Women Studies
Janet M. Cramer, Director
Women Studies Program
Mesa Vista Hall 2132
MSC06 3900
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
(505) 277-3854
Assistant Professors
Amy Brandzel, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Saumya Pant, Ph.D., Ohio University
Lecturers
Kathryn Wichelns, Ph.D., Emory University
Affiliated Faculty
Professors Emeriti
Judith Chazen-Bennahum, Theater and Dance
Vonda Long, Counselor Education
Ann Nihlen, Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies
Susan Ressler, Professor Emerita, Visual and Performing Arts, Purdue University
Virginia Seiser, University Libraries
M. Jane Young, American Studies
Professors
Lynn Beene, English
Laura Crossey, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Helen Damico, English
Karen Foss, Communication & Journalism
Linda Hall, History
Jacqueline Hood, Anderson Schools of Management
Gail Houston, English
Vera P. John-Steiner, Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies
Feroza Jussawalla, English
Natasha Kolchevska, Foreign Languages and Literatures
Louise Lamphere, Anthropology
Jane B. Lancaster, Anthropology
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, Law
Diane Marshall, Biology
Deborah McFarlane, Political Science
Hellen Muller, Anderson Schools of Management
Marian Carole Nagengast, Anthropology
Tey Diana Rebolledo, Spanish and Portuguese
Virginia Scharff, History
Virginia Shipman, Family Studies Program
Jane Slaughter, History
Susan Tiano, Sociology
Sharon Oard Warner, English
Carolyn Wood, Educational Administration
Joni Young, Anderson Schools of Management
Associate Professors
Jesse Alemán, English
Michelle Arthur, Anderson Schools of Management
Lonna Rae Atkeson, Political Science
Melissa Axelrod, Linguistics
Susanne Baackman, Foreign Languages and Literatures
Dorothy Baca, Theatre and Dance
Melissa Binder, Economics
Kirsten Buick, Art and Art History
Lisa Chavez, English
Pamela Cheek, Foreign Languages and Literatures
Patricia Covarrubias, Communication & Journalism
Janet Cramer, Communication & Journalism
Monica S. Cyrino, Foreign Languages and Literatures
Susan Dever, Media Arts
Leslie A. Donovan, University Honors Program
Bonnie Duran, Public Health
Kimberly Gauderman, History
Jane Hood, Sociology
Elizabeth Hutchison, History
Claudia Isaac, Community and Regional Planning
Michelle Kells, English
Laurel Lampela, Art Education
Celia Lopez-Chavez, University Honors Program
Kimberly Lopez, Spanish and Portuguese
Nancy Lopez, Sociology
Nancy Lough, Physical Performance and Development
Alex Lubin, American Studies
Judy Maloof, Spanish & Portuguese
Teresa Marquez, University Libraries
Margo Milleret, Spanish and Portuguese
Daniel Mueller, English
Ann Nihlen, Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies
Elizabeth Noll, Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies
Anita Obermeier, English
Ilia Rodriguez, Communication & Journalism
Susan Romano, English
Julie Shigekuni, English
Diane Thiel, English
Hector Torres, English
Carolyn Woodward, English
Assistant Professors
Amy Brandzel, American Studies
Eliza E. Ferguson, History
Anne Godfrey, Landscape Architecture
Marissa Greenberg, English
Pamela Lutgen-Sandvik, Communication & Journalism
Nancy McLoughlin, History
Carmen Nocentelli-Truett, English
Patrice Repar, Music and Arts-in-Medicine
Ruth Galvan Trinidad, Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies
Denise R. Wheeler, Senior Research Scientist I, CASAA
Lecturers
Marisa Clark, English, Lecturer III
Christine Rack, Lecturer II
Introduction
Women Studies is an interdisciplinary program that is committed to educating students about the relationships among identity, power and knowledge toward the ends of social justice and empowerment. The program focuses on how gender intersects with race, sexuality, class, and nation. The program supports the development and application of new theories of feminist studies throughout the University and the application of feminist methods in order to evaluate critically scholarship and research in the disciplines. In addition, the program seeks to educate students in ways that enable them to respond to issues that affect the lives of women locally, regionally, and globally.
