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2014-2015 College of Liberal Arts Catalog (Admitted Fall 2014/Spring 2015) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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THEA 385 - Applied Performance: Addressing Sexual Harassment, Violence, and Discrimination through Interactive Performance 4 credits
Exposes students to the field of Applied Theatre and Dance. Coursework includes the creation and implementation of workshops for the purposes of education and advocacy around the topics of sexual consent, diversity and discrimination. Students spend a substantial amount of time working with community organizations (such as Morris Cares) and conducting workshops in area schools and/or community centers. A substantial percentage of the class grade is based on quality of students’ community work both in and outside of Drew and their ability to connect that work to the course’s academic content. Cross-listed with WGST 385 and THEA 386 May be repeated twice Offered every fall Prerequisite: Students must have completed at least 8 credits in Theatre Arts. Permission of instructor required CLA- Diversity US, CLA - Breadth Arts
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THEA 386 - Theatre in The Community: The Newark Collaboration 4 credits
This course is a collaborative theatre-making enterprise in which Drew students will team with high school students from the Newark inner city schools to create original work that will be presented both on Drew’s campus and at the Marion Bolden Student Center in Newark. Classes will likewise meet at both locations, with Drew students and Newark students traveling to the two sites by turn. Drew participants will both mentor and share in the process of original play development and performance. In addition to the weekly play development workshops and rehearsals with the Newark students, Drew participants will meet frequently on their own, to assess and develop strategies for facilitating the work of the full group and keeping it on track. A research component studying the historical impact of community-based theaters around the globe, together with a final paper, will also be required of Drew students. Course may be repeated. Enrollment restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Enrollment priority: Priority given to theatre majors, theatre minors, and seniors. Signature of instructor required for registration. Prerequisite: At least 8 prior credits of theatre classes required. CLA-Diversity US, CLA-Off Campus Experience
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THEA 387 - Theatre Semester: Internship 9 credits
A full-time internship with an established professional theatre in New York New Jersey metropolitan area, including the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey on campus or Playwrights Theatre of N.J. Specifics of each assignment are determined by the theatre arts department, the theatre involved, and the individual student. Most internships are entry-level positions with a variety of tasks, allowing the student to gain a working knowledge of and experience in the professional theatre as both a business and an art. Increased responsibilities during the course of the internship depend upon a student’s performance and the needs of the theatre. All interns meet regularly with the faculty supervisor to examine various topics relating to the professional theatre. A detailed written summary of the internship is due at the end of the semester. Internships in New York City or at a distance from campus usually require students to live, at their own expense, off campus, suitably convenient to their work. Open only to qualified Drew theatre arts majors. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offering to be determined.
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THEA 388 - Theatre Semester: Independent Study 3 credits
Several research papers, the topics of which to be chosen in consultation with faculty adviser, undertaken as part of the Theatre Semester program. Open only to qualified Drew theatre arts majors Signature of instructor required for registration. Offering to be determined.
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THEA 389 - Special Topics in Applied Performance 4 credits
Coursework may include the study of texts and/or practitioners working in Applied Performance or the utilization of the Arts in conjunction with social justice advocacy. It may also include Community-based Learning in which a student is applying performance skills in service of the CBL’s goals. Class me be cross-listed with other Community-Based Learning or Special Topics courses as determined by the Theatre Department. May be repeated twice with permission of the department Instructor permission required CLA - Community Based Learning
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THEA 400 - Theatre Arts Capstone Fall Semester 2 credits
