• WMST 5240: Global Sex Work/Trafficking

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Drawing upon case studies from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe, this course explores the gendered intersections of power and privilege through the lens of sex work, broadly defined as the exchange of intimacy for something of value, and trafficking, defined as coerced forms of sex work. Dual listed with WMST 4240; cross listed with INST 5240. Prerequisite: 3-6 hours of WMST or INST.
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• WMST 5330: Europe Gender Hist

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  The experiences of women and the history of gender from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century. Focuses on the changing notions of the masculine and the feminine through such historical episodes as the Reformation, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. Dual listed with WMST 4330. Prerequisite: HIST 1110 or 2110.
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• WMST 5335: Women & 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 4335. Prerequisites: 6 hours in women's studies, international studies, religious studies or history.
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• WMST 5360: 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. Dual listed with WMST 4360; cross listed with NAIS 5360. Prerequisite: six hours of NAIS 2000-level classes.
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• WMST 5400: Women & Work

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Surveys general patterns of women's paid and unpaid work in the U.S. and abroad. Offers reconceptualizations of the meaning of work in women's lives, as well as debates surrounding comparable worth, pay equity, women's work experience and women in the world economy. Dual listed with WMST 4400.
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• WMST 5430: 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 5450: 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 4450. Prerequisites: six credits from women's studies, philosophy, and/or ENR.
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• WMST 5500: Readings: WMST

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  An interdisciplinary course at graduate level focusing on feminist criticism and theory, which draws on current debates in feminist analysis from the general areas of history, literature and social science, to inform students of reformulations of research and unresolved issues. Identical to HIST 5500. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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• WMST 5520: Gender in Postcolonial Writing

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Increases knowledge of history, cultural representations, and understandings of gender in formerly colonized areas. It engages with the provocative contributions of postcolonial theory and advances comprehension of the different issues confronted by women, men, and sexual minorities. Literature in different regions of the world may be highlighted. Dual listed with WMST 4520. Prerequisites: any two English/writing courses, or any WMST course.
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• WMST 5580: Women & 3rd World

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Women's contributions to the development of third world countries and the effects of development projects on women, their work, and their families are examined in this course. Dual listed with WMST 4580; cross listed with SOC 5580. Prerequisite: WMST 1080 or 3500.
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