Joint Graduate / Undergraduate Courses in Women's and Gender History

Course Title

Number

Course Description

Instructor

WOMEN AND MEN IN THE RENAISSANCE

HIST 451

Gender roles and relationships in Europe, 1350-1550: Renaissance state and domestic patriarchy; marriage, sexuality, and religious change; new ideas about sex and gender; economic change and domestic roles.

Whalen

SOCIETY AND FAMILY IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE

HIST 467

A survey of changes in social organization, family life, courtship practices, sexual behavior, and the relations between the economy and population that occurred in pre-industrial Europe, 1500-1815.

McIntosh

EUROPEAN SOCIAL HISTORY,
1815-1970

HIST 469

The social transformation of Europe from agrarian through postindustrial society, discussing population growth, family history, spread of education, class structure, social conflict, group ideologies, and mass politics, as well as everyday lives and popular lifestyles.

Various instructors

BETWEEN FLESH AND SPIRIT:GENDER, THE BODY AND THE HOLY IN MEDIEVAL CHRISTIANITY

HIST 490 (5)

Between Flesh and Spirit: Gender, the Body and Prophecy in Medieval Christianity will explore the gendered language and logic of theological tracts, hagiographies, exegesis, illuminated manuscripts and other materials as they relate to problems of the body and sanctity, including the creation of humankind and the resurrection of the flesh at the end of time, the act of martyrdom and the cult of relics, and the mystical claims of men and women to spiritual revelation.

Whalen

GENDER AND NATION IN EUROPE AND BEYOND, 18-20 C.

HIST/WMST 500

The course explores the growing body of research on gender and nation/nationalism by focusing on problems of national belongings, citizenship, state and nation formation, and national iconography.

Hagemann

GENDER OF WELFARE IN COMPARATIVE PERSEPCTIVE, 19-20 C. 

HIST/WMST/TAM
501

The course explores the literature on gender and welfare by focusing on problems of the gendred division of labor and its importance for social policy, the work-family balance, and social citizenship in a comparative perspective.

Hagemann

GENDER, MILITARY, AND WAR IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE, 18-20 C.

HIST/PWAD 517

(Joint Course with Duke)

This course introduces students to the gender history of military and war in a comparative perspective with a focus on Germany and the US from the late 18^th to the 20^th century.

Bönker and Hagemann

SEXUALITY IN AMERICA

HIST 566

This course explores the history of the sexual practices, desires, and understandings of Americans, from earliest colonial encounters to the late twentieth century.

Sweet

THE ETHNOHISTORY OF NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN

HIST/WMST 576

Introduces students to the study of Native American women through the perspectives of anthropology, history, and autobiography.

DuVal and
Perdue

ORAL HISTORY AND PERFORMANCE

HIST/ COMM/ FOLK/ WMST 562

This course will combine readings and fieldwork in oral history with study of performance as a means of interpreting and conveying oral history texts. Emphasis on women's history.

Hall

WOMEN IN THE SOUTH

HIST/WMST 568

An exploration of the distinctive themes in southern women's lives, using the evidence of history and literature.

Hall

AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN’S HISTORY

HIST/WMST/AFAM 569

This course covers the history of black women in United States history from the eighteenth century to the present. It deals with such themes as work, family, community, sexuality, politics, religion, and culture.

Jackson and Feimster

WOMEN AND GENDER IN AFRICAN HISTORY

HIST/AFRI 585

Analysis of historical transformations in Africa and their effects on women's lives and gender relations. Particular themes include precolonial societies, colonialism, religious change, urban labor, nationalism, and sexuality.

Lindsay