Fall 2019
Post-Colonial Literature and Aesthetics (ENGL 4366/ARTS 3392, MW 4:30-5:45) Instructor: Bonnie Roos - This course will cover the basics of 20th and 21st century postcolonial aesthetics through an investigation of theory written by Walter Mignolo, Homi Bhabha, Gayatri Spivak, and Franz Fanon. We will study how postcolonial writers and artists, especially from Asia, India, Africa, South America, and the Caribbean, address racial, social, gender, and identity issues in their work.
Women Writers in Latin America (Spanish 4355, TTh 11am-12:15pm, CC 311). Instructor: Andrew Reynolds - This course will explore Latin American women writers from colonialism to the present. We will discuss complications of colonialism, nationalism, indigenous rights, gender equality, and border tensions, all from the diverse and varying perspectives of Latin American women authors. The course will be taught completely in Spanish.
Diversity Management (MGT 4333/5333, MW 1:30pm-2:45pm, CC217), Instructor: Andrew Li - This course covers diversity in the workplace, with half of the semester focusing specifically on the topic of gender and its implications at work, including women's participation in the workforce and the challenges they face; gender tokenism; gender and socialization processes; gender and careers; gender and leadership; and sexual harassment. Open to non-business majors.
US Women’s History (HIST 3320-70, online). Instructor: Jean Stuntz - This course examines women in the US from pre-history to the present.
African American Art and Visual Culture (ARTS 4370-02, TTh 4pm-5:15pm, N189). Instructor: Amy Von Lintel - This course will focus on black and African American artistic production in the 20th century, and will explore the intersectional issues of gender and race in modern America.
Aesthetics of Modern Architecture (ARTS 4370-01, MW 11am-12:15pm, N189). Instructor: Amy Von Lintel - This course explores architecture as a means of shaping human space, and will therefore focus in part on issues of gender, race, class, and ethnicity as they have shaped and been shaped by architectural forms.