SUNY Potsdam

11 credits for 15 students.  Coordinator: Liliana Trevizan.

Did you ever wonder how much of our gendered selves is nature and how much is nurture?  What does gender have to do with violence, communication, the jobs we are hired for, the pay we receive, sexuality, and our domestic life?  How do gender relations differ and/or stay the same across cultures?  This FIG will examine and debate these issues as well as the ways in which culture, class and race intersect with gender and power.

91834 SOCI 102 Contemporary Social Problems 3 Cr. MW  2-3:15 p.m.  Goodman, J.
American capitalism; nature of sexual, racial and economic inequality; contemporary American institutions: family, educational systems and systems of social control; and American culture. Satisfies General Education SA / FC requirements.

91835 WMST 100 Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies: 4 Cr. MTWTH 10:00-10:50 a.m. Zwingel, S.
As the foundation course for the Women's and Gender Studies program, this course provides an Introduction to the multidisciplinary field of women's and gender studies. By exploring feminist theories, paradigms, and critiques, the course offers opportunities to examine gender relations among women and men, explore the relationships among gender, race, class, and sexual orientation, and examine feminist struggles worldwide for equality and justice. This course fulfills the WMST100/Pol125 requirement for Women’s and Gender Studies majors and minors.

91836 LITR 100 Introduction to Literature 3 Cr. TuTh 12:30-1:45 p.m. Doran, C.
Introduction to elements of literature through the study of its various forms: poetry, drama and fiction. Practice in writing about literature and in techniques of close reading. Satisfies the General Education FC requirement.

90839 FY 100 First Year Success Seminar:  1 credit TU 2:00-2:50 p.m.  Trevizan, L.
A one-credit course meeting once a week and offering an excellent introduction to the College’s resources and how to succeed in the difficult transition from high school to college life and work. Integrated with the FIG’s theme.