The Theatre Arts Major capstone is a two-semester sequence consisting of regular seminar meetings, written assignments, guest speakers, and appropriate involvement in the “Theatre Capstone Festival” at the end of the school year. The major goal of the capstone is to help students gain perspective on their academic and production work in the department and to contextualize these efforts both within the broader liberal arts and in the theatre world beyond Drew. In the fall, weekly seminar discussions and written work will focus on self-reflection and assessment, and will develop into an on-line portfolio. Included in the fall assignments will be: 1) a personal inventory of historical and contemporary sources of inspiration and 2) the development of a manifesto of one’s motivations and goals in doing theatre. Also in the first semester, students will work with the capstone advisor to produce a formal proposal for their participation in the “Theatre Capstone Festival.” In the Spring along with the second half of the capstone, to develop the portfolio that others had created in the fall. Enrollment limited to Senior Theatre Arts Majors and approved Minors only. CLA-Capstone
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THEA 401 - Theatre Arts Capstone Spring Semester 2 credits
The Theatre Arts Major capstone is a two-semester sequence consisting of regular seminar meetings, written assignments, guest speakers, and appropriate involvement in the “Theatre Capstone Festival” at the end of the school year. The major goal of the capstone is to help students gain perspective on their academic and production work in the department and to contextualize these efforts both within the broader liberal arts and in the theatre world beyond Drew. In the fall, weekly seminar discussions and written work will focus on self-reflection and assessment, and will develop into an on-line portfolio. Included in the fall assignments will be: 1) a personal inventory of historical and contemporary sources of inspiration and 2) the development of a manifesto of one’s motivations and goals in doing theatre. Also in the first semester, students will work with the capstone advisor to produce a formal proposal for their participation in the “Theatre Capstone Festival.” In the spring along with the second half of the capstone to develop the portfolio that others had created in the fall. Graded Pass/Fail. Enrollment limited to Senior Theatre Arts Majors and approved Minors only. CLA-Capstone
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THEA 402 - Independent Capstone Project 2 credits
Independent work in a specific area of the theatre. Work can be completed in either a production, and internship, or academic research which formally synthesizes and connects a student’s training in the major with the braoder liberal arts curriculum. Written work to be reflective of the student’s time in the major imagnining how that owrk might be incorporated into future planning goals. This course is intended to take the place of THEA 401 or THEA 410 /THEA 411 . Prerequsite: THEA 400 . CLA- Capstone
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THEA 410 - Specialized Honors I 0-8 credits
CLA-Capstone, CLA-Writing Intensive
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THEA 411 - Specialized Honors II 0-8 credits
CLA-Capstone, CLA-Writing Intensive
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WGST 101 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies 4 credits
An interdisciplinary course designed to lay the groundwork for the women’s and gender studies major and minor. Also appropriate as a first course for any student interested in pursuing the study of gender within their major field. This U.S. focused course considers questions fundamental to the field: What is a woman? What is gender? What is sex? How does culture construct gender and gender difference? How do gender, race, class, ethnicity, and sexuality intersect and interact?; the course, also, lays the groundwork for further work in the field by introducing students to analytical and critical concepts and approaches for understanding the lives of women and the construction of gender within larger social, political, and cultural structures; and it considers how we think about individual lives using these questions. Required for women’s and gender studies majors and minors. Offered spring semester annually. CLA-Breadth:Interdisciplinary, CLA-Diversity: US, CLA-Writing Intensive
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WGST 103 - Gender and Literature 2 credits
An introduction to questions of how gender, as it intersects with race, class, and sexuality, shapes literary texts, authorship, readership, and representation. Most often organized thematically, the course may focus on such issues as creativity, subjectivity, politics, work, sexuality, masculinity, or community in works chosen from a variety of periods, genres, and areas. Amount of credit established at time of registration. Offered fall semester. CLA-Breadth/Humanities
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WGST 104 - Sexuality and Literature 2 credits
This course examines how sexuality is articulated and mediated through literature and such modes of cultural production as film and two-dimensional art. Attention will be paid to specific iterations of sexuality and the labels that attend them (e.g., gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual). We will address theories of sexuality and study such authors as Jeanette Winterson, Mark Doty, Edmund White, Hart Crane, Cherrie Moraga, Gloria Anzaldua, and Michael Cunningham. The course may additionally encompass how sexuality intersects with ethnicity, science and politics. Amount of credit established at time of registration. Offered in alternate spring semesters.
