Critical Gender Studies
Courses
Lower-Division
CGS 2A. Introduction to Critical Gender Studies: Social Movements
(4) This course will examine the role of
social movements in contesting rights and representation in comparative
and historical contexts. Historical examples may include: civil rights,
mens movements, anti-racist feminism, womens movements,
AIDS activism, transgenderism, immigrant rights, and the labor movement.
CGS 2B. Introduction to Critical Gender Studies: Gender and Institutions
(4) This course examines how gender organizes
and is organized by institutions. Domains of inquiry may include family,
education, medicine, technology, law, media, the workplace, immigration,
and citizenship.
CGS 90. Undergraduate Seminar (1) This
seminar will introduce students to current interdisciplinary research
topics and methods in the study of gender and sexuality. UCSD Faculty
members, as well as distinguished outside visitors, will be invited
to present their work.
Upper-Division
CGS 100: Conceptualizing Gender: Theories and Methods (4) This
course will compare the uses of gender as a category of analysis across
academic disciplines in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural
Sciences with particular attention to research methodologies.
CGS 101: Gender, Modernity, and Globalization (4) Considers
how men and women around the globe are affected differently by modernity,
modernization, and globalization. Possible topics: international consumer
culture; international divisions of labor; construction of sexuality
and gender in context of global movements and migrations of people,
capital, culture. Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent
of instructor.
CGS 102: Selected Topics in Critical Gender Studies (4) An
interdisciplinary course focusing on one of a variety of topics in gender
studies, such as gender and science, the body, reproductive technologies,
public policy. May be taken for credit three times when topics vary.
Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
CGS 103: Feminist Theory (4) An interdisciplinary
course in feminist theory. Topics may range from a general survey of
feminist theory in a variety of disciplines to a more focused interdisciplinary
theoretical topic such as postmodernism and feminism. May be taken for
credit three times when topics vary. Prerequisites: upper-division
standing or consent of instructor.
CGS 104: Advanced Topics in Comparative Perspectives (4) Focuses
on the relationship between gender and culture from a multiplicity of
perspectives. Possible topics could include gender and ethnicity, gender
across class, and other topics to be examined in a cross cultural framework.
May be taken for credit two times when topics vary. Prerequisites:
upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
CGS 105: Queer Theory (4) Examines the
different methodologies and disciplinary histories that together constitute
the interdisciplinary project called queer studies. Of particular interest
will be how these different methodologies and history construe and construct
the relations between gender, race, class, and nation. Prerequisites:
upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
CGS 106: Gender Equality and the Law (4) Explores
the legal treatment of discrimination on the basis of gender, including
equal protection doctrine and some statutory law such as Title VII.
Topics include the meaning of gender equality in such areas as single-sex
education, military service, sexual harassment, discrimination on the
basis of pregnancy, and other current issues. Prerequisites: upper-division
standing or consent of instructor.
CGS 107: Gender and Reproductive Rights (4) Explores
the legal treatment of gender, reproductive rights, and the family,
particularly as evolving law has created conflicting rights, roles,
and responsibilities. Topics may include abortion, fetal rights, surrogacy,
marriage, and child custody issues. Prerequisites: upper-division
standing or consent of instructor.
CGS 109A: Gender, Science, Technology (4) Examines
impact of gender and racialized gender on the production and uses of
science and technology. Issues include (but are not limited to): racism
and biotechnology, biological determinism, eugenics, plagiarism and
invisible work, information technologies and access, and the politics
of museums. Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of
instructor.
CGS 109B: Gender and Information Technology (4) Explores
how gender and racialized gender affect and are affected by information
technology. Through the use of feminist and race-critical approaches,
the course examines the impact of information technology on workplaces,
the family, gender identity, and the environment. Prerequisites:
upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
CGS 110A: Women and Sport (4) Explores
the history of women and sport and changes that have taken place since
the passage of Title IX (federal equity legislation) in 1972. Will explore
evolution of women in sport from historical, social, racial, psychological,
political, and legal perspectives. Prerequisites: upper-division
standing or consent of instructor.
CGS 110B: Title IX and Gender Equity in Sports and Education (4)
Provides a comprehensive review of Title
IX (1972 federal equity legislation) and its impact on gender equity
in sports and education. Will explore policy interpretations, changes
in educational opportunities and sports programs resulting from legislation
and related court cases. Prerequisites: upper-division standing or
consent of instructor.
