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General Information

Course ID (CB01A and CB01B)
WMSTD024.
Course Title (CB02)
Women and Gender in Global Perspectives
Course Credit Status
Credit - Degree Applicable
Effective Term
Fall 2023
Course Description
This course is a study in the construction and reproduction of gender inequities around the globe, as well as ways people resist these processes in diverse societies.
Faculty Requirements
Course Family
Not Applicable

Course Justification

This course will be taken by Women's Studies Majors and is a general education class. This course meets the requirement of the AA Degree in Liberal Arts. This course is UC/CSU transferable and meets the criteria for CSU GE, °®¶¹´«Ã½, and IGETC. It introduces the student to the study of women in multiple cultural contexts around the globe in a comparative and contrasting context.

Foothill Equivalency

Does the course have a Foothill equivalent?
No
Foothill Course ID

Course Philosophy

Formerly Statement

Course Development Options

Basic Skill Status (CB08)
Course is not a basic skills course.
Grade Options
  • Letter Grade
  • Pass/No Pass
Repeat Limit
0

Transferability & Gen. Ed. Options

Transferability
Transferable to both UC and CSU
°®¶¹´«Ã½ GEArea(s)StatusDetails
2GDX°®¶¹´«Ã½ GE Area D - Social and Behavioral SciencesApproved
CSU GEArea(s)StatusDetails
CGDYCSU GE Area D - Social SciencesApproved
IGETCArea(s)StatusDetails
IG4XIGETC Area 4 - Social and Behavioral SciencesApproved

Units and Hours

Summary

Minimum Credit Units
4.0
Maximum Credit Units
4.0

Weekly Student Hours

TypeIn ClassOut of Class
Lecture Hours4.08.0
Laboratory Hours0.00.0

Course Student Hours

Course Duration (Weeks)
12.0
Hours per unit divisor
36.0
Course In-Class (Contact) Hours
Lecture
48.0
Laboratory
0.0
Total
48.0
Course Out-of-Class Hours
Lecture
96.0
Laboratory
0.0
NA
0.0
Total
96.0

Prerequisite(s)

Corequisite(s)

Advisory(ies)

EWRT D001A or EWRT D01AH or ESL D005.

Limitation(s) on Enrollment

Entrance Skill(s)

General Course Statement(s)

(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)

Methods of Instruction

Lecture and visual aids

Discussion of assigned reading

Discussion and problem solving performed in class

Homework and extended projects

Field observation and field trips

Collaborative learning and small group exercises

Assignments

  1. Writing:
    1. A series of analytical essays that explore theoretical and practical strategic questions related to women's studies studies, a total of at least 8 pages
    2. A final paper that critically evaluates the strategy for social change taken by a particular movement to address a particular problem. Will include at least five pages
  2. Read and critically engage with books and articles as assigned
  3. Engage in at least 12 hours of community work related to transnational women's and gender issues, and reflect in writing on that engagement.
  4. Engage actively in class activities and conversations

Methods of Evaluation

  1. Written: Essays will be graded for level of comprehension of the material and level of analysis of the causes of and effective means of challenging gender based oppression around the world.
  2. Engagement project will be evaluated by quality of analysis of the effectiveness of practical solutions to gender based inequities and the quality of reflection on the student's own growth through the process using reflective journals.
  3. Participation: Quality of input to class discussions
  4. Final exam will include responses to reading and in-class work, and will be evaluated for level of comprehension and insight

Essential Student Materials/Essential College Facilities

Essential Student Materials: 
  • None.
Essential College Facilities:
  • None.

Examples of Primary Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisherDate/EditionISBN
Chandra Talpade Mohanty 2003. Feminism without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity. Durham North Carolina: Duke University Press.
Leela Fernandes. 2013. Transnational Feminism in the United States: Knowledge, Ethics, and Power New York: NYU Press
Shawn Meghan Burn. 2019. Women Across Cultures: A Global Perspective, 4th edition New York: McGraw Hill
Amrita Basu. Women's Movements in the Global Era: The Power of Local Feminisms, 2016 Routledge, 2nd edition.
Joni Seager. 2018. The Women's Atlas New York: Penguin.

Examples of Supporting Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisher
None.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

Course Objectives

  • Investigate a variety of theoretical perspectives used for understanding the nature of gender and gender based oppression
  • Explore information on the status of women and issues of gender oppression worldwide
  • Examine and evaluate strategies for challenging gender based oppression

CSLOs

  • Demonstrate a deep understanding of the processes that create gender based oppression around the world and processes that challenge it, while developing tools for taking action to challenge it.

Outline

  1. Investigate a variety of theoretical perspectives used for understanding the nature of gender and gender-based oppression
    1. Universalistic theories such as the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights
    2. Post-colonial critiques of universalistic theories and the development of culturally grounded critiques of oppressive gender practices
  2. Explore information on the status of women and issues of gender oppression worldwide
    1. Causes of and challenges to a variety of forms of violence, including domestic abuse, rape, and repression against activists
    2. Causes and challenges to issues having to do with gender-related health disparities including HIV/AIDS, infant mortality, female genital cutting, and access to food and other resources as a cause of health disparities.
    3. Causes of and challenges to issues having to do with labor including domestic labor issues, sexual and other forms of trafficking, rural poverty, and wage discrimination.
  3. Examine and evaluate strategies for challenging gender-based oppression
    1. Explore the ways that movements for change have used the millennium development goals and the universal declaration of human rights goals to challenge gender-based oppression
    2. Transnational women's organizations and the critiques of these movements by women operating with greater levels of sensitivity to local customs and the ways transnational challenges can create nationalist backlash
    3. Coalitions of those working on gender, environmental, health, and poverty-based campaigns
    4. Grassroots social movements, national-level political struggles and transnational legal approaches to challenging gender inequities
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