HPR110c Introduction to Women's Studies
Donna M. Hughes
Fall 1998

Required Texts:

1. Moving the Mountain - The Women's Movement in American Since 1960, Flora Davis, 1991.
2. Fraternity Gang Rape — Sex, Brotherhood and Privilege on Campus, Peggy Reeves Sanday, New York University Press, 1990.
3. Brothers and Sisters, Bebe Moore Campbell, G. P. Putnam, 1994.

Class Procedures:

Grading: A grade for the course will be determined by class attendance, participation in discussions, journals, quizzes, and one final paper.

10% Class Attendance and Participation in Discussions
45% Quizzes (Three quizzes worth 15% each)
35% Journals (Three journals)

Journal 1 (three entries) 10%
Journal 2 (four entries) 10%
Journal 3 (four entries) 15%

10% Paper on Brothers and Sisters

The only way to gain a voice is to practice. For class discussions to be interesting and productive for all students you are expected to make a conscientious commitment to come to class, be prepared for and take part in the discussions.

1. All reading assignments must be completed prior to the class covering that topic. Such preparation will enable you to understand the material presented in class and to participate in the class discussions.

2. Class attendance is required. Some material presented in class will not be available in readings. You are expected to be in class on time because late arrivals are disruptive. An attendance sheet will be passed around at the beginning of each class. More than three absences will result in a lowered grade for the course. If you arrive late on the day a quiz is given you will not be given extra time.

3. You must be present to turn in all assignments and take all quizzes. In the case of illness, personal crisis or prior commitments (such as a field trip for another class), you are required to notify me in advance to clarify the nature of the extenuating circumstances.

4. Journals: Journal entries should demonstrate that you have completed the assignments and understand the content. They should include your reactions to the reading assignments, films and class discussions. You should related what you are reading and hearing to other things you have read, discussed, and/or experienced inside and outside the course. In keeping with the goal of the course, which is to learn how your life is connected with the lives of women around you, include personal experience. Personal experience includes thoughts and ideas, as well as events. It is preferred that the experience be related to the readings, films and discussions, but it may be something which you are currently thinking about or has happened to you which you think is important. You are encouraged to include your own creative work – poetry, prose, art, photos, clippings, letters, etc. Your creativity is the limit. (The only restriction is that you cannot audio tape your journal entries.) Although including personal experience is required, you are NOT required to reveal any personal information that you are not comfortable sharing.

1. Frequency: Write your journal after you have done the reading or attended class. Do not write all the entries at the same time. You should respond to films, reading assignments and class discussions. Date the entry.
2. Length: You should write a minimum of 700 words per entry. (As a guide: 500 words/single spaced typed page, 250 words/double spaced typed page, 250 words/single spaced hand written page)
3. Submission: Journals must be submitted on the date specified in the syllabus. Late submissions will be penalized. For journals that a submitted late, 5 points per day will be subtracted (weekend days are counted!) Write your name on each page and staple them together.
4. Format: Typed journal entries are preferred, but handwritten entries will be accepted if they are legible.
5. Grading of Journals

30% Demonstration of knowledge and understanding of reading assignment, films and class discussions.

30% Personal reaction to reading assignments, films and class discussions. You are not graded on what your opinion is, but on the thoughtfulness and logic in the expression of your opinion.

30% Personal experience (Please note: You may include any experience that you feel comfortable writing about, but you are not obligated to reveal personal experience about yourself.)

10% Clarity, grammar, spelling and punctuation.

5. Paper on Brothers and Sisters: Write a 5-7 page paper on how the people and events in Bebe Moore Campbell’s Brothers and Sisters demonstrate and/or explore concepts that we read about and discussed in texts and films in this course.

6. Extra Credit: You may earn extra credit points by attending lectures and event by and about women and participating in activist events. To get credit, write a 250-word paper describing the lecture or event and your response to it. Papers are due one week after the event. You may do as many extra credit papers as you like. For each event it is possible to earn 3-5 points.