University of Connecticut
WS 263--Women & Violence -- - Course Topics
Course Organization:
Topic--Week # 1 - Introduction to Computing for WS 263
Topic--Week # 2 - Sexism and Violence Against Women
Topic--Week # 3 - The Types of Violence Women Experience
Topic--Week # 4 - The Public Nature of Private Violence
Topic--Week # 5 - Are We Living in a Culture of Rape?
Topic--Week # 6 - Sexual Harassment: Assaults on Women at Work and At School
Topic--Week # 7 - Rape On Campus and the Backlash to Discredit those Who Name It
Topic--Week # 8 - Media and Violence Against Women
Topic--Week # 9 - What Do Feminists Say About Pornography?
Topic--Week # 10 - Violence in Our Intimate Relationships
Topic--Week # 11 - The Fears That Bind Us
Topic--Week # 12 - Feminist Analysis of Sexual Assault
Topic--Week # 13 - Movments to End Violence Against Women
Topic--Week # 14 - What Might Be Done to Reduce the Amount of Violence Against Women?
Women & Violence - WS 263
Marita McComiskey
mccomisk@uconnvm.uconn.edu
University of Connecticut
Women's Studies Program
422 Beach Hall, Box U-181
354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269
Office - (860) 486-1133 ~~.~~ Fax - (860) 486-4789
