• WMST 4300: Politics of Sex

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Addresses issue of how sexuality has become gendered with different meanings for both males and females as to reproductive behavior, especially how women's bodies are defined in sexual terms. Prerequisite: WMST 1080, 3500 or 3710.
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• WMST 4335: Women and Islam

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Examines women's lives in Islamic societies from the seventh century to the present in the Middle East and throughout the world. Themes include women's position in Islamic law, society and culture, Western images of Muslim women, veiling and Islamist movements, theoretical readings on power, gender and agency. Dual listed with WMST 5335; cross listed with HIST 4335 and RELI 4335. Prerequisites: 6 hours in women's studies, international studies, religious studies, or history.
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• WMST 4360: American Indian Women

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Explores the lives of American Indian women in a variety of contexts through time. The complexity and diversity of Indian women's experiences throughout history are emphasized. Much of the class concerns Indian women's lives within the reality of European American colonization and its consequences for Indian peoples. Cross listed with NAIS 4360; dual listed with WMST 5360. Prerequisite: 6 hours of 2000-level NAIS classes.
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• WMST 4430: Queer Theory

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Introduces students to the intellectual lens used to evaluate the messages regarding gender and sexuality of many institutions and the way in which some actual experiences fall out of line with those norms. Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor
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• WMST 4450: Ecofeminism

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Focus is on issues of gender, women and ecology. Ecofeminist thinkers argue that there is no liberation for women and no solution to the ecological crisis without a fundamental shift in relationships of domination. Uniting the two movements results in a radical reshaping of modern socioeconomic relations. Dual listed with WMST 5450. Prerequisite: six credits from women's studies, philosophy, and/or ENR.
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• WMST 4500: Topics in Womens Studies

  1.00 - 4.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Presents current research issues by visiting and regular faculty. Prerequisite: WMST 1080, 3500, 3710.
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• WMST 4650: Gender, Women & Migration

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  From an international context and perspective, examines the gendered transformations immigrant women experience. Gender, theories of international migration, assimilation, race, ethnicity, and identity transformation serve as categories of analysis. From a cross-discipline comparative approach, we focus on women's lives to examine differences and similarities to complicate notions of immigration. Dual listed with WMST 5650. Cross listed with CHST/INST/AMST 4650. Prerequisites: Junior standing and 6 hours of AMST, CHST, INST, and/or WMST coursework.
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• WMST 4675: US Women of Color

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Examines in comparative perspective the social conditions that shape the experiences of Chicanas/Latinas in the U.S. Students gain an understanding of how the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality shape the lived experiences of U.S. women of color through ideological, economic, and political forces. Cross listed with AAST/CHST 4675. Prerequisite: junior standing or 6 hours of CHST or AAST or WMST coursework.
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• WMST 4700: Feminist Theories

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Surveys contemporary feminist theories and places those theories within the framework of social, literary, and artistic criticism. Uses feminist theories to address questions such as nature of meaning in literature and artistic forms; construction of science; and identity of the individual as these phenomena are affected by gender construction. Dual listed with WMST 5700. Prerequisite: 12 hours of women's studies.
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• WMST 4780: History of Women Artists

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  A study of the documented influence of women artists from medieval to modern times. Cross listed with ART 4780. Prerequisite: ART 2010 or ART 2020 or 3 hours of Women's Studies courses; and WB.
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