Courses
WMST 200.
Introduction to Women Studies [Women: Social & Historical Perspectives].
(3)
Analysis of the intersectional influences of gender, race, class, sexuality, nationality and other factors of identity; examination of expressions of gender and sexuality in regional, national, and international contexts; discussion of social and political movements.
WMST 231.
Psychology of Human Sexuality.
(3)
(Also offered as PSY 231)
Exploration of the physiological, cultural, social and individual factors that influence sexual behavior, sex roles and sex identity.
Prerequisite: PSY 105
WMST 233.
Native American Women.
(3)
An interdisciplinary course that focuses on the historical, cultural, economic and political issues that affect the changing roles of Native American Women.
WMST 250.
Black Women.
(3)
(Also offered as AFST 250)
A comprehensive survey of the role Black Women has played in the society of the United States. Emphasis will be placed on achievements and contributions.
WMST 279.
Interdisciplinary Topics.
(1-3, may be repeated 3 times ?)
Can be repeated for credit three times by students earning a major or minor in Women Studies.
WMST 298.
Feminist Research and Writing Lab.
(1)
Develops writing skills used in feminist scholarship, and applies feminist research methodologies in a lab setting.
WMST 304.
Feminist Theories: Identity, Knowledge, and Power.
(3)
Exploration of the intersections, connections, and tensions between feminist theory and queer, critical race, and postcolonial theories. Theoretical focus on the discussion around previous and emerging analyses of identity, knowledge/power, and justice.
WMST 313.
Women and the Law.
(3)
(Also offered as POLS 313)
A survey of legal issues affecting women. Examines the historical development and current law of equal opportunity, sexual harassment, pay equity, sports, family, reproduction and sexual violence.
Prerequisite: POLS 303
WMST 314.
Women?s Contemporary Legal Issues.
(3)
(Also offered as POLS 314)
This course focuses on legal issues of current concern affecting women, offering more intensive focus than 313. Potential topics include sexual harassment, domestic violence, child support enforcement, lesbian legal issues, pay equity.
Prerequisite: POLS 303
WMST 320 .
History of Women from Ancient Times to the Enlightenment.
(3)
(Also offered as HIST 320)
Study of sex roles in primitive societies, classical views of women, the Judeo-Christian treatment of women, medieval social roles and the changes that came with the Renaissance and Reformation. Attention will be paid to the role of women in the family and to their economic function as well as to the less common activities of saint, witch and revolutionary.
WMST 324.
Contemporary Feminist Theory.
(3)
An investigation of selected feminist theories from the past three decades. Learning the skills of analysis and applying these skills to theory will be stressed.
WMST 325.
Race, Class and Feminism.
(3)
This course will open discussion on the significance of race and class as an integral component in the development of feminist movements.
WMST 326.
Gender and Communication.
(3)
(Also offered as CJ 326)
Study of the relationship between gender and communication with specific attention to how gender affects language, verbal and nonverbal communication practices and how women’s movements have attempted to transform gendered communication practices.
WMST 331.
Transnational Feminisms.
(3)
Examination of theoretical and methodological techniques of postcolonial, transnational, and third world feminist scholars/activists; how oppressions are theorized, experienced, and resisted, with a special focus on colonization, imperialism, nationalism, global capitalism, and empire.
WMST 332.
Introduction to Chicana Studies.
(3)
(Also offered as CHMS 332)
An introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Chicana Studies. Includes historical and contemporary research on labor, political involvement, cultural studies and feminism.
WMST 334 / 534.
Language and Gender.
(3)
(Also offered as LING 334)
This course provides an introduction to linguistic analyses of language used by and about women and men, exploring how language is used in constructing ourselves and others as men and women, gay, straight, or transgendered.
