Women and Culture in the West: Route to Modern Feminism
Offered - Fall, Spring, Summer
Course number - LHIS-218
This course explores the historical objectification of women and the process by which women in Western culture have sought to gain control of their identities and their lives. The study requires a pluralistic approach to accommodate contesting views. We will examine how women's options and perspectives were framed by major historical and cultural developments and how women in turn impacted key debates. The course will begin looking at women in the European Witch Craze, the Enlightenment, and the French Revolution. It will chronicle the suffrage struggle, women's involvement in the workplace, and the options offered by Socialism and Fascism. Finally, it will examine the Women's Liberation Movement, women's reproductive rights issues, and women in the modern media.
Credits: 3
Course Chair: Darla Hanley
Prerequisites: LENG-111
Required of: None
Electable by: All