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University of California, Santa Barbara

Department of Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Graduate Course Descriptions

210. Labors
(4) Boris
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
May be repeated with different instructor and topic.

An intensive reading course on diverse forms of labor, both productive and reproductive, in different times and places with a focus on the intersections among gender, race, class, ethnicity, life cycle, abilities, and social and political actions.

220. Genders and Sexualities
(4) Rupp, Miller-Young
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
May be repeated with different instructor and topic.

An intensive reading course on diverse sexualitites and genders in different times and places with a focus on the interconnections among race, ethnicity, class, gender identities, and sexual desires and acts.

Professor Jacqueline Bobo engaging in conversation
Teaching activism beyond the classroom:
Professor Jacqueline Bobo (far right) engaging
in conversation with faculty, graduate students,
and staff at the Women's Studies Fall Retreat.

230. Race and Nation
(4) Chang
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
May be repeated with different instructor and topic.

An intensive readings course on the experiences of women of color, both within the US and globally, with interlocking systems of racism, classism, sexism, homophobia/transphobia, albeism, and colonialism.

240. Transnational Feminisms
(4) Rupp
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
An intensive reading course on diverse manifestations of feminism and women’s movements around the globe.

250AA-ZZ
An intensive reading course in feminist theories. Topics may vary. 

260. Feminist Approaches to Social Research Methods
(To be offered Winter quarter)
(4) Oaks, Harthorn
Examines feminist methodologies for knowledge construction and interdisciplinary social research. Includes practicum on central feminist methods such as ethnography, interviewing, focus groups and oral histories. Considers usefulness of quantitative tools.  

270. Feminist Epistemologies and Pedagogy
(4) Boris, Oaks
Acquaints students with the scope and range of feminist epistemological critiques across disciplines and pursues issues relevant to problematizing of knowledge seeking, such as theories of agency rooted in gender, race, class, and sexuality.

280. Research Practicum
(4) Staff
A cross-disciplinary seminar in which fundamental questions in contemporary feminist research practice are considered in light of students own graduate projects.

501. Apprentice Teaching in Women’s Studies
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: teaching assistant.
May be repeated for credit.

Students will receive faculty supervision as they lead discussion sections, assist in the preparation and evaluation of exams, and advise on written assignments. Attention will be given to the challenges posed by multidisciplinary materials and perspectives. Weekly meetings with instructor required.

594AA-ZZ. Special Topics in Women’s Studies
(4) Staff
Special seminar on research topics of current interest.

596AA-ZZ. Directed Readings and Research
(2-8) Staff
Prerequisites: consent of instructor, current graduate enrollment.
May be repeated for credit with approval of program chair.

Individual tutorial relevant to M.A. or Ph.D. projects. Plan of study must be approved by program chair.