WMST-L File Collection:
Intro to Women's Studies
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Last updated: Nov. 8, 2006
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WMST-L File Collection:Intro to Women's Studies
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The following files from the WMST-L file collection focus on various aspects of the Introduction to Women's Studies course.
- Christian Feminists: Suggested Readings
- (Suggestions for short readings by self-identified Christian feminists suitable for use in an Introduction to Women's Studies course. WMST-L discussion, December 2001)
- Exercises and Projects for Intro to Women's Studies
- (Suggested exercises and projects appropriate for an Introduction to Women's Studies course. Most of the suggestions were offered on WMST-L in December 1997.)
- Exercises for the First Day of Class
- (Suggested exercises and strategies to use on the first day of a women's studies class to orient students to feminism. Suggestions come from WMST-L discussions in 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2003, and 2006. See also Exercises and Projects for Intro to Women's Studies.)
- The Gender Knot - Allan Johnson
- (Information and strong recommendations for this book by WMST-L subscriber Allan Johnson. It's the book most frequently recommended as an introduction to feminist issues for men and/or for those who "just don't get it." Messages on page 1 span 1997-2002, with one from 2005 about Johnson's second text that builds on _The Gender Knot_; page 2 adds messages from a 2006 discussion.)
- How to Empower Students in the Intro Course
- (A discussion of how to empower students and prevent them from feeling powerless in the face of their growing awareness of societal problems. It took place on WMST-L in September 2005. Of related interest is an earlier file, Is Women's Studies Too Negative?)
- Intro to Women's Studies: Group Projects
- (Suggestions for group projects appropriate for the Introduction to Women's Studies course. These suggestions appeared on WMST-L in May 2004. See also the earlier files Exercises and Projects for the Intro to Women's Studies and Grading Group Projects.)
- Intro to Women's Studies: Recommendations
- (The first of two pages offers responses on WMST-L in October 2001 to the question "What one thing would you recommend to someone about to teach an Introduction to Women's Studies course?" The second page offers a variety of other recommendations from 2005 for teaching the Intro course.)
- Intro to Women's Studies: Suggested Readings
- (Suggested works of fiction and other readings appropriate for an Introduction to Women's Studies course. The discussion on WMST-L in January 2000 also includes brief attention to copyright issues.)
- Issues Involving a 'Gender Autobiography' Assignment
- (A discussion of the advisability of making a 'gender autobiography' assignment in the Intro to Women's Studies course, and also of the role of faculty members in whom students confide. WMST-L discussion, December 2005)
- Multicultural Intro Texts
- (Some suggestions for Introduction to Women's Studies texts that have abundant multicultural selections. WMST-L discussion, June 2002.)
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