Academic Catalog
Introduction
The Women’s Studies program considers historical and current analyses of women and gender in the US and globally. This program draws on the unique offerings of several departments and programs at Manhattanville. This interdisciplinary program provides students the opportunity to study women’s lives and gender through the perspectives of anthropology, art history, communication studies, English, film studies, history, political science, sociology, world literatures and languages, and world religions.
Women’s Studies began as the academic outgrowth of women’s and feminist activism in the late 1960s and 1970s. At this time, women’s voices and experiences were rarely represented in the social or natural sciences. The Women’s Studies program at Manhattanville was founded in 1981. Students in the program have gone on to be community organizers, attend graduate school, and work in a variety of professional fields.
Degree
Women’s Studies is offered as a minor.
Program Administrators
Beth Williford, Program Director, (914) 323-5143, Beth.Williford@mville.edu
Faculty and Staff
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Beth Williford
AFFILIATED FACULTY
Maria José Lujan (World Language and Literatures)
Xia Zhang (Sociology and Anthropology)
Christopher D’Amico (Communications Studies)
Lisa Rafanelli (Art History)
Caralyn Bialo (English)
Nancy Harris (retired from Sociology and Anthropology)
Overview
Women’s Studies at Manhattanville is a broadly-based, interdisciplinary program.
To receive a minor in Women’s Studies students need to complete a total of five courses, including WST 1040: Women in Society: An Introduction to Women’s Studies.
A minor in Women's Studies requires WST 1040: Women and Society: An Introduction to Women's Studies, and a minimum of four other courses such as those from the samples listed in the related courses section.
Possible related courses include but are not limited to the following:
Art History
ARH 3005 |
Feminism and Art History |
ARH5043 |
Women as Image Makers |
English
ENG 3069 |
Images of Women in Literature |
ENG 2079 |
Women’s Film |
History
HIS 3051 |
Women’s History since 1789 |
Music
MUH 2030 |
Women in Music |
Political Science
Power, Politics and Passion: Women and the 21st Century |
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Women and Politics |
Psychology
PSY 3010 |
Psychology of Self |
PSY 3013 |
Psychology of Relationships |
Sociology
ANTH 3024 |
Gender, Health and Culture |
SOC 3088 |
Images of Women in Popular Culture |
Sexuality and Society |
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SOC 2031 |
Sociology of Family and Sex Roles |
Women and Work |
Spanish
Spanish Women Writers |
World Religions
Sexuality and Religion |
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WREL 3018 |
Transcending Gender |
WREL 3010 |
Women in Chinese and Japanese Religions |
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