2016-2017 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Courses at Furman are typically identified by codes separated into three distinct parts. The first segment designates the academic subject of the course, the second component relates to the level of instruction, and the final element (when displayed) assists with the identification of the meeting times and location for individual course sections.
Credit bearing undergraduate courses typically are numbered between 100 and 599, graduate instruction is typically numbered between 600 and 999, while zero credit experiences frequently have numbers between 001 and 099. Undergraduates can further expect courses numbers to reflect:
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introductory courses, geared to freshmen and sophomores |
| 300-499 |
advanced courses, designed for majors and other students with appropriate background and/or prerequisites |
| 500-599 |
individualized instruction, including internships, research, independent study, and music performance studies |
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Spanish |
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SPN-412 Cervantes
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: SPN 310 , SPN-331 , SPN-332 , SPN-361 , or SPN 340
Emphasis on Don Quixote with additional readings from Cervantes’s Novelas ejemplares and Entremeses. 4 credits.
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SPN-417 19th Century Spanish Realism and the Generation of 1898
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: SPN 310 , SPN-331 , SPN-332 , SPN 340 , or SPN-361
Readings and discussion of major works of Spanish peninsular literature from the age of Realism (c. 1850) through the Generation of 1898, including works by Galdss, Unamuno, Benavente, Valle-Inclan, and Pmo Baroja. 4 credits.
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SPN-420 Spanish Literature of Twentieth Century
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite:SPN 310 , SPN-331 , SPN-332 , SPN 340 , or SPN-361
Survey of predominant literary movements, writers, and works (essay, short story, novel, drama, and poetry) of twentieth century. Spain from the period following the Generation of 1898 to the present. 4 credits.
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SPN-430 Readings in Spanish Literature
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: SPN 310 , SPN-331 , SPN-332 , SPN 340 , or SPN-361
In-depth focus on a period, movement, author, or genre. Possible topics include: Spanish Picaresque Literature, Literature after the Spanish Civil War, Twentieth Century Spanish Drama, etc. Repeatable with change of topic. 4 credits.
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SPN-440 Spanish American Narrative
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: SPN 310 , SPN-331 , SPN-332 , SPN 340 , or SPN-361
The development of the Spanish-American narrative from the period of Discovery and Conquest to the present, with emphasis on contemporary writing. Indigenous works such as the Mayan Popol Vuh are also considered. Examination of historiography, the essay, novels, and short stories. 4 credits.
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SPN-445 Latin American Women’s Literature
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: SPN 310 , SPN-331 , SPN-332 , SPN 340 , or SPN-361
Survey of literature by Latin American women from Colonial times to the present, including all major genres. Study of the evolution of women’s thought from the private realm of convent and home to the public arena of politics, women’s rights and the environmental movement. 4 credits.
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SPN-448 Spanish-American Short Story
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: SPN 310 , SPN-331 , SPN-332 , SPN 340 , or SPN-361
In-depth consideration of the development of the short story in Spanish America, with a primary focus on the definitive works of the Twentieth Century by authors such as Borges, Cortazar, García Márquez, and Valenzuela. Includes a brief overview of short fiction in colonial and nineteenth-century Spanish America. 4 credits.
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SPN-450 Studies in Hispanic Civilization
Prerequisite: three spanish courses number 215 or above
Close examination of a particular aspect of Hispanic civilization through a variety of disciplinary perspectives and media. Critical assessment of phenomena of cultural importance in Spain and/or Latin America. Repeatable with change of topic. 4 credits.
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SPN-460 Readings in Spanish Amer Literature
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: SPN 310 , SPN-331 , SPN-332 , SPN 340 , SPN-361
In-depth focus on a period, movement, author, or genre. Possible topics might include Contemporary Spanish American Poetry, Gabriel García Márquez, Dissidence in Spanish American Literature, etc. Repeatable with change of topic. 4 credits.
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SPN-465 Film Studies
Prerequisite: SPN 310 , SPN-331 , SPN-332 , SPN 340 , or SPN-361
A historical, critical, and theoretical survey of the cinema of Spain and/or Latin America. Films studied through formal properties of representation– mise-en-schne, cinematography, editing, sound– as well as through context, theme, and application. Includes examination of the relationship to other national and regional cinemas 4 credits.
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SPN-470 Senior Seminar in Spanish
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: SPN 310 , SPN-331 , SPN-332 , SPN 340 , or SPN-361
The opportunity to address a topic, period, author, or genre n depth. The student is provided a chance to synthesize the experience of previous course work in a research project. 4 credits.