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WGST 201 - Global Feminisms 4 credits
This course examines women’s movements internationally and globally. It explores the variations in constructions of sex, gender and gender difference as well as the range of feminisms and women’s movements that have emerged from these differing cultural, economic and political situations. Such topics as women and development, the sexual division of labor, health, the environment, the international traffic in women and human rights may be among those explored in the course. Same as: PSCI 241 . Offered fall semester. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Diversity International
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WGST 207 - Women and Religion 4 credits
A cross-cultural consideration of images of women in myth and scripture as related to women’s actual roles in religious institutions and in societies at large. CLA-Breadth/Humanities
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WGST 211 - Interdisciplinary Topics in Women’s Studies 4 credits
Special interdisciplinary topics in women’s and gender studnes, most often offered on a one-time basis. Topic determined by instructor at time of offering. Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Diversity US
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WGST 225 - Sociology of Gender 4 credits
An analysis of contemporary gender roles from a variety of theoretical perspectives. Focuses on the social construction of gender and how gender affects our most intimate relationships. An examination of the implications of gender stratification for family and workplace. Explores historical and cross-cultural variations in gender roles, as well as variations by race, ethnicity, social class, and sexual orientation. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or permission of instructor. Offered annually. Fulfills: DUS CLA-Diversity US
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WGST 235 - Women’s Voices Through the Ages 4 credits
A critical reading of prose narratives written in French by women from the late 17th through the 21st centuries. The study of contemporary authors also includes women writers from the Francophone world (Quebec, Africa, and the Caribbean). No prerequisite. Cross listed with WGST. Offered in 2011-2012 CLA-Breadth/Humanities
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WGST 236 - Women in Music 4 credits
A study of women composers/performers through the ages emphasizing their changing roles and society’s changing attitudes. The seminar focuses on selected works of Hildegard von Bingen, Clara Schumann, Fanny Hensel, Maria Grandval, Ellen Taafe Zwilich, and Laurie Anderson, among others.
4.000 Credit hours CLA-Breadth/Arts, CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity International
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WGST 253 - Gender, Sexuality and Performance in Spanish Theater 4 credits
This course is designed to offer an overview of Spanish theatre through representative works from the seventeenth century Golden Age to the early 20th century. Through an analysis of different dramatic genres the course explores the background and the historical, social and aesthetic development of the Spanish theatre, as well as its principal themes. We pay particular attention to these plays not just as literary artifacts, but also as texts for performance. In particular, we examine gender and sexuality both in performance and as performance - analyzing the meanings produced by gendered and sexualized bodies on stage and in audiences, as well as the constructions and manifestations of gender and sexuality through performance itself across different contexts and time periods. We analyze selected plays by Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Fernndez de Moratn, and Garca Lorca, among others. Taught in English. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity International
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WGST 265 - Women in Theater 4 credits
A selected study of the contributions of women in the theatre, with special focus on plays by women. Course may be organized by historical period(s) or appropriate theme. Also could include study of other women theatrical artists and practitioners: actors, directors, designers, artistic directors, producers. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Offered spring semester in odd-numbered years.
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WGST 300 - Independent Study in Women’s and Gender Studies 4 credits
A tutorial course. Independent investigation of a topic, preferably interdisciplinary, chosen in consultation with the instructor and the director of women’s studies. Regular meetings by arrangement with the instructor. Oral and written work. Course may be repeated. Prerequisite: WGST 101 . Signature of instructor required for registration. offered every semester.
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WGST 301 - History of Feminist Thought 4 credits
An interdisciplinary course that explores the development of feminist theories principally in the United States and Europe from Mary Wollstonecraft through “the Second Wave. The course examines the work of such theorists as Wollstonecraft, John Stuart Mill and Harriet Taylor, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Anna Julia Cooper, Emma Goldman, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Mary Church Terrell, Simone de Beauvoir, Betty Friedan, as well as feminism’s evolving conversations with liberalism, Marxism, and psychoanalysis and its dialogues with the anti-slavery/civil rights movements and the gay/lesbian rights movements. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered fall semester in alternate years. CLA-Writing Intensive
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WGST 303 - Women’s Literary Tradition 4 credits
Examines works by women writers in the Anglo-American and Anglophone tradition through the historical and theoretical approaches that have emerged from recent feminist criticism and theory. May focus on a particular genre, period, author or authors, the literature of a particular region, or on literature in particular social or cultural contexts. Such topics as: Women Writers and World War I; Female Bildungsroman; African American Women Writers; Victorian Women Poets. Cross listed with Women’s Studies. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Offered spring semester. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA- Breadth Interdisciplinary, CLA- Writing Intensive
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WGST 304 - Advanced Studies in Sexuality and Literature 4 credits
In continuing the study of and moving beyond English 33, this class examines how sexuality is articulated and mediated through literature and such modes of cultural production as film and two-dimensional art. Attention will be paid to specific iterations of sexuality and the labels that attend them (e.g., gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual). Emphasis on queer theory and critical thinking on sexuality. We will read such authors as Sappho, Wilde, Gilbert and Gubar, Whitman, Ginsberg, Winterson, Doty, White, Bishop and Hart Crane. The course may focus on a specific theme or sub-genre such as speculative Utopic narratives or Race, Ethnicity & Sexuality. Course may be repeated for credit. Offered spring semester in alternate years.
