NEW COURSE
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Effective: Spring 2003
Course Number: * GEOGRPY 336
Cross Listed Number: SOCIOLGY 336
Course Title: Women In Asia: Environment, Work, and Development
25 Character Abbreviation: Wom In Asia: Env,
Work, Dev
| Sponsor: Jayati Ghosh | E-mail Address: ghoshj@mail.uww.edu | |
| Department: Geography and Geology | College: Letters and Sciences | |
| Co-sponsor: Larry Neumann | E-mail Address: neumanl@mail.uww.edu | |
| Department: Sociology | College: Letters and Sciences |
Other Programs Affected: International Studies Major, Women’s Studies Major, Asian Studies Minor
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| Credit/Contact Hours: (per semester)Total lab hours: | 0 | Total lecture hours: | 48 | |
| Number of credits: | 3 | Total contact hours: | 48 |
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As an Elective for Geography Majors and Minors
"Due to the broad and integrative nature of the discipline the Department
of Geography and Geology offers courses, which satisfy both natural, and
social science requirements. Many upper level courses serve as electives
for majors in international studies, sociology, biology, history, and economics"
(Goal 1). The proposed course will serve students within the department
as well as majors and minors in Sociology, International Studies, Women’s
Studies, and Asian Studies. "Develop critical thinking and analytical skills,
be able to integrate and synthesize knowledge, and draw conclusions from
complex information" (Goal 2). Since the course will focus on discussion
of geographic concepts, gender issues in Asia, use essay exams, and require
a critical paper, it will allow students to develop their ability to communicate
effectively both in oral and in written format. Goal 3 requires students
"to develop a basic understanding of at least one systematic or topical
area of geography". The proposed course will meet the requirement by emphasizing
on women in Asian countries. "Develop a basic understanding of the human-environmental
conditions of at least one major world region" (Goal 4). The course will
introduce students to three different regions of Asia: south, east, and
southeast and thereby meet the mentioned goal.
As an Elective for Sociology Major
"Two goals of the Sociology Department, (a) to offer courses that help
students to develop a comparative/cross-cultural perspective on human societies,
social processes, and social institutions, and (b) to increase student
understanding of the causes and consequences of gender, racial-ethnic,
economic, and other forms of inequality." The proposed course will contribute
to developing students awareness and understanding of Asian societies and
cultures, causes and consequences of inequality faced by women in the three
regions of Asia: south, east, and southeast.
As an Elective for International Studies Major
The course focus on the relationship between gender and economic, political
and cultural processes will help students to meet various objectives of
the International Studies Program. These objectives include "the ability
to critically analyze global forces and issues," the development of an
"awareness of prevailing world conditions and developments including emergent
conditions and trends," and the understanding that "one's view of the world
is not universally shared and that others may have profoundly different
perceptions" (cognitive development objectives i and iii; subject matters
objectives i).
As an Elective for Women’s Studies Major and Minor
This course meets Women’s Studies departmental objective 5.1 "providing
students with information about roles of women across different parts of
the world" and objective matter 5.2 to "encourage students to take interdisciplinary
courses".
As an Elective for Asian Studies Minor
The proposed course will address three objectives in the draft Strategic
Plan for Asian Studies (2001). "Increase diversity coverage of countries,
cultures, and topics on Asia. This includes coverage of diverse ethnic-minority
groups, both genders, people in diverse economic situations, and people
in diverse social-geographic settings e.g., urban and rural " (objective
6). The course will expose students to women in a number of Asian countries
at varying levels of economic growth and geographic setting. Objective
7 is to "encourage students to understand and develop an appreciation for
the world views, values, and cultural perspectives that are native to peoples
living in Asia". This course will expose students to Asian values and cultural
perspectives as pertaining to women. Objective 8 is to "increase the number
of academic fields or departments that offer course work on Asian Studies
topics and encourage interdisciplinary learning. In addition to traditional
Letters and Science fields, this includes physical education, art, music,
and business". A geographer and a sociologist have developed the proposed
course with strong emphasis on interdisciplinary learning.
