered United States, but also a political, economic, and cultural hub for currents of transnational capital and labor. While women have always worked, ideas about "woman's work" shift across race, class, region, and time. Feminist historians have studied gender roles, work, and labor activism, yet recent histories of capitalism too often ignore women's history, gender analysis, and sexualities. Readings will include histories of women in various parts of the world, where they often labored for U.S. enterprises. We will discuss influential theories in the field of gender and sexuality studies and how they apply to the writing of such history. All students interested in gender as a category of historical analysis for their scholarly work in any field, as well as prospective history and feminist, gender, and sexuality studies majors, will benefit from this course. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CIVI-MN)(COL)(CSCT)(FGSS)(HIST-MN)(HIST)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Collins, THREADS: GENDER, LABOR AND POWER IN THE GLOBAL APPAREL INDUSTRY (2003)
Kempadoo, SEXING THE CARIBBEAN: GENDER, RACE, AND SEX LABOR (2004)
Menon, SEEING LIKE A FEMINIST (2012)
Smith, THE GENDER OF HISTORY (1998)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Regular reading reflections; 3 short response papers; 1 historiographic review; 1 group presentation; 1 final research project (10 pages) |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course is a gateway to the FGSS major and to the "Gender and History" concentration in the History Department. |
| Instructor(s): Loiselle,Aimee Times: ..T.R.. 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: PAC422; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 1 | JR major: 1 | | |
| Seats Available: 2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 1 | SO: 7 | FR: 8 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 3 | 1st Ranked: 3 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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