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WGST 310 - Contemporary Feminist Theory and Methodology 4 credits
An interdisciplinary course focused on contemporary feminist theory. The objectives of the course are first, to explore the broad range of theories that make up the body of contemporary scholarship referred to as “feminist theory”; second, to examine feminist critiques and innovations in methodologies in many fields; and third, to consider some of the fundamental questions these theories raise about the origins of gender difference, the nature and origins of patriarchy, the intersections between gender, race, class, sexuality, and nationality as categories of analysis and bases of oppression or empowerment. Prerequisite: (WMST+12 or WGST 101 ). Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered fall semester in alternate years. CLA-Writing in the Major
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WGST 311 - Advanced Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies 2-4 credits
An interdisciplinary course designed to lay the groundwork for the women’s and gender studies major and minor. Also appropriate as a first course for any student interested in pursuing the study of gender within their major field. This U.S. focused course considers questions fundamental to the field: What is a woman? What is gender? What is sex? How does culture construct gender and gender difference? How do gender, race, class, ethnicity, and sexuality intersect and interact?; the course, also, lays the groundwork for further work in the field by introducing students to analytical and critical concepts and approaches for understanding the lives of women and the construction of gender within larger social, political, and cultural structures; and it considers how we think about individual lives using these questions. Course may be repeated. Prerequisite: WGST 101 or permission of instructor. Offering to be determined.
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WGST 313 - Gender and US Politics 4 credits
An analysis of the relationship between gender and politics from various theoretical perspectives. Focuses on the multiple ways that gender, race, and class have influenced political participation and political institutions at the at the grass roots, state, and national levels. Explores the construction of women’s political interests and how those interests are, and have been, represented in political life in the United States. Offered spring semester. CLA-Breadth/Social Science, CLA-Diversity US
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WGST 314 - Engendering Prisons 4 credits
This course engages students in a critical analysis of the causes and consequences of the recent growth in the prison-industrial complex in the United States. We will use readings, assignments and lectures to explore the role of social systems of stratification (particularly race, class, and gender) in shaping the U.S. prison industry. One of the most valuable resources we will have to explore these issues is our partnership with a local prison. The course will use readings, lectures, assignments and class discussions to explore the following themes: the rise of mass incarceration in the U.S.; gendered pathways to prison; gendered experiences of incarceration; gendered risks of entry. Most of the classes will be held at the Edna Mahn Correctional Facility for Women, the only women’s prison in NJ. This course uses the Inside-Out model which is dialogue-based and highly interactive. Enrollment priority: Priority given to sociology majors. Signature of instructor required for registration. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or permission of the instructor. Offered Annually.
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WGST 315 - Political Economy of Race, Class, Gender 4 credits
A study of race, class, and gender using the political economic approach to the study of economics. The course will investigate the impact of introducing the categories of race, class, and gender into political economic theory and will also undertake some empirical analyses of the roles of race, class, and gender in producing economic outcomes for minorities and majorities in the U.S. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered alternate years.
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WGST 318 - Gender and Globalization 4 credits
In this class we will examine how scholars have understood and made sense of how gender issues intersect with economic globalization. Two ways in which economic globalization is manifest is through changes in trade in goods and services, and migration. We will focus on these two aspects of economic globalization. As we will discover through the readings and our discussions, scholars from a range of disciplines/theoretical frameworks, (eg economics, history, cultural studies, anthropology, sociology, political science, feminist, post-colonial theory), have contributed to our understanding of economic globalization and the way in which gender and globalization intersect. Prerequisite: ECON 101 or WGST 101 . Signature of instructor required for registration. Offering to be determined. CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Writing Intensive
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WGST 321 - American Women’s History 4 credits
A survey of the social, economic, political, and intellectual history of women in America from the colonial period to the present, with a special emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. Considers the diversity of women’s experience as a result of race, class, ethnicity, and geographic location. Emphasizes developing skills in the use of primary sources-written, artifactual, and oral. Topics vary annually. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Offered fall semester. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity US
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WGST 324 - Sociology of Reproduction 4 credits
