SP.406 / WGS.406 Sexual and Gender Identities, Fall 2006 by Surkan, Kim

“…This course introduces scholarly debates about sexual identities, gender identities and expressions, and sexual orientation and its representation in various media. …”
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SP.691 / WGS.691 Studies in Women's Life Narratives: Feminist Inquiry, Spring 2009 by Maher, Frinde, Bergland, Renee

“…Our aim is to promote the development of feminist theory and methods by providing a forum for sharing, assessing, discussing and debating strategies used by feminist scholars to study topics such as gender and the body; sexualities; color and whiteness; migration, colonialism, and indigeneity.…”
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WGS.110 Sexual and Gender Identities, Fall 2010 by Surkan, K.J.

“…This course introduces scholarly debates about sexual identities, gender identities and expressions, and sexual orientation and its representation in film and literature. …”
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17.118J / SP.412J / WGS.412J Feminist Political Thought, Fall 2000 by Wood, Elizabeth A.

“…In recent years feminist scholars in a range of disciplines have challenged previously accepted notions of political theory such as the distinctions between public and private, the definitions of politics itself, the nature of citizenship, and the roles of women in civil society. …”
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17.53 Democratization in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, Fall 2001 by Lawson, Chappell, Schaffer, Frederic

“…We will take up these questions using film, fiction, and popular journalism, as well as scholarly research. We will also focus on a small number of countries (Brazil, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Senegal, Singapore, and Sri Lanka) in order to explore in greater depth some of the most important political challenges faced by developing countries. …”
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SP.601J / 17.006J / 17.007J / 24.237J Feminist Theory, Spring 2008 by Wood, Elizabeth A.

“…In recent years, feminist scholars in a range of disciplines have challenged previously accepted notions of political theory such as the distinctions between public and private, the definitions of politics itself, the nature of citizenship, and the roles of women in civil society. …”
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SP.401 / WGS.401 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Spring 2009 by Surkan, Kim

“…This semester you will become acquainted with many of the critical questions and concepts feminist scholars have developed as tools for thinking about gendered experience. …”
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21W.731-3 Culture Shock!, Fall 2002 by Faery, Rebecca Blevins

“…In the coming weeks we will read a number of articles that address current issues in popular culture along with essays, pieces of carefully-crafted nonfiction, by writers, scientists, philosophers, poets, historians, literary scholars, and many others. These essays will address a great many subjects from the contemporary world, using personal narrative and memoir to launch and elaborate an argument or position or refined observation. …”
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STS.330J / 21A.830J History and Anthropology of Medicine and Biology, Spring 2009 by Jones, David, Helmreich, Stefan

“…The aim of this seminar is to train students to be participants in scholarly debates in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences about the nature of life, the body, and biomedicine.…”
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SP.406 / WMN.406 Sexual and Gender Identities, Fall 2005 by Surkan, Kim

“…This course introduces scholarly debates about sexual identities, gender identities and expressions, and sexual orientation and its representation in various media. …”
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SP.406 / WGS.406 Sexual and Gender Identities, Fall 2005 by Surkan, Kim

“…This course introduces scholarly debates about sexual identities, gender identities and expressions, and sexual orientation and its representation in various media. …”
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SP.401 / WGS.401 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, Spring 2005 by Surkan, Kim

“…This semester you will become acquainted with many of the critical questions and concepts feminist scholars have developed as tools for thinking about gendered experience. …”
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11.384 / 11.385 / 11.386 Malaysia Sustainable Cities Practicum, Spring 2016 by Susskind, Lawrence

“…The Practicum concludes with a one week group session at MIT that generates a Research Agenda spelling out suggested research topics for the next year's cohort of International Scholars. Lead FacultyProfessor Larry Susskind Teaching Assistants Jessica Gordon Yasmin Zaerpoor Administrative Staff Takeo Kuwabara Selmah Goldberg…”
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17.007J / 17.006 / 24.237 / SP.601J / WGS.601J Feminist Political Thought, Spring 2006 by Surkan, Kim

“…This semester you will become acquainted with many of the critical questions and concepts feminist scholars have developed as tools for thinking about gendered experience. …”
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17.508 / 17.507 The Rise and Fall of Democracy/ Regime Change, Spring 2002 by Lawson, Chappell

“…Not surprisingly, regime change has obsessed scholars for centuries, from Aristotle to Machiavelli to Marx to current theorists of democratization. …”
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21H.346 The French Revolution and Napoleonic France, Spring 2000 by Ravel, Jeffrey S.

“…From the course home page: Course Description The French esteem the Revolution of 1789 to be the turning point in their national history; journalists, politicians, scholars, and others outside France have called this moment the birth of modern political culture. …”
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21F.019 / 21F.021 Communicating Across Cultures, Spring 2003 by Widdig, Bernd, Breslow, Lori

“…We hope the course will accomplish those goals by exposing you to some of the best writers and scholars on the subject of intercultural communication, and by giving you a variety of opportunities to practice intercultural communication yourself. …”
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