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Gender Studies (SWMS)

http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/gsp/
D class assignments for undergraduates available in THH422; phone 740-2792.

Crosslist SWMS 140g: Contemporary Moral and Social Issues (4 units)

Application of philosophical theories in ethics to problems such as racial and sexual discrimination, I.Q., and social justice, rights of animals, law and morality, and privacy.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Crosslist: This course is offered by the PHIL department but may qualify for major credit in SWMS. To register, enroll in PHIL 140.
Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
49314R	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	199 of 201	Stephen Finlay	THH201
49316R	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Monday	25 of 25		MHP102
49317R	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Thursday	25 of 25	Cecilia Stepp	MHP102
49318R	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Wednesday	25 of 25	Indrek Reiland	MHP102
49319R	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	24 of 26	Cecilia Stepp	MHP102
49320R	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Tuesday	25 of 25	Daniel Kwon	MHP102
49321R	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Wednesday	24 of 25	Indrek Reiland	MHP102
49322R	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Monday	26 of 26		WPH103
49323R	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	25 of 25	Daniel Kwon	WPHB30

Concurrent Course
WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4 units)

Focuses on analytical and argumentative writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Requires concurrent enrollment with an affiliated General Education course in the Social Issues category. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit for WRIT 120 or 121 bef

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
64310D	Lecture	9:00-9:50am	MWF	16 of 17	Kevin Egan	GFS109
64315D	Lecture	9:00-9:50am	MWF	16 of 17	Karen Wilson	GFS114
64320D	Lecture	9:00-9:50am	MWF	16 of 17	Shauna Sweeney	GFS218
64465D	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	MWF	17 of 17	Kevin Egan	GFS229
64470D	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	MWF	16 of 17	Karen Wilson	GFS204
64475D	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	MWF	16 of 17	Shauna Sweeney	GFS205
64480D	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	MWF	17 of 17	Corey Madden	GFS112
64485D	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	MWF	15 of 17	Sandra Kim	GFS114
66998D	Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	839 of 2000		BOV AUD

SWMS 210gm: Social Issues in Gender (4 units)

Multidisciplinary survey of gender assumptions in relation to sexuality, mental health, social and political relations, and artistic expression.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
34906R	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	26 of 27		VKC105
34907R	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	25 of 25		VKC105
34900D	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	146 of 151	Michael Messner	THH202
34902R	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Monday	25 of 26		THH215
34903R	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	24 of 24		THH215
34904R	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 25		THH215
34905R	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	22 of 25		THH215

Crosslist SWMS 245gm: Gender and Sexualities in American History (4 units)

An investigation of the nature of femininities and masculinities over the course of U.S. history; including topics like women's rights, birth control, abortion, and gay/lesbian liberation.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Crosslist: This course is offered by the HIST department but may qualify for major credit in SWMS. To register, enroll in HIST 245.
Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
37015D	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	139 of 150	Lois Banner	GFS106
37016D	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	22 of 25		VKC203
37017D	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	18 of 25		VKC200
37018D	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	25 of 25		VKC203
37019D	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	25 of 26		VKC200
37020D	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	24 of 25		VKC203
37021D	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	25 of 25		VKC203

Concurrent Course
WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4 units)

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
64125D	Lecture	8:00-9:15am	Tue, Thu	17 of 17	Matthew Manson	GFS228
64130D	Lecture	8:00-9:15am	Tue, Thu	17 of 17	Elizabeth Wilcox	GFS229
64635D	Lecture	12:30-1:45pm	Tue, Thu	18 of 17	Matthew Manson	THH118
64640D	Lecture	12:30-1:45pm	Tue, Thu	15 of 17	Mary Mello	MHP102
64645D	Lecture	12:30-1:45pm	Tue, Thu	17 of 17	Domino Torres	GFS104
66997D	Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Tuesday	921 of 2000		BOV AUD

SWMS 301m: Introduction to Feminist Theory and the Women's and Men's Movements (4 units)

Theories of feminism; historical, social and cultural perspectives of the women's movement in America, Europe, and in developing countries; men's roles in the feminist movement.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34919D	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	18 of 20	Lois Banner	VKC155

Crosslist SWMS 304m: Italian Renaissance Art: Old Masters and Old Mistresses (4 units)

An introduction to Italian Renaissance art with emphasis on the role of gender and sexuality in the creation of "masterpieces."