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SPN-503 Individualized Internship
Prerequisite: instructor permission
Individualized internships are typically developed by seniors and juniors and approved by a faculty member in the Spanish section. General objectives for the internship experience are to provide exceptional Spanish students with an opportunity to use Spanish language skills in a professional setting and to offer students additional preparation and training for future endeavors. In addition, students, together with their on site supervisor and faculty sponsor, will develop a list of objectives for the specific internship, maintain a log and reflective journal, meet weekly with the faculty member in person or virtually, submit an academic paper at the conclusion of the internship related to their internship work, and summarize their activities orally in Spanish for their faculty supervisor or for a larger audience as a scholarly presentation. Fifty hours of on-site activities required per credit up to four credits. No more than four credits of either SPN-503 or SPN-505 may contribute to the Spanish major. Pass-No pass grading option not available. Variable credit.
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SPN-504 Directed Independent Study
Variable credit.
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SPN-505 Structured Internship
Prerequisite: instructor permission
Internships to provide students with an opportunity to use Spanish language skills in a professional setting and offer additional preparation and training for postgraduate work or study. Develop a list of specific objectives, work approximately 200 hours, maintain a log and reflective journal, attend a weekly seminar to discuss their work and related literature, submit an academic paper, and summarize their activities orally in Spanish. No more than four credits of either SPN-503 or SPN-505 may contribute to the Spanish major. Pass-No Pass grading option not available. Variable credit.
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Sustainability Science |
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SUS-120 Principles of Sustainability Science
GER: NWL (Empirical Study of the Natural World with laboratory) and NE (Humans and the Natural Environment)
Introduction to the concepts of sustainability science and the complex problems associated with sustainability. In particular students will examine the challenge of supporting nine billion people without destroying the planetary resource base, social cohesion, and integrity of the individual. Labs will cover introduction to methods in sustainability. 4 credits.
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SUS-125 Sustainability and Society
GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions)
The grand challenge of sustainability science is to improve both the well-being of people on Earth and reduce the impact of humanity on the environment at the same time. What does “sustainable” mean? This course explores the ethical obligations and realistic challenges of achieving this goal. 4 credits.
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SUS-240 Human Systems
Prerequisite: EES-112 or SUS-120
Exploration of the effects of human activities, consumption patterns and the complexity of human behavior on sustainable development. Application of the science of human behavior to complex problems such as sustainable consumption, human health, poverty, equity, and food security. 4 credits.
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SUS-241 Social Systems
Prerequisite: EES-112 or SUS-120
An overview of how comparative cultures conceptualize sustainability and the ways in which the actors, institutions, and policies at all scales (e.g., local, regional, national) shape societal well-being. Connections to the global environmental and human systems are emphasized and explored. 4 credits.
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SUS-242 Dynamic System Modeling
Prerequisite: EES-112 , EES-113 , EES-115 or SUS-120
An introduction to systems thinking and modeling of the human-environment relationship. Stocks, flows, feedback loops, homeostasis, and cyclic processes will be considered. Problems in sustainability such as climate change, population growth, and energy consumption will be modeled. 4 credits.
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SUS-351 Off the Grid
An off the grid, eco-village immersion experience. Topics in social, ecological, and economic sustainability, with a focus on organic foods, regenerative systems, and community living. Students will be immersed into the village, livelihoods, businesses, and farms of an eco-village community. May Experience ONLY. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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SUS-352 Community Partnership: Envisioning Space and Place
In a project setting, students will learn from and partner with a local neighborhood and county officials, apply methods of inquiry and analysis, and create a community-driven vision for addressing a local challenge. May Experience ONLY. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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SUS-410 Sustainable Futures
Prerequisite: SUS-120 and SUS-240 , SUS-241 or SUS-242
Striving for sustainability requires a clear, long-term perspective on both sustainability problems and their potential solutions. Students will explore sustainability science as a future-oriented endeavor and practice methods including scenario development and visioning, among others. 4 credits.
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SUS-472 Research and Analysis
Same as EES-472 . Analysis of data, reading of scientific literature relevant to individual research, and writing of a thesis based on the results of an independent research project. Students must also present results at a professional meeting and to the department. EES-502 must be enrolled at the same time. 4 credits.
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SUS-473 Sustainability Science Practicum
Capstone experience in the major emphasizing solution-based research. Students will have the opportunity to conduct rigorous, applied research and further develop critical analysis skills. Research analysis will be conducted at the local level in partnership with local organizations (nonprofit, public, or private), addressing a pre-determined research question. Exploring topics that allow students to grapple with how to reduce environmental impact and increase social welfare, designed to encourage “engaged scholarship” to prepare students for interdisciplinary team-based research in their careers. 4 credits.
