Area Major: Core Courses

Area Major: Core Courses

Gender and International Relations (GSS 201 E) | TAKAMATSU,KANA
The course explores the question how gender interacts with "national" security issues (issues such as war and military) and global economy issues (such as trade and economic gap between industrialized and developing nations) in addition to issues such as feminization of poverty, migration, environment and human security.3units | Autumn Term
Gender, Sexuality and Critical Theory(GSS 301 J) | SHIMIZU,AKIKO
This special intensive course will examine theories of gender and sexuality that are crucial for an understanding of contemporary literature and culture.3units | Autumn Term
Literary Theory and Feminism (LIT 371 J) | IKOMA,NATSUMI
Special intensive study of feminist literary theory and analysis. Open only to advanced students by permission of the instructor.3units | Spring Term
Special Topics in Gender and the Social Sciences (GSS 302 J、E) | Staff
This course offers a series of advanced-level lectures on the gender dimension of a particular field of social sciences such as history, legal science, political science, economics, anthropology, and sociology. To be offered every other year. Language of instruction differs by year. (Offered Alternate Year)3units | Spring Term
Language and Gender(MCC 213 E) | Maree CLAIRE
This course introduces general theories and approaches to the study of language and gender. Students will acquire analytic tools for critically examining connections among language and social practice, and then they will apply these techniques in exploring linguistic data collected in communities of their interests.3units | Spring Term
Gender and Social Structure (SOC 201 J) |TANAKA,KAZUKO
This course will examine social factors causing unequal distribution of social resources, especially focusing on race, ethnicity and gender, in an international perspective.3units | Spring Term
Gender Relations(SOC 202 J) | IINO,YURIKO
Gender relations are examined in the field of the family, workplace and sexuality, by comparing societies with different historical and cultural background.3units | Winter Term
Anthropological Studies of Inequality (ANT 302 E) | Shaun, MALARNEY
This course will examine the different ways in which inequality is constructed in different societies, ranging from gender differences, differencies in knowledge and literacy, and differential access to the means of production. (Offered Alternate Year)3units | Autumn Term