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Crosslist: This course is offered by the AHIS department but may qualify for major credit in SWMS. To register, enroll in AHIS 304.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered
11912D	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled
11913D	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Thursday	Canceled
11915D	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	Canceled

Crosslist SWMS 305: Childhood, Birth and Reproduction (4 units)

Cross-cultural analysis and comparison of the experience and cultural conception of birth, maternity, parenthood, and childhood in western and non-western societies.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the ANTH department but may qualify for major credit in SWMS. To register, enroll in ANTH 305.

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10650R	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	18 of 20	Erin Moore	GFS210

SWMS 311: Gender Studies and the Community: Internship (4 units)

A combination of internships in the community and an intensive seminar on the relationship of the students in the academic community with the larger urban community of which it is a part.

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34923D	Lecture	TBA	TBA	4 of 10	Lisa Bitel	OFFICE

Crosslist SWMS 335: Gender, Religion, and Sexuality (4 units)

The construction of gender and sexuality in Western religious traditions; its continued impact on contemporary intellectual, cultural, and social life.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the REL department but may qualify for major credit in SWMS. To register, enroll in REL 335.

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
60070R	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	19 of 20	Sheila Briggs	VKC158	PDF (188437 KB)

Crosslist SWMS 347: Race, Gender and Power in Francophone Literature (4 units)

Study of post-colonialism as a ferment for literary creation in the literature of French expression from Africa, the Caribbean and Canada. Conducted in French. Recommended preparation: FREN 330

Crosslist: This course is offered by the FREN department but may qualify for major credit in SWMS. To register, enroll in FREN 347.

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34284D	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	20 of 22	Edwin Hill	VKC261	Word (37888 KB)

SWMS 355: Transgender Studies (4 units)

Analysis of transgender behaviors, from androgny and transvestism to transexuality. Discussion of changing laws, representations, medical standards, and social attitudes towards transgender and intersex people.

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34935R	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	10 of 20	Walter Williams	VKC260

Crosslist SWMS 369: The Family in a Changing Society (4 units)

Changing family patterns; personality development; family unity, predicting success in marriage; the family in transition; crises such as economic changes, death, divorce; family reorganization.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the SOCI department but may qualify for major credit in SWMS. To register, enroll in SOCI 369.

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
61506D	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	31 of 35	Lynne Casper	KAP147

Crosslist SWMS 370: Family and Kinship in Cross-Cultural Perspective (4 units)

Comparative examination of family and kinship in tribal, peasant, and complex societies, emphasizing non-Western cultures, societal and normative consequences of forms and functions in family.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the ANTH department but may qualify for major credit in SWMS. To register, enroll in ANTH 370.

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10665R	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	21 of 21	Erin Moore	GFS222

Crosslist SWMS 378: Literature, Theory, Gender (4 units)

Literary representations and theories of gender difference. Examines questions of gendered voice in writing and the cultural construction of gender in various periods and cultures.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the COLT department but may qualify for major credit in SWMS. To register, enroll in COLT 377.

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
22037R	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	12 of 30	Michael Du Plessis	THH118	Word (48128 KB)

Crosslist SWMS 382: Political Theories and Social Reform (2-4 units)

Political theories and philosophies in modern times and their relation to public policy and social reform.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the POSC department but may qualify for major credit in SWMS. To register, enroll in POSC 380.

