WMST-L File Collection:
Intro to Women's Studies
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Last updated: Sept. 1, 2010
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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)
- Evolutionary Psychology?
- (Two brief WMST-L discussions from April and May 2008 that offer resources for dealing with the claims of evolutionary psychology. The May discussion focuses primarily on works useful for an Intro to Women's Studies course.)
- 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.)
- Feminist Pedagogical Resource Guide: Introduction to Women's Studies
- (This .pdf document, compiled in 2002-2003 by WMST-L member Farrah Ferriell, consists of suggestions offered on WMST-L concerning the Introduction to Women's Studies course. Sections include assignments, exercises and activities, projects, and references and pedagogical research tools.)
- 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 texts, works of fiction, and other readings appropriate for an Introduction to Women's Studies course. Two WMST-L discussions: January 2000 and February 2008. The January 2000 discussion 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)
- Language and Gender Exercises
- (Suggestions for language and gender exercises suitable for an intro class. WMST-L discussion, May 2008.)
- Multicultural Intro Texts
- (Some suggestions for Introduction to Women's Studies texts that have abundant multicultural selections. WMST-L discussion, June 2002.)
- Non-fiction Readings for the Intro Course
- (Suggestions for non-fiction readings suitable for an Introduction to Women's Studies course. WMST-L discussion, April/May 2010)
- Novels for the Intro Course
- (A discussion of novels recommended for use in an Introduction to Women's Studies. WMST-L, March 2007)
- Readings in the Politics of Transgender
- (Suggestions for readings in the politics of transgender suitable for an Intro to Women's Studies Course. WMST-L discussion, August 2009)
- Short Online Films on Transgender Issues
- (Suggestions for short online films dealing with transgender issues and appropriate for use in an introductory Women's Studies course. WMST-L query, January 2009)
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