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Women's Studies About the Program Women's Studies is both an area of inquiry and an examination of methods and disciplines. Courses in Women's Studies examine how women's experiences and identities are shaped by, and shape, the cultural categories of gender, race, class, sex and sexuality. Women's Studies also analyzes how these classifications are communicated by and reinforced within educational, economic, political, religious and other social institutions. The context for these critical inquiries is both historical and contemporary with an emphasis on the generative debates within the field. Women's Studies courses do not limit themselves to the presentation of a single doctrine, methodology or position, but encourage students to develop their own feminist stance regarding the need for change in the lives of individuals and institutions. As we examine the category women and its instability, we also keep faith with living humans, nationally and internationally for whom being a woman is a daily concern. The focus on living humans and contemporary circumstances, in a social justice context, demands that Women's Studies students learn to link academic work and activism, theoretical inquiry and practical experience. This is reflected in the curricular program outlined below. Women's Studies majors have earned graduate degrees in many areas including law, clinical psychology, social work, geology, library science, education, international relations, religion, philosophy, English and Women's Studies. Recent graduates also have obtained jobs in both the public and private sectors in publishing, broadcasting, social work, government service, teaching, medicine and art. |
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Earlham College · 801 National Road West · Richmond,
Indiana 47374-4095 |