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HIST207
Women in Western Europe, 1789-1914
HIST207 FA
Crosslistings: WMST205
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Next Offered in 9899 FA
This course will explore the experiences of women,
representations of those experiences, and the implications
of gender difference in 19th-century Western Europe (with
particular emphasis on England and France). Topics will
include gender and public life; the family and sexuality;
industrialism and women's work; medical discourse and
deviant women; the emergence of feminism; and the gendered
nature of European Imperialism. We will consider especially
differences among women and will examine the intersections
of feminist theory and the history of women.
MAJOR READINGS
E. Hellerstein et al., eds., VICTORIAN
WOMEN: A DOCUMENTARY ACCOUNT...
J. Landes, WOMEN AND THE PUBLIC SPHERE IN THE AGE OF THE
FRENCH REVOLUTION
B. Taylor, EVE AND THE NEW JERUSALEM
E. Zola, L'ASSOMMOIR
J. Walkowitz, PROSTITUTION AND VICTORIAN SOCIETY
M. Foucault, HERCULINE BARBIN
M. Davies, ed., LIFE AS WE HAVE KNOWN IT
E. Showalter, THE FEMALE MALADY
E. Ross, LOVE AND TOIL
M. Alloula, THE COLONIAL HAREM
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Three papers, 5-7 pages.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
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: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
About the Photo:
Reference:
Roberts, John. CIVILIZATION, VOLUME I: THE
EMERGENCE OF MAN IN SOCIETY. Del Mar,
California: CRM Books, 1973
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