CGS 111: Gender and the Body (4) Various
approaches to the study of gendered bodies. Possible topics to include
masculinities/feminities; lifecycles; biology, culture, and identity;
medical discourses and health issues. May be taken for credit three
times when topics vary. Prerequisites: upper-division standing or
consent of instructor.
CGS 190. Honors Seminar (4) Interdisciplinary
readings in feminist theory and research methodology to prepare students
for writing an honors thesis. Open to Critical Gender Studies majors
who have been admitted to Critical Gender Studies Honors Program. May
be applied toward primary concentration in Critical Gender Studies major.
Prerequisites: admission to Critical Gender Studies Honors Program
and department stamp required.
CGS 196A. Critical Gender Studies Honors Research (4) A
program of independent study providing candidates for Critical Gender
Studies honors to develop, in consultation with an adviser, a preliminary
proposal for the honors thesis. An IP grade will be awarded at the end
of this quarter. A final grade for both quarters will be given upon
completion of Critical Gender Studies 196B. Prerequisites: consent
of instructor and department stamp required.
CGS 196B. Honors Thesis (4) Honors thesis
research and writing for students who have completed Critical Gender
Studies 190 and 196A. A letter grade for both Critical Gender Studies
196A and 196B will be given at the completion of this quarter. Prerequisites:
consent of instructor and department stamp required.
CGS 198. Directed Group Study (4) Directed
group study on a topic not generally included in the Critical Gender
Studies curriculum. Prerequisites: consent of instructor and director
of Critical Gender Studies Program and department stamp required.
CGS 199. Independent Study (4) Tutorial;
independent study on a topic not generally included in the curriculum.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor and director of Critical Gender
Studies Program and department stamp required.
CGS 500. Apprentice Teaching in Critical Gender Studies (4) Consideration
of pedagogical methods appropriate to undergraduate teaching in Critical
Gender Studies courses under supervision of instructor of course. Instructor
will define apprentices responsibilities in preparing class presentations,
directing student discussions, evaluating and grading students
work, and maintaining productive association with students.
APPLICABLE AND PETITIONABLE COURSES
Gender-based courses offered by UCSD departments fall into two categories:
applicable and petitionable. Applicable courses are those which have
been approved as always applying to the CGS major and minor. Petitionable
courses are either new and therefore not yet approved as applicable
or are topics courses which focus on gender only in particular
quarters. Petitionable courses may be approved by petition to the major/minor
during the quarters in which they appear in the CGS quarterly lists.
QUARTERLY LISTS
Each quarter, when the upcoming quarters Schedule of Classes
is published, the Critical Gender Studies quarterly list is available
in the CGS office and at the Web site. It is an important, comprehensive
source of information about CGS course offerings as well as those from
departments throughout the campus. It identifies by cluster areas both
applicable as well as petitionable courses for a given quarter. For
reference, the office and the Web site maintain archives of quarterly
lists.
CRITICAL GENDER STUDIES CLUSTER AREAS
(NOTE: Only applicable courses are listed here. For petitionable
courses, please see the quarterly lists mentioned above.)