Tentative Course Syllabus
Instructor: Dr. Jayati Ghosh
Office: 222 Upham Hall.
Phone: 472-1074
Email: ghoshj@mail.uww.edu
Policy Statement:
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is dedicated to a safe, supportive and non-discriminatory learning environment. It is the responsibility of all under graduate and graduate students to familiarize themselves with University policies regarding Special Accommodations, Misconduct, Religious Beliefs Accommodation, Discrimination and Absence for University Sponsored Events. (For details please refer to the Undergraduate and Graduate Timetables; "Rights and Responsibilities" section of the Undergraduate Bulletin; the Academic Requirements and Policies and the Facilities and Services of the Graduate Bulletin; and the "Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures" [UWS Chapter 14]; and the "Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures" [UWS Chapter 17]).
Learning Objectives:
Instructors will place readings on reserve at Anderson Library, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Evaluation:
| Exam 1: |
20%
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| Final Exam: |
30%
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| Group Assignment: |
15%
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| Class Participation |
10%
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| Term Paper |
25%
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| TOTAL |
100%
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Examinations and class discussions will cover materials both from the assigned readings and lectures. Students are required to take exams at scheduled date and time unless they have documented evidence of emergency or other reasons.
Tentative Course Outline
Week 1 Introduction
Week 2 Regions of Asia and Development Theories
Weeks 3, 4 Demography: Population Distribution, Fertility,
Population Policies, Migration
Weeks 5, 6 Women’s Health: Reproductive, HIV/AIDS
Weeks 7, 8 Family and Culture: Gender relations, Marriage practices,
Religion, Sexuality, EXAM I
Weeks 9, 10 Employment: Education, Workplace Relations, Labor force
Participation
Weeks 11, 12 Environment: Desertification, Deforestation, Pollution
Weeks 13, 14 Political, and Social Change: International Non-Government
Organizations, Non-Government Organizations, Women’s Movement
Week 15 Conclusions
Week 16 FINAL EXAM
The Instructor will place readings from academic journals and books not available at Anderson Library, on Reserve.
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Regions of Asia, Development Theories
Readings:
Ashford, L.S. 2001. New Population Policies: Advancing Women’s Health and Rights. Population Bulletin. 56(1): 1-43.Weeks 5, 6: Women’s Health: Reproductive, HIV/AIDSBandarage, A. 1997. Women, Population, and Global Crisis: A Political-Economic Analysis. Zed Books, New Jersey. Chapter 2: Politics of Global Population Control. pp 63-112.
Croll, Elizabeth. 2000. Endangered Daughters. Discrimination and Development in Asia. Routledge, New York. Chapter 2: Demographic Narratives: Missing Girls, pp. 21-69.
Derze, J. and Murthi,M. 2001. Fertility, Education, and Development: Evidence from India. Population and Development Review. 27(1):33-63.
Rosen, S. 1995. Women and Political Participation in China Pacific Affairs. 68:315-341.
* = Books and Journals available at Anderson library, UW-Whitewater
** = Copies will be made available by Instructor
*Allison, A 1994. Nightwork: Sexuality, pleasure, and corporate masculinity in a Tokyo hostess club. University of Chicago Press: Chicago.
Bouvier, L.F. and Bertrand, J.T. 1999. World Population: Challenges for the 21st Century. Seven Locks, Santa Ana, CA.
* Brinton, M. C. 1988. The social institutional bases of gender stratification: Japan as an illustrative case. American Journal of Sociology 94:300?34.
** Broadbent, K and Morris-Suzuki, T. 2000. Women's Work in the ‘Public’ and ‘Private’ Spheres of the Japanese Economy. Asian Studies Review 24(2):161-173.
* Cheng, L. 1999. Globalization and Women's Paid Labour in Asia" International Social Science Journal 51(2):217-228
** Chin, C. B.N. 1997. Walls of silence and late twentieth century representations of the foreign female domestic worker International Migration Review 31:353-86.
* Cukier, J and Norris, J. 1996. The involvement of women in the tourism industry of Bali, Indonesia. Journal of Development Studies 33:248-271.
