MCCCD Program Description

Essential Feminist Writing

Course: WST200

First Term: 2009 Spring

Lecture 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s) 3 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S

Description: Literary tracing of feminism from 18th century to present. Explores major issues related to women in the 20th century.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Identify and describe significant events associated with the early international feminist movement. (I) 2. Identify and describe the works of essential women and events in the feminist movement in the United States from the eighteen century to World War II, and explain their impact on the feminist movement. (I) 3. Identify influential men as feminists, and explain how their works supported and/or contributed to the rise of feminism internationally and in the United States. (II) 4. Compare and contrast liberal, conservative, and radical feminism. (III) 5. Identify and describe the essential works and major events in the international feminist movement from World War II to the 1990s, and explain their impact on the feminist movement. (IV, VI) 6. Identify and describe the essential works and major events in the feminist movement in the United States from World War II to the 1990s, and explain their impact on the feminist movements. (V, VII) 7. Use the literary works of essential women writers, read major literary works and analyze major themes associated with global feminism in the twenty-first century. (VIII) 8. Identify significant events of the 1960`s and describe their impact on the feminist movement. (III) 9. Identify essential women of the 1960`s and describe how their literary work contributed to the feminist movement. (III) 10. Identify significant events of the 1970`s and describe their impact on the feminist movement. (III) 11. Identify essential women of the 1970`s and describe how their literary work contributed to the feminist movement. (III) 12. Identify significant events of the 1980`s and describe their impact on the feminist movement. (III) 13. Identify essential women of the 1980`s and describe how their literary work contributed to the feminist movement. (III) 14. Compare and contrast liberal, conservative, and radical feminism. (IV) 15. Identify essential women writers associated with contemporary feminism. (IV) 16. Review major literary works associated with contemporary feminism. (IV) 17. Using the literary works of essential women writers, review and analyze major themes associated with feminism in the twentieth century. (V)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Early Feminism A. International movement 1. Significant events 2. Essential women B. Feminism in the United States 1. Significant events 2. Essential women II. Men as Feminists A. Works by feminist men B. Major events III. Diverse Feminisms A. Liberal feminism 1. Issues and perspective 2. Essential works 3. Major events B. Conservative feminism 1. Issues and perspective 2. Essential works 3. Major events C. Radical feminism 1. Issues and perspective 2. Essential works 3. Major events IV. Pre-World War II International Feminism A. Essential women B. Essential works C. Major events V. Pre-World War II US Feminism A. Essential women B. Essential works C. Major events VI. Post-World War II International Feminism A. Essential women B. Essential works C. Major events VII. Post-World War II US Feminism A. Essential women B. Essential works C. Major events VIII. Twenty-First Century Global Feminism A. Essential women B. Essential works C. Major events G. Women and religion

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 3/22/2005

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