Sunday, June 30, 2013
Take A Few Minutes To Watch this Video
What this great video about "What a feminist looks like."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YA13GNT8Mc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YA13GNT8Mc
Week of July 1 to July 5
Textbook Readings: Chapter 2, Chapter 3
Video #2
Topics Covered:
Women’s Low Status and Power
Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights
Assessments (2):
Blog Entry
ONLINE
QUIZ: Test #1 (25 percent of grade)
Test will be open from 9 a.m. on Friday, July 5 to 11 a.m. on Monday, July 8.
Test Covers Chapters 1, 2 & 3
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Intro
In case you can't read my name on the blog, it is Kaitlyn Childress.
Yes, I attend Clemson University as a solid junior and I am taking this
course to satisfy basic requirements towards my undergraduate degree.
From the last Women Studies class I took, the information and theory
interested me enough to actually read most of the material, therefore I
thought I might enjoy another round of Women's Studies. What's my major?
I am apart of the Environment and Natural Resource program,
concentrating in Natural Resource Management. I want to focus my career
towards specific wildlife management techniques and master the world of
hunting and fishing. I currently live in the South Carolina Lowcountry,
enjoying this hot and humid climate and the wildlife that flourishes
from it.
Introductory Blog Entry
Hello, my name is Sydney Runyans and I will be an upcoming
sophomore at Clemson University. I am from North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
and I miss the beach very much when I am away at school. My current major is
Pre-Professional Health Studies but I am looking to apply to the nursing
program in January. I am thinking about
pursuing a career in Nurse Anesthesia or anything dealing with medicine. I used
to want to study dentistry but I have shadowed a dentist and I am not sure if
it is the career for me. At Clemson, I am part of the Delta Zeta Sorority and I
am a Batgirl for our very own baseball team. At first, my objectives for taking
the class were to fulfill the cross-cultural and non-literature requirements for
graduation. Although this is still the case, I took a woman’s studies class
last semester and enjoyed it very much. I learned how women are greatly hindered
in society and although I may not see it first hand yet, it can affect how
successful I am in the future. Educating myself through women studies courses
will help me succeed in the future, especially because becoming a woman in the
science field has proven to be very challenging in the past as it is a male
dominating field. Another thing I want to get out of this course is to learn
some of the ways that government hinders women in America as well as the rest
of the world. I am looking forward to the information I will learn in this
course!
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Introductory Blog Entry
I’m Lauren Brown, and I’m a rising senior. I love Clemson,
and, though I’m happy about graduating, I’m sad that this will be my last year!
I’m from Belton, South Carolina, which is a little town about forty-five
minutes away from campus. I’m an avid hunter and part-time bluegrass singer.
I’m a psychology major with a minor in French. I studied abroad last semester
In Belgium, which has three national languages: French, Dutch, and German. I
studied there in order to perfect my French, but the trip definitely enabled me
to understand a culture and political system extremely different from those in
the United States. Because of the dissimilar political system and role of
feminism, the experience that I gained from my adventure will surely be
advantageous and highly applicable to this class and its objectives. Some of my
reasoning for taking this class is to explore the roles of women and feminism
in different cultures within different countries. I think it’s more than fair
to assert that the roles of women vary immensely around the world, so I hope
that this class will shed some light on those distinctions. I also look forward
to investigating more about feminism and its many movements through history. Hopefully,
as a class, we will find the essence and true definition of feminism. As with
any group, especially concerning politics, it is very easy to assign prejudices
and presumptions about the entire group based on the actions a few members.
Finally, as a woman, I desire to learn more about the struggles of women
throughout history that provided the women of today with basic rights, such as
voting and equal status in the workplace. It will be a journey!
Introductory Blog Entry
Hello All!
My name is Ivory Brabham. I am a rising
sophomore at the greatest university ever; Clemson University. At Clemson
University, I am a Microbiology major with a biomedicine concentration. I
uphold the aspiration to graduate Clemson University and continue my education
at the Medical University of South Carolina in hopes to become a Forensic
Pathologist. Well enough of my dreams, here's some history about me.
I am a southern gal. I was born and raised in
a small town of Bamberg, SC. There's nothing much in Bamberg but people with
smiling faces, sweet children, and great football games. I am big on
family. My family is the biggest source of my motivation. My family has
instilled great values, morals, and faith into me. I give all of my time
and dedication into making my family proud.
My objective for taking WS 103 are to learn more
about the history of women as a whole.
When learning history in general, all you hear about are the great works
of men. However with any level of
knowledge, you pretty much know women played a significant role in history but
why aren’t women given the credit they earned?
I would also like to learn if it is true that women
only make a quarter of what men make in the workface. And if this is true, why
is it going on and who is allowing it to go on.
Lastly, I have never taken a course on gender and
believed it to be an interesting general education requirement to complete.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Welcome to Women's Studies 103
Welcome
This course encompasses an examination of issues and challenges facing women within and across cultures,
including women’s social and economic status, reproductive rights, sexuality,
women in politics and global feminism. We will review a textbook and supplementary readings providing you
with an overview of global women’s studies.
First Week Assignments
June 26 to June 28:
Video #1
Topics Covered:
Overview of syllabus, course expectations
Gender inequality as a historical, sociocultural phenomenon
Assessment
: Initial Blog Entry due
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