Introduction to the Psychology of Women 258
Women's Studies 258
Spring 2008
Hal Bertilson
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Tuesdays and Thursdays
Old Main 316


D2L is now availalble. It shows grades for tests, assignments, extra credit, and term project. As always you may bring me a 9 X 12 self addressed, stamped envelope and I will mail you gradesheet, tests, and papers to you.
Hal Bertilson
May 27, 2008

Links to Women's Web Sites
Syllabus UW-Superior
Writing/Discussion Assignments Women's Studies Program
Term Project Area Women's Studies Programs
Date Due Assign-ments Study Quest-ions Study Notes Lecture Outlines Extra Credit Women's Studies at St. Scholastica
1-22-08 A01    

Feminist Worldview (D2L) and Video: Not for Ourselves Alone (D2L); but the lecture on patriarchy had to be cancelled because D2L was down.

 
1-24-08 A02 SQ02 Note02

Guest speaker: Ed Heisler, Safe Haven Shelter (D2L), Introduction to Term Project, and Examples of Social Justice Activism

  Safe Haven Shelter notes on D2L were updated at 11:00 AM on Friday morning
1-29-08 A03 SQ03   Guest speaker, Kim Crawford: CHUM (D2L) and discussed Test 1 and the Final Exam    
1-31-08 A04 SQ04 Note04 The purpose of the assignments is to stimulate meaningful discussion. A number of people left class early today. Does Dr. B. need to ask more interesting and provacative questions?    
2-5-08 A05 SQ05     Marx in Soho extra credit  
2-7-08 A06 SQ06        
2-12-08 A07 SQ07   Video: Winona Ward, Have Justice Will Travel and discussed Test 1    
2-13-08         Iraqi Veterans Against the War Teach-in extra credit  
2-14-08 Test 1     Test 1 Distribution    
2-18-08         A way to earn hours toward volunteer and/or social justice activism in this class: Student Amnesty International meeting at 12:00 Noon each Monday
2-19-08 A08 SQ08   Discussed make-up tests and Term project and lecture "What is Feminism" A Community Forum on Racism 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM extra credit  
2-21-08 A09 SQ09   Study to Learn and Lecture: Patriarchy Dr. B. is seeking male volunteers to assist with the White Ribbon Campaign.  
2-26-08 A10 SQ10   CASDA Guest:Speakers and Can I Kiss You Project    
2-28-08 A11 SQ11   Discuss A10 and A11 and Video: Is it a boy or a girl?    
3-4-08 A12 SQ12   Declaring with clarity, when gender is ambiguous; Prenatal sexual differentiation; Genital CAH web site; Our bodies, ourselves; and Making the cut. Lecture on Death Penalty extra credit  
3-5-08         Women of Color Reception extra credit  
3-6-08 A13 SQ13   Videos: Gender Gap in Health Care and the March for Women's Lives    
3-7-08         Words on Women extra credit  
3-11-08 Test 2     Test 2 Distribution    
3-13-08 A14 SQ 14   Video: The Greatest Experiment Performed on Women    
3-21-08           Anti-War March & Rally
3-25-08 A15 SQ 15   Test 2 comments, Term Project Summary ,and video Honor Lost: Love and Death in Modern-Day Jordan "Living the Questions" One Woman Cabaret  
3-27-08 A16 SQ 16   Sisters of 77 and Help Stop the Execution of Troy Davis Cost of War: Who Profits and Who Pays Extra Credit Social Justice Activism opportunity for men April 14 - 18
3-29-08         The Vagina Monologues extra credit  
4-1-08 A17 SQ 17   Come to Nigaragua with Witnes for Peace! and Video: Flat Broke with Children: Women in the Age of Welfare Reform    
4-3-08 A18 SQ 18   Guest lecture: Mary Lee Vance    
4-8-03 A19 SQ19   Test 3 is delayed until 4-10-08    
4-10-08 Test 3     Test 3 Distribution    
4-12-08       7:00 PM, Voices of Women, A Spoken Word Event
4-15-08 A20 SQ20   Guest lecture: Sandra Wright Reframing: A Social Justice DVD and Discussion  
4-17-08 A21 SQ21   Shirley Duke: Together for Youth. Fall 2007 notes are linked at D2L    
4-22-08 A22 SQ22   Femicide in Global Perspective, Housewifes battle TB in Bangladesh, Health Clinic in SW Los Angeles Campus Peace Center Discussion: Can War Be Just?  
4-23-08         Native American women's Human Rights Forum  
4-24-08 A23 SQ23   Video: The Pill Take Back the Night  
4-25-08         Mental Illness, Suicide, and Treatment of Veterans  
4-28-08           Graduate School Panel Discussion
4-29-08 A24 SQ24   HWC 1729; ICERD; Race & Human Rights; The White Ribbon Alliance; I-VAWA    
5-1-08       Class does not meet today. Use the time to study and to finish your term project   Reminder: WGST Essay Contest
        Test 3 has been graded. Grades have been posted to D2L  
5-6-08 A25 SQ25   Term Project Due today; In Depth Interview with Alice Walker    
5-7-08         "The Refugee Journey" extra credit  
5-8-08 Test 4          
5-9-08            
5-12-08         Honoring Voices of Women About War Forum extra credit Revised Deadline for submission of Essay to the Women and Gender Studies Essay Contest
5-15-08 10:30 AM Final Exam   You may use laptop computers to answer the final exam if you email me your test as soon as you are finished. Please remember the test is "closed book."  
  The score for each test, attendance, assignments, and term project will be posted to D2L. If you would like you term project and/or tests returned to you, please leave me a self-addressed, stamped 9 X 12 envelope.  
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