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SUS-475 Sustainability Science Seminar
2 credits.
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SUS-502 Research
Original field and/or laboratory research focusing on a topic selected be the student in collaboration with a faculty member. Results of research are reposted in a paper written according to the style and format of professional publications in the Earth and Environmental Sciences. The grade will depend largely on the initiative of the student. Variable credit.
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SUS-504 Directed Independent Study
A topic of special interest selected by the student and a faculty member with whom the student chooses to work. The study is done mostly with sustainability science literature. Results of the investigation are reported in a paper written according to the style and format of professional sustainability science publications. The grade will depend largely on the initiative of the student. The grade will depend largely on the initiative of the student. Variable credit.
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Theatre Arts |
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THA-001 Theatre Practicum
Significant participation in the department’s theatre productions as determined by the faculty, including, but not limited to, serving as a cast member, in stage management, as a crew head or as an assistant to a designer. 0 credit.
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THA-101 Introduction to Theatre
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Script analysis, dramatic structure, production styles, introductory overview of acting, directing, design, and technical elements of production. Participation in some phase of play production (backstage or onstage) or a creative project is part of the course. 4 credits.
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THA-111 Introduction to Acting
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Training in the basic element of the actor’s craft. Exploration of the study and practice of realistic acting principles. Work will center on modern scene study, exercises and observation. No credit for students who have previously successfully completed THA-120. 4 credits. No credit for students who have previously successfully completed THA-120. 4 credits.
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THA-112 Make-Up
Principles of makeup design for the theatre based upon play reading and script analysis. Techniques of application limited to the painterly approach and beginning three-dimensional techniques. Compilation of a resource file of graphic images provides the basis for design choices. 2 credits.
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THA-113 Sound Design
Study of the history of theatre sound design and production. Introduction to sound recording, digital sound capturing and editing, microphones and sound reinforcement techniques. Students complete design projects related to theatrical production. 2 credits.
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THA-115 Stagecraft
Prerequisite: THA-101 and THA-111 or THA-120
Technical theatre nomenclature, tools, materials, rigging, scene painting and standard construction techniques for standard theatrical scenery. Laboratory required. 4 credits.
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THA-116 Costume Crafts
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Principles of costume technology, including basic sewing/construction techniques, fabric identification, and modification technique; and crafts techniques, such as millinery, armor construction, and dyeing and painting. Laboratory required. 4 credits.
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THA-120 Acting
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Fundamentals of acting technique including script reading and analysis, movement, vocal development, and performance theory and practice. Theatre Arts and Vocal Performance majors ONLY. 4 credits.
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THA-140 Digital Technology for the Theatre
Introduction to hardware and software technologies used in theatrical production, study, research and analysis. Students produce projects directly related to theatre scholarship, design and practice in such areas as graphics, database, audio and video production and editing, html and web publishing, page layout, and design. Laboratory required. 4 credits.
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THA-150 Clothing as Self Expression
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Students will explore fashion as a form of self-expression and attempt to assess the importance of our personal daily routines relative to external manipulation of our fashion priorities. 4 credits.
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THA-210 Theatre History I
A survey of classical Greek and Roman theatre, the beginnings of eastern theatre, the theatre of medieval Europe, Renaissance Italy, France and Japan, Golden Age Spain, Elizabethan and Restoration England, and Baroque France. 4 credits.
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THA-211 Theatre History II
A survey of theatre history from the end of neo-classicism through German romanticism and on through realism. Includes elements of twentieth-century eclecticism such as epic theatre, the theatre of the absurd, and the theatres of participation, confrontation, protest and ritual. 4 credits.
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THA-220 Acting II: Characterization
Prerequisite: THA-120
Advanced acting techniques with emphasis on exploration and development of character through play reading and analysis, improvisation, ensemble acting, experimentation and performance. 4 credits.
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THA-223 Actor’s Voice
Exploration of the natural voice using methods developed by Kristen Linklater including articulation for the stage, developing character voices and stage dialect. 4 credits.
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THA-224 Movement for the Actor
GER: MB (Mind & Body)
Exploration and development of the actor’s physical expression for the stage. Includes: stage combat, period styles, mask work, physical conditioning, personal fitness and other methodologies that can be applied to theatrical performances. 4 credits.
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THA-230 Readings in Dramatic Literature
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Study of the dramatic literature of a particular historical period, genre or nation. The topic changes depending on the instructor teaching the course. Offerings might include readings in Irish Theatre; Restoration Theatre; Theatre of the Absurd; Nineteenth Century Realism; Late Twentieth and Early Twenty First Century American Theatre. 4 credits.