This course explores the social and cultural constructions of sexuality, infertility, pregnancy, and parenting with a specific focus on the social control of women and general emphasis on how various groups’ experiences differ based on sexual orientation, class, race, and cultural background. Topics include sex education in schools, sex in high school and college, birth control and sterilization, infertility, adoption, assisted reproductive technologies, pregnancy, surrogacy, miscarriage, fetal surgery, abortion, and childbirth. In addition to readings about these topics in non-Western countries and international surrogacy and adoption arrangements, we will also discuss how bearing children and mothering are used to “reproduce” the nation in various contexts. Same as SOC 324 Pre-requisites: WGST 101, SOC 101 or Instructor permission CLA - Diversity International, CLA
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WGST 324H - Sociology of Reproduction - Honors 4 credits
This course explores the social and cultural constructions of sexuality, infertility, pregnancy, and parenting with a specific focus on the social control of women and general emphasis on how various groups’ experiences differ based on sexual orientation, class, race, and cultural background. Topics include sex education in schools, sex in high school and college, birth control and sterilization, infertility, adoption, assisted reproductive technologies, pregnancy, surrogacy, miscarriage, fetal surgery, abortion, and childbirth. In addition to readings about these topics in non-Western countries and international surrogacy and adoption arrangements, we will also discuss how bearing children and mothering are used to “reproduce” the nation in various contexts. Same as SOC 324H . Honors version of same course. Offered annually. CLA - Diversity International
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WGST 331 - Gender and Culture 4 credits
A study of the construction of gender across cultures. The course considers how culture influences and shapes gender roles in varying human domains, such as religion, creative traditions, work, scholarship and research, and popular culture. Prerequisite: ANTH 104 or permission of instructor. Same as: ANTH 303 . Offering to be determined.
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WGST 332 - Reading Nation, Gender, and Ethnicity in Latin American Culture 4 credits
A multidisciplinary study of the discourses of gender and ethnicity during shifting moments of nation construction in Latin America after independence, revolution and modernization projects. Discourse analysis, gender and postcolonial theories will be applied to selected literary text as well as to films, art movements, political manifestos, and national myths. Prerequisite: Gateway course or permission of the instructor. CLA-Diversity International
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WGST 338 - Women in Modern European History 4 credits
A topical survey of the social, economic, and political history of women in Europe from the 15th century to the present, emphasizing work, family, religion, sexuality, feminism, politics, and the state. Examines geographical and cultural variations in women’s roles in history. The focus of the course varies annually and may include such topics as class and gender, work and family, women and politics, institutions and power, or rural and urban experiences. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Offering to be determined. CLA-Breadth/Humanities
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WGST 354 - Gender in Contemporary Hispanic Fiction and Film 4 credits
This course provides a broad understanding of how gender and sexuality are articulated in fiction, film and other images in the Spanish-speaking world today. We approach these texts using multidisciplinary approaches, and examine their intersection with race, class and Hispanic cultural values and traditions. It will be organized thematically and by region to better understand the diversity of the Hispanic world. Using recent theoretical approaches (feminist, post-feminist, queer), we will study various gender representations (male, female, performative) as we elaborate on issues of authorship, representation and reception. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity International
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WGST 361 - Seminar in Gender Violence and Women’s Resistance 4 credits
The goal of this course is to integrate the theory, research and practice of women’s resistance to gender violence. Although we will focus on psychological and feminist perspectives on resistance to gender violence, we will also incorporate theory and research from sociology, public health and policy, and law, and explore the cultural assumptions that contirbute to the gender violence. In addition, a comprehensive self defense program, IMPACT Basics (www.prepareinc.com) allows for reflection on the theories and research in the context of direct experience with resistance. IMPACT is a comprehensive personal safety program, and includes physical, verbal, and psychological skills and strategies. Techniques are taught in the context of realistic scenarios. Furthermore, the use of trained instructors in full padding allows for the learning and practicing of full contact, full force physical defense skills. Cross-listed with PSYC 361 Offering in Fall in alternate years Pre-req: PSYC 101 or WGST 101 and permission of instructor CLA- Breadth/Social Science
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WGST 362 - Seminar in the Psych of Women 4 credits
A review of research focusing on women. Draws upon findings from the various subfields of psychology, including stereotyping, the social construction of gender, female personality development, women and mental health, gender differences in brain lateralization, hormonal influences on behavior, the psychology of women’s health, and coping with victimization. Considers how psychological methodology enhances (or obfuscates) our knowledge about women’s lives and experiences. The interface between psychology of women as a subfield of psychology and mainstream psychology is explored. Amount of credit established at time of registration. Signature of instructor required for registration. Prerequisite: PSYC+101. Offered spring semester in even-numbered years.
