From the list of options, he chose for the Fall: Women's Studies, Colonialism and Post-Colonialism, and Anti-Oppression/Anti-Racism
Here's the syllabus I created for Women's Studies:
High School Gender
and Women’s Studies Syllabus:
Research the
following:
1.
What is gender? What have been the changing
understandings of gender and gender roles in American history?
2.
When did the Women’s movement first begin and
who were the central figures? (Seneca Falls) What were the issues between the women’s
movement and racial justice movements?
3.
How has women’s inequality been
established/enforced throughout American History?
4.
What was the “2nd Wave” of Feminism?
Who were the central figures and events of this moment in history?
5.
What happened to the Equal Rights Amendment?
6.
What are the current trends and voices in
Feminism and Gender Justice, around the world? (look for diverse voices
representing women of color and trans people as well as white American women).
In your research use:
1.
At least two books considered classics in the
field, such as:
a.
A
Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft
b.
Woman in
the 19th Century by Margaret Fuller
c.
Ain’t I a
Woman? by Sojourner Truth
d.
The Second
Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
e.
Feminism
is For Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks
f.
The
Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
2.
Find at least 4 gender or women’s studies
TEDTalks and watch them
3.
And look into at least 4 websites (such as the
following but not limited to them):
4.
Also, Interview
at least 3 women or non-binary gendered people in your family or community
about how they’ve experienced their gender in our society.
Final Paper:
The final paper should present your research findings and your thesis about gender
discrimination in our society and where we should go from here.
Minimum length: 4 pages, single spaced, 12 point font
Include an annotated bibliography
Due Date: October 1, 2017, See Rubric for further expectations for grading
