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Lynn M. Thomas
HIST 580
Seattle Campus
Introduction to gender as category of historical analysis, examining the impact of feminist theory within the discipline of history. Course traces historiographical debates in women's and gender history and explores, through cross-cultural comparisons, how scholars have conceived the relationship between gender and categories such as class, race, ethnicity, and sexuality.
Class description
This course introduces students to gender as a category of historical analysis, examining the impact of feminist theory within the discipline of history. It traces historiographical debates in women's and gender history and explores how scholars have conceived the relationship between gender and categories such as class, race, ethnicity, and sexuality.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Recommended preparation
This is graduate-level course in the History Department. All students should have some background in history and/or feminist scholarship.
Class assignments and grading
This is a weekly seminar. Grades will be based on class participation, three three-page response essays, and one fifteen-page historiographical essay.