Section	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
52070R	4	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	41 of 41	Anthony Kammas	VKC101

Crosslist SWMS 395m: Gender, Media and Communication (4 units)

Issues of gender in communication, including: media representations of femininity and masculinity; and gender's role in communication at the interpersonal, public, and cultural levels.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Crosslist: This course is offered by the COMM department but may qualify for major credit in SWMS. To register, enroll in COMM 395.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
20495R	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	73 of 80	Sarah Banet-Weiser	ASC204	Word (55296 KB)
20496R	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Wednesday	18 of 20	Sarah Banet-Weiser	ASC231
20497R	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Wednesday	18 of 20	Sarah Banet-Weiser	ASC331
20498R	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Wednesday	19 of 20	Sarah Banet-Weiser	ASC231
20499R	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Wednesday	18 of 20	Sarah Banet-Weiser	ASC331

SWMS 410: Senior Seminar in Gender Studies (4 units)

Study of a selected problem, period, or theme in the study of women and men in society by integrating perspectives from cross-cultural and interdisciplinary studies.

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34951D	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	14 of 20	Karen Tongson	THHB10

Crosslist SWMS 412: Gender, Sexuality and Media (4 units, max 8)

Examines how gender and sexuality are figured in cinema and television with an emphasis on the development of feminist media theory.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the CTCS department but may qualify for major credit in SWMS. To register, enroll in CTCS 412.

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18195D	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Monday	15 of 20	Kara Keeling	SCA216

Crosslist SWMS 434m: Women and Aging: Psychological, Social and Policy Implications (4 units)

Problems and resources of the middle-aged and older woman in a changing society; including discrimination, stereotypes, employment, social interaction, etc.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Crosslist: This course is offered by the GERO department but may qualify for major credit in SWMS. To register, enroll in GERO 435.

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
36255R	Lecture	1:00-2:50pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 20	Anne Katz	HRC112

Crosslist SWMS 442m: Women's Spaces in History: "Hussies," "Harems," and "Housewives" (4 units)

Methods for studying patterns of spatial defferentiation of women throughout history from home to city, embodied in gender specific language and gendered spaces.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Crosslist: This course is offered by the ARCH department but may qualify for major credit in SWMS. To register, enroll in ARCH 442.
Note: (Class meets diversity requirment)

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
11256R	Lecture	12:30-3:20pm	Tuesday	23 of 25	Diane Ghirardo	WAH212
11258R	Lecture	6:00-8:50pm	Tuesday	20 of 32	Diane Ghirardo	HAR102

SWMS 490x: Directed Research (2-8 units, max 8)

Independent research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34967D	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 of 10	Lisa Bitel	OFFICE

SWMS 499: Special Topics (2-4 units, max 8)

Study of a selected problem, period, or theme through interdisciplinary approaches.

Section	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
LGBT Archival Research
34971R	4	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled	Joseph Hawkins

Crosslist SWMS 504: Theories of Race, Class and Gender (4 units)

The principal methods and assumptions by which race, class and gender have been studied in reference to literary and cultural discourse.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the ENGL department but may qualify for major credit in SWMS. To register, enroll in ENGL 504.

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32773D	Lecture	2:00-4:20pm	Thursday	8 of 15	Michelle Gordon	THH109

Crosslist SWMS 552: Sex and Gender in Society (4 units)

The social organization of gender in the contexts of work, families, intimacy, sexuality, reproduction, violence. Variations by race, ethnicity, social class. Processes of social change.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the SOCI department but may qualify for major credit in SWMS. To register, enroll in SOCI 552.

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
61580D	Lecture	9:00-11:50am	Wednesday	11 of 12	Michael Messner	OFFICE

SWMS 560: Feminist Theory (4 units)

History of feminist theory and major perspectives of current feminist theory: liberal feminism, socialist/Marxist feminism, radical feminism, psychological feminism, spiritual feminism, and ecological feminism.

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34980R	Lecture	4:00-6:50pm	Thursday	11 of 15	Sharon Hays	THH209

SWMS 590: Directed Research (1-12 units)

Research leading to the master's degree in cognate fields. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34988D	Lecture	TBA	TBA	2 of 10	Lisa Bitel	OFFICE

Information accurate as of 2/12/2010 7:27 AM.