** Fahey, S. 1998. "Vietnam’s Women in the Renovation Era." Gender and Power in Affluent Asia Pp. 222-250.
* Imamura, A. 1987. Urban Japanese Housewives. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu.
* Karan, P.P. 1994. Environmental Movements in India. Geographical Review 84(1):32-42.
** Kejing, D. and Dempsey P. R. 1998. Working Sisters from Outside: Rural Chinese Household Workers in Beijing. Current Research on Occupations and Professions 10:11-29.
* Kempadoo, K. and Jo Doezema (eds) 1998. Global sex workers: rights, resistance, and redefinition. Routledge, New York.
** Kim, Seung-Kyung. 1997. Class Struggle or Family Struggle: The Lives of Women Factory Workers in South Korea. Cambridge University Press. New York.
* Lebra, T. S. 1984. Japanese Women: Constraint and Fulfillment. University of Hawaii Press: Hawaii.
* Lee, Ching-Kwan. 1998. Gender and the South China Miracle: Two Worlds of Factor Women. University of California Press.
* LeFleur, W. 1992. Liquid Life: Abortion and Buddhism in Japan. Princeton University Press: Princeton.
* Manderson, L. and Jolly, M. (ed) 1997. Sites of desire, economies of pleasure: sexualities in Asia and the Pacific. University of Chicago Press.
* Mills, M. B. 1999. Thai Women in the Global Labor Force: Consuming Desires, Contested Selves. Rutgers University Press.
* Noor, N. M 1999. Roles and Women's Well-Being: Some Preliminary Findings from Malaysia. Sex Roles 41:123-146.
Panjaitan-Drioadisuryo, D. Rosintan, and K.Cloud. 1999. Gender, self-employment and microcredit programs. Quarterly Review of Economics & Finance. 39:769-780.
* Roberts, G. 1994. Staying on the line: Blue collar women in contemporary Japan. University of Hawaii Press: Honolulu.
* Rosen, S. 1995. Women and Political Participation in China Pacific Affairs. 68:315-341. [Available through JSTOR]
* Schroeder, R, and Suryaata, K. 1996. From Chipko to Uttaranchal: Development, Environment and Social Protest in the Garhwal Himalayas, India. IN R. Peet and M. Watts. (eds) Liberation Ecologies: Environment, Development, Social Movements. Routledge, New York.
** Shastri, A. 1994. Women in Development and Politics: The Changing Situation in Sir Lanka. Gender and Political Economy: Explorations of South Asian Systems, Ed. A. Clark. Oxford University Press. Pp. 246-72.
* Soh, Chung-Hee Sara. 1993. Sexual Equality, Male Superiority, and Korean Women in Politics: Changing Gender Relations in a 'Patriarchal Democracy.' Sex Roles 28:73-90.
* Smith, R. H. 1987. Gender inequality in contemporary Japan. Journal of Japanese Studies 13:1-25.
* Stivens, M. 2000. "Becoming modern in Malaysia" Women in Asia. Ed. L. Edwards and M. Roces. University of Michigan Press., Pp. 16-38
** Tanaka, Y. 2001. Japan's Comfort Women The Military and Involuntary Prostitution During War and Occupation. Routledge: New York.
* Tripathi, S. 2000. Health Seeking Behavior: Q-Structure of Rural and Urban Women in India with Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Reproductive Tract Infections. The Professional Geographer. 52(2): 218-232.
*Ueno, C. 1987. The Position of Japanese Women Reconsidered. Current Anthropology 28:S75-S84
Wahid, A. 1994. The Grameen Bank and Poverty alleviation in Bangladesh: Theory, Evidence and Limitations. American Journal of Economics and Sociology 53(1): 1-15.
* White, M. 1987. "The virtue of Japanese mothers: Cultural definitions of women's lives." Daedalus 116:149-63.
Video Resources at Anderson Library
Keep her under control: law's patriarchy in India (1998)
Working sister: China (1998)
The women's bank of Bangladesh (1997)
Beyond Beijing the international women's movement (1996)
Behind the smile: Women and Work in Thailand (1993)