Here’s a few special-topic courses that may be of interest to students:
SOC496/ASIANST488 Gender and Family in Japan
This course will examine the historical constructions of gender, sexuality, and family in Japan since the 17th Century, and forms of masculinity, femininity, sexuality, and family institution in contemporary Japan. Through acquiring knowledge about Japan, students will come to understand how gender, sexuality, and family are historically and socially constructed, to recognize how individual lives are affected by socially constructed gender, sexuality, and family, and to evaluate various aspects of social life critically.
For more information: contact Dr. Akiko Yoshida at yoshidaa@uww.edu.
PAX488 Special Topics: Human Rights
An interdisciplinary study of international human rights and its corresponding implementation of law within regional conflicts located around the world. This covers the historical and origins of human rights discourse in Eastern and Western contexts as well as obstacles to achieving a universal human solidarity in our time. In response, students will practice writing and advocacy skills important for pursuing human rights both locally and globally. Important: the prerequisite is waived for non-freshman students.
For more information: contact Dr. David Reinhart at reinhard@uww.edu.
