Introduction to Gender Studies

Monday 8/29
1)    Course description handout/classroom expectations/texts
2)    Journal policy/journals versus blogs
3)    What are your passions?/what is social activism?
4)    Current state of gender roles
5)    "Toys R Us visit" assignment given
6)    Introduce Jamaica Kincaid
7)    Homework: Read "Girl" ; do Toys R Us visit by next Wednesday; read  articles and be prepared to discuss


Wednesday 8/31
1)    Discussion of "Girl" piece
2)    Divide into groups and discuss gender articles
3)    Introduce "The Yellow Wallpaper"
4)    Assign Girl/Boy project --  due next Friday 9/9; read "The Yellow Wallpaper" once by next class ; complete Toys R US  assignment by next week

Friday 9/2
1)    Discuss girl/boy project expectations/ideas
2)    Magazine covers discussion
3)    Discussion of YW?
4)    Homework: girl/boy project, read YW a second time, Toys R US visit

Wednesday 9/7
1)    Discussion of Yellow Wallpaper
2)    Present girl/boy ideas in small groups
3)    Homework: finish girl/boy project and reread YW using handouts; Toys R Us visit

Friday 9/9
1)    Girl/Boy projects completed and presented in class
2)    DIscuss Toys R us; hand in journal write-ups
3)    Discuss Yellow Wallpaper and assign paper
4)    Start YW essay and complete the women's suffrage worksheet (both sides)

Tuesday 9/13
1)    YW paper due in rough draft form
2)    Discussion of YW  and suffrage worksheet
3)     Homework: Polish your YW paper and read Chapters 1 -3 in bell hooks' book, Feminism is for Everybody Pages 1 - 18)

Thursday 9/15:
1) Final draft of YW paper due
2) Not for Ourselves video in clas
3) Lecture notes on Modern feminist movement
4) Discuss bell hooks book
2) Homework:  Oral history project assigned, read  Chapters 4 -- 11 in hooks (19-66)

Monday 9/19

1) Discussion of  bell hooks' book
2) Further group work for Oral History Project
3) Homework: Complete reading of bell hooks -- Chapters 12 - 19 (67-118)

Wednesday 9/21




Friday 9/23