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WGST 363 - Women in Asian Traditions 4 credits
This course critically examines traditional definitions of gender and the ways women both enact and challenge such definitions in the present day in Asia, largely through the course consideration of contemporary ethnographic (field research) studies on women and religion. The course focuses on contemporary women’s everyday lives, as well as their involvement in social, political, and environmental movements that are gendered and engage traditional cultural values in new definitions of rights and ways of acting in society today. The world region of focus - South Asia, Southest Asia, and/or East Asia - will vary by offering. Analysis of ethnographic film is part of the course of study. Same as REL 362 CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Writing Intensive
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WGST 367 - Seminar on Gender and International Politics 4 credits
An analysis and examination of gender issues in international politics with either a regional or thematic focus. The central goal of the course will be to explore how gender, race, class, nation and sexuality are core components of the discourse and practice of international politics. Such topics as gender and Latin American politics, gender and international political economy, international women’s organizing, and gender and postcolonial theory will be among those regularly presented. Offered annually. Fulfills: DIT CLA-Diversity International
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WGST 370 - History of Sexuality 4 credits
This research seminar explores some of the major themes and milestones in the modern history of sexuality in the United States and Europe, focusing special attention on the role of medicine in these developments. Following a theoretical introduction to the field, the seminar will address, among other topics, the “invention” of homosexuality and the regulation of prostitution; the impact of thinkers like Krafft-Ebbing, Freud, and Kinsey; and such recent controversies as the new diagnosis of sex addiction and the search for a gay gene. Special emphasis will be placed on evaluating the role of class, race, gender, and ethnicity upon constructions of sexuality. In addition to a substantial research paper, students will be required to write three shorter response papers and deliver class presentations based upon their readings. CLA-Breadth/Humanities
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WGST 385 - Applied Performance: Addressing Sexual Harassment, Violence, and Discrimination through Interactive Performance 4 credits
Exposes students to the field of Applied Theatre and Dance. Coursework includes the creation and implementation of workshops for the purposes of education and advocacy around the topics of sexual consent, diversity and discrimination. Students spend a substantial amount of time working with community organizations (such as Morris Cares) and conducting workshops in area schools and/or community centers. A substantial percentage of the class grade is based on quality of students’ community work both in and outside of Drew and their ability to connect that work to the course’s academic content. Cross-listed with THEA 385 and THEA 386 May be repeated twice Offered every fall
Prerequsite: Students must have completed 8 credits in Theatre Arts. Permission of Instructor required CLA - Diversity US
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WGST 390 - Advanced Seminar in Women’s and Gender Studies 4 credits
Graduate courses being taken for undergraduate credit will be cross-listed under this course number. Possible courses include CHSOC+444: Ethically Responding to Violence Against Women; BIBST+731: Gender and Sexuality in the Bible and the Fathers; ENGLG+826: Feminist Criticism.
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WGST 400 - Women’s Studies and Gender Studies Capstone 4 credits
Capstone course for the major completed by all students who are not doing an honors thesis. An independent investigation at an advanced level of a topic, preferably interdisciplinary, chosen in consultation with the instructor and the director of women’s and gender studies. The student designs the capstone project so that it draws on the work they have completed for the major both in core and cross-listed courses. Regular meetings by arrangement with the instructor. Oral and written work. Prerequisite: WGST 101 , WGST 201 , and either WGST 301 or WGST 310 . Signature of instructor required for registration. CLA-Capstone
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WGST 410 - Specialized Honors I 0-8 credits
CLA-Capstone, CLA-Writing Intensive
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WGST 411 - Specialized Honors II 4 credits
CLA-Capstone, CLA-Writing Intensive
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WLIT 101 - Introduction to World Literature 4 credits
This course introduces students to the comparative study of works of literature from various cultures, read in English translation. We consider diversity of place, social context, politics, history, genre, tradition, and literary movements. We look at literature in relation to its original cultural context and also at the way books communicate to other cultures and to us. The works, cultures, and thematic emphasis will vary from year to year. This course will be team-taught with instructors from different departments. Students may with permission read works in the original language. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Writing Intensive
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WLIT 260 - Literary Translation 4 credits
This seminar introduces students to a variety of theoretical approaches to literary translation, as well as experience in translating literary texts. The course will begin with a history of approaches to translation, by reading both theoretical essays and a set of common texts in multiple translations, including works of classical and Biblical literature as well as contemporary prose and poetry. Each student will then undertake a translation of a short work of fiction or poetry with the goal of producing a publishable text in English. Students may work from any language into English or from a dialect or historical variety of English into a contemporary idiom. The seminar will feature guest lectures by Drew faculty from various programs whose work includes literary translation speaking about their own projects and experience as translators. Prerequisite: WLIT 101 or permission of instructor. Signature of instructor required for registration. Same as: ENGL 278 .
