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Academic Year 2000/2001

Discourse and the Production of Meaning
SOC 303 SP
Crosslistings:
WMST 303
SISP 303
Clusters:
Language

How do we move from empirical data about women to a feminist analysis? How do we understand and use various feminist theories? How do we factor both power and resistance into our analyses? To address these questions, we will analyze transcripts of doctor-patient and nurse practitioner-patient communication (discourse) and newspaper texts that discuss the Baby M case, the Hill/Thomas hearings, the Kennedy and Tyson rape trials and media discussions about homosexual men and lesbian women in the milit ary. Moving from this empirical base, we will read and discuss ways to analyze these materials.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

SiSP and WMST majors may override the prerequisite by obtaining the signed Permission of Instructor form and submitting it to the Registrar's Office prior to registration. The course must still be selected during registration to secure a place.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS SOC    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: SOC151 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001

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