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THA-240 Playwriting
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Introduction to and practice in the art and craft of playwriting for the stage. Emphasis on play structure, character development and dialogue. Students write frequently, read their work in class and complete a 10-minute play and a one-act play. 4 credits.
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THA-310 Directing
Prerequisite: THA-120 Completion of ART-111 , ART-113 or ART-124 helpful, but not required.
Introduction to modern directing theory and strategies, including script analysis, casting and rehearsal techniques, and direction of a one-act play for public performance. 4 credits.
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THA-315 Scene Design
Prerequisite: THA-101 , THA-115 , THA-116 or THA-120 Completion of ART-111 , ART-113 or ART-124 helpful, but not required.
Exploration of theatrical perspective drawing techniques. Analysis, research and execution of selected scenic design projects. Completion of ART-111, 113 or 124 helpful, but not required. 4 credits.
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THA-316 Costume Design
Prerequisite: THA-101 , THA-115 , THA-116 or THA-120 Completion of ART-111 , ART-113 or ART-124 helpful, but not required.
The costume design process, from elements and principles of design to analysis of script and character, historical research, and methods of rendering. Completion of ART-111, 113 or 124 helpful, but not required. 4 credits.
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THA-317 Lighting Design
Prerequisite: THA-101 , THA-115 , THA-116 or THA-120
Introduction to the history and practice of theatrical lighting design, including basic electricity, instruments, control, analysis, research and execution of design projects. Lab required. 4 credits.
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THA-320 Acting III: Period Styles
Prerequisite: THA-120
The study and practice of period acting styles and the research tools available to actors. Offerings might include Greek Golden Age, Italian Commedia dell’Arte, Elizabethan England, French Neoclassicsm, and Comedy of Manners. 4 credits.
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THA-350 Travel Study in United Kingdom
Topics include, but are not limited to, play attendance, visits backstage at major theatres, visits to foreign museums, and field trips to other sites of interest. 4 credits.
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THA-410 Theatrical Criticism
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Analysis and discussion of major trends in theatrical criticism from Aristotle to the present. 4 credits.
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THA-420 Acting IV: Advanced Topics
Prerequisite: THA-120 and THA-220, THA-223, THA-224 or THA-320
Emerging issues and innovative content not covered by other acting courses. Topics might include advanced scene study, contemporary or classical styles, show development, or collaborative theatre-making. Significant laboratory component required. 4 credits.
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THA-430 Senior Synthesis
A portfolio assembly/presentation completed by senior Theatre Arts majors. Student presentations will demonstrate levels of accomplishment in acting/directing, backstage, design, and written project work. Students will focus intensively on one particular project to demonstrate mastery in that area. Presentations will contain evidence of students’ in-depth ability to understand and articulate the meaning of plays from a design, performance, technical or research perspective. Senior majors ONLY. 2 credits.
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THA-440 Creative Dramatics & Classroom Technique
Practical games, exercises and improvisations for actors and teachers who wish to work in the children146s theatre field or use creative dramatics in the non-theatre arts classroom. Includes creative dramatics and drama structures for the non-theatre classroom. 4 credits.
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THA-501 Independent Study
Independent projects not specifically related to directing or design. Projects may be approved in, although not necessarily limited to, acting, theory and criticism, theatre history or playwriting. May be retaken for credit. Variable credit.
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Urban Studies |
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UST-501 Independent Study
Variable credit.
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Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies |
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WGS-230 Issues in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Focus on both classical and contemporary issues in Women’s and Gender Studies. Survey of feminist theory and historical developments in the women’s movement, it provides a foundation for the understanding of contemporary women’s issues, including education, family, health, religion, economics and politics. 4 credits.
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WGS-240 Women in Science
Study of the obstacles faced by women in science. Topics include: strategies used to overcome obstacles, professional relationships, the “female perspective” and current issues. Group projects will be developed through on-going discussions, selected readings, and individual research. 4 credits.
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WGS-250 Introduction to Queer Theory and Sexuality Stuides
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: any first year writing seminar
Study of Foucault, Butler, Sedgwick, Anzaldua, Edelman, Mercer and Ferguson among others to understand what it means to say that sexuality has a history and that it is socially constructed. Topics include the ways queer theory problematizes the connections among sex, gender, and sexuality; modern lesbian, gay, and transgendered movements; and anti-identitarian alternatives to normative sexual regimes. 4 credits.
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WGS-504 Directed Independent Study
Under the supervision of a Women’s and Gender Studies faculty member, a student may develop a proposal for extensive study on a topic of special interest. The proposal must be approved by the Women’s and Gender Studies oversight committee. Project culminates in a paper, presentation, performance or other appropriate activity. Variable credit.
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