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WLIT 410 - Specialized Honors I 0-8 credits
CLA-Capstone, CLA-Writing Intensive
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WLIT 411 - Specialized Honors 0-8 credits
CLA-Capstone, CLA-Writing Intensive
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WRTG 101 - College Writing: ESOL 4 credits
College Writing 101 is a writing class for speakers of other languages. WRTG 101 extends the sense of intellectual community developed in the College Seminars in which students are co-enrolled, and also includes small group work with trained writing fellows. The writing fellows provide additional instruction and support for students as they draft and revise their papers. In this course, students explore and practice the advanced literacy skills necessary for a liberal arts education. They read and respond to texts written for a variety of audiences and analyze the style, vocabulary, and structure of those texts, along with the impact of audience and purpose. This course pays special attention to the distinct needs of ESOL learners. Students who take WRTG 101 in the Fall must register for WRTG 110 in the Spring.
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WRTG 102 - College Writing Fundamentals 2 credits
College Writing Fundamentals extends the sense of intellectual community developed in the College Seminars in which students are co-enrolled, and also includes small group, instructor-led recitation sessions to provide additional instruction and support for students as they draft and revise their papers. In this course, students explore and practice the advanced literacy skills necessary for a liberal arts education. They read and respond to texts written for a variety of audiences and analyze the style, vocabulary, and structure of those texts, along with the impact of audience and purpose. Students who take WRTG 102 in the Fall must register for WRTG 115 in the Spring.
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WRTG 103 - College Writing 2 credits
College Writing extends the writing skills and sense of intellectual community developed in the College Seminars in which students are co-enrolled. In this course, students analyze and practice the advanced literacy skills necessary for a liberal arts education. They read and respond to texts written for a variety of academic audiences and explore the style, vocabulary, and structure of those texts, along with the impact of audience and purpose. Students may also conduct additional research to expand those interpretations. Students who earn a C- or above will thereby fulfill their first-year college writing requirement; all others will enroll in College Writing 115 in the spring semester.
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WRTG 104 - College Writing Accelerated 2 credits
College Writing Accelerated extends the sense of intellectual community developed in the College Seminars in which students are co-enrolled. Designed particularly for students who have taken AP or honors courses in high school, this course challenges students to practice the advanced literacy skills necessary for a liberal arts education, by reading and responding to texts from several academic disciplines. By exploring the style, vocabulary, and structure of disciplinary discourse, they begin to develop the flexibility to move between academic disciplines and to assess the needs of academic and non-academic audiences and revise their writing accordingly. They also conduct additional research to expand those interpretations and revise their arguments. Students who earn a C- or above will thereby fulfill their first-year college writing requirement; all others will enroll in College Writing 115 in the spring semester.
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WRTG 110 - College Writing II: ESOL 4 credits
In College Writing 2 for ESOL, students continue to practice and develop advanced literacy skills. Like WRTG 101, this course includes small group work with trained writing fellows. College Writing 2 for ESOL challenges students to practice the advanced literacy skills necessary for a liberal arts education by reading and responding to academic texts. By exploring the style, vocabulary, and structure of various academic texts, they develop the flexibility to move among academic discourse communities. Students are introduced to academic research. This course pays special attention to the distinct needs of ESOL learners. Students who pass WRTG 110 will thereby fulfill their first-year college writing requirement. All others must re-enroll in WRTG 101 in the Fall of their sophomore year
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WRTG 115 - College Writing II 2 credits
In this course, students continue to practice and develop their writing skills. This course includes small group, instructor-led recitation sessions to provide additional instruction and support for students as they draft and revise their papers. College Writing II challenges students to proactice the advanced literary skills necessary for al iberal arts education by reading and responding to academic texts. By exploring style, vocabulary, and structure of these acedemic texts, they develop the flexibility to move among academic discourse communities. Students are introduced toacademic research. Students who pass WRTG 115 will thereby fulfill their first-year college writing requiremenmt. All others must re-enroll in WRTG 103 in the fall of their sophomore year.
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