WMST 335.
Lesbian Culture and Politics.
(3)
Descriptive and theoretical focus on lesbian women in society and within the women’s movement; consideration of issues relevant to Lesbian identity.
WMST 339.
Women and Cultural Violence.
(3)
An examination of cultural violence toward women (rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment, emotional and verbal abuse, media images, etc.) through political, economic, psychological, social and cultural perspectives.
WMST 353.
Women and Creativity.
(3)
A study of the creative process linked to the artist’s position in society. A rotation course that will deal successively with women artists in the visual arts, literature, crafts and with the creative process itself.
WMST 357.
Media-Arts and Women.
(3)
Will present overview of women in art and media; will survey history; will serve as a workshop for developing skills; will interpret how the media influences status of women.
WMST 375.
Psychology of Women.
(3)
(Also offered as PSY 375)
Survey of research and theory on gender-role stereotypes and gender differences in such contexts as interpersonal relations, the family, the work force, mass media, mental and physical health.
Prerequisite: PSY 105
WMST 377.
Population Policy and Politics.
(3)
(Also offered as POLS 377/512)
Analysis of U.S. and multinational policies addressing issues of world population growth, including policy tools designed to control population growth.
WMST 379.
Interdisciplinary Topics.
(1-3 to a maximum of 9 ?)
Can be repeated for credit three times by students earning a major or minor in Women Studies.
{Fall, Spring}
WMST 380.
Women, Culture & Society.
(3)
(Also offered as ANTH 380)
An overview of women’s and men’s experience in our own and other cultures. We will read case studies about gender relations in Native North America, Mexico, Africa, the Middle East and differing ethnic and class segments of the U.S. Issues to be covered include reproduction, the family, work and colonialism.
WMST *400.
Methods and Principles of Feminist Inquiry.
(3)
Designed for advanced students–seniors and graduate students in all disciplines–this course will introduce students to the fundamental questions and methods of feminist scholarship as an interdisciplinary mode of inquiry.
WMST 414.
Feminine Sexuality.
(3)
Study of theory, construction, and identity of feminine sexuality through readings of feminist theorists, Freud, Lacan, Horney, and others.
WMST 424.
Advanced Feminist Theory.
(3)
Advanced investigation of feminist theories.
Prerequisite: 324
WMST 469.
Multiculturalism, Gender and Media.
(3)
(Also offered as CJ 469)
Exploration of how gender, race, class, sexual orientation, ethnicity and other social positions affect media coverage, portrayals, production and reception. The course focuses on theories, methods of analysis and topics of current interest.
WMST 472.
Women in Modern Latin America.
(3)
(Also offered as HIST 472)
Course will focus on women in Latin America, 1821–present, through various historical developments. Will explore political themes, such as suffrage, revolution and military regimes and social dimensions of class, race, ethnicity, work and family.
WMST 492.
Senior Seminar.
(3)
An advanced course for seniors in Women Studies, emphasizing synthesis and development of research skills.
Restriction: senior standing and permission of instructor.
{Spring}
WMST 498.
Feminism in Action [Field Experience].
(3)
Planned and supervised work experience in a community agency serving women.
WMST 499.
Independent Study.
(1-3, may be repeated 3 times ?)
Student is expected to present a topic for study. May be repeated for credit three times.
Restriction: permission of instructor
WMST 510.
Feminist Theories.
(3)
Study of major themes in contemporary feminist thought.
WMST 512.
Introduction to Feminist Research Methodology.
(3)
Study of feminist research methodologies, covering interdisciplinary feminist approaches to research and applications of feminist scholarship.
WMST 534 / 334.
Language and Gender.
(3)
(Also offered as LING 534)
This course provides an introduction to linguistic analyses of language used by and about women and men, exploring how language is used in constructing ourselves and others as men and women, gay, straight, or transgendered.
WMST 579.
Interdisciplinary Topics.
(1-3, may be repeated 3 times ?)