1. Culture and Representation:
ANRG 117. Gender Across Cultures
COCU 132. Gender and Media
COCU 137. Politics of Bodies
COCU 138. Feminist Theory
COMT 106. Feminist Video Workshop
ETHN 165. Sex and Gender in African American Communities
ETHN 183. Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Class
HIEU 133. Gender in Antiquity and the Early Medieval Mediterranean
HIEU 147. The History of Women in Europe: Middle Ages to the Early
Modern Era
HIEU 148. European Women: The Enlightenment to the Victorian Era
HIEU 149. History of Women in Europe: 1870 to Present
HIEU 180. Topics in European Womens History
HILA 117. Indians, Blacks, and Whites: Family Relations in Latin
America
HIUS 130. Cultural History from 1607 to the Civil War
HIUS 131. Cultural History from the Civil War to the Present
HIUS 156. American Women, American Womanhood
HIUS 157. American Women, American Womanhood 1870 to Present
HIUS 172. Feminist Tradition in America
HIUS 176. Race and Sexual Politics
LTCS 130. Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Class and Culture
LTCS 135. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
and Transgendered Studies
LTEN 120E. Women in the Eighteenth Century
LTEN 146. Women and English/American Literature
LTEN 150. Gender, Text, and Culture
LTEN 185. Themes in African American Literature
LTEU 102. Women in Antiquity (was LTGN 101)
LTEU 147. Women in Italy
LTTH 101. Issues in Feminist Theory
LTWL 155. Gender Studies (was LTGN 189)
LTWL 160. Women and Literature (was LTGN 187)
MUSIC 115. Women in Music
PHIL 169. Feminism and Philosophy
POLI 116A. Feminist Theory
SOC/B 118. Sociology of Gender and Roles
SOC/B 118A. (Crosslisted with LIGN 174) Gender and Language in Society
SOC/B 119. Sociology of Sexuality and Sexual Identities
SOC/B 130. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
and Transgendered Studies
SOC/C 129. The Family
VIS 121C. Art and Gender
2. Sexualities
COCU 137. Politics of Bodies
COCU 138. Feminist Theory
ETHN 165. Sex and Gender in African American Communities
HIUS 176. Race and Sexual Politics
LTCS 135. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
and Transgendered Studies
LTEN 120E. Women in Eighteenth Century
LTEN 150. Gender, Text, and Culture
LTEU 102. Women in Antiquity (was LTGN 101)
LTWL 155. Gender Studies (was LTGN 189)
LTTH 101. Issues in Feminist Theory
POLI 107A. Gay and Lesbian Politics
POLI 116A. Feminist Theory
PSYCH 147. Gender
SOC/B 119. Sociology of Sexuality and Sexual Identities
SOC/B 130. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
and Transgendered Studies
3. Work, Migration, and Globalization
ANRG 117. Gender Across Cultures
COCU 138. Feminist Theory
HIEA 137. Women and Family in Chinese History
HILA 161. History of Women in Latin America
LTCS 130. Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Class and Culture
LTTH 101. Issues in Feminist Theory
POLI 134P. Organizing Women in Latin America
SOC/A 103F. Feminist Criticism and Social Theory
SOC/C 132. Gender and Work
SOC/D 120W. Gender and Development
4. Science, Technology, Medicine
COCU 137. Politics of Bodies
COCU 138. Feminist Theory
HISC 103. Gender and Science in Historical Perspective
PSYCH 147. Gender
5. History, Society, and Inequalities
COCU 137. Politics of Bodies
COCU 138. Feminist Theory
ETHN 165. Sex and Gender in African American Communities
ETHN 183. Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Class
HIEA 137. Women and Family in Chinese History
HIEU 133. Gender in Antiquity and the Early Medieval Mediterranean
HIEU 147. History of Women in Europe: Middle Ages to Early Modern
Era
HIEU 148. History of Women in Europe: Early Enlightenment to Victorian
Era
HIEU 149. History of Women in Europe: 1870 to the Present
HIEU 180. Topics in European Womens History
HILA 117. Indians, Blacks, and Whites: Family Relations in Latin
America
HILA 161. History of Women in Latin America
HITO 164. Gender Differences in Historical Perspective
HIUS 130. Cultural History from 1607 to the Civil War
HIUS 131. Cultural History from the Civil War to the Present
HIUS 156. American Women, American Womanhood
HIUS 157. American Women, American Womanhood: 1870 to Present
HIUS 172. Feminist Traditions in America
HIUS 173. Topics in American Womens History
HIUS 176. Race and Sexual Politics
LTCS 130. Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Culture
LTCS 135. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
and Transgendered Studies
LTEN 185. Themes in African American Literature
LTEU 102. Women in Antiquity
LTTH 101. Issues in Feminist Theory
LTWL 155. Gender Studies (was LTGN 189)
POLI 107A. Gay and Lesbian Politics
POLI 115A. Gender and Politics
POLI 116A. Feminist Theory
POLI 116B. Advanced Feminist Theory
POLI 166F. The American Welfare State
SOC/A 103F. Feminist Criticism and Social Theory
SOC/B 118. Sociology of Gender
SOC1B 118A. (Crosslisted with LIGN 174) Gender and Language in Society
SOC/B 130. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
and Transgendered Studies
SOC/D 133. Compartive Sex Stratification
Critical Gender Studies Courses
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