'Are animals persons? Subjects? Do they have gender? Important shifts in public opinion have taken place concerning the moral, legal, and affective status of animals, yet liberal Academia still marginalizes the 'animal question.' In this course, we will draw on feminism's engagement against speciesism to chart diverse forms of human/non-human companionship. The analytic categories of gender and species will be examined side by side for their usefulness in understanding a world in which we no longer approach the human as the great exception.

'Yue Opera, an all-female art that flourished in Shanghai in 1923, resulted from China's social changes and the women's movement. Combining traditional with modern forms and Chinese with Western cultures, Yue Opera today attracts loyal and enthusiastic audiences despite pop arts crazes. We will focus on how audiences, particularly women, are fascinated by gender renegotiations as well as by the all-female cast. The class will read and watch classics of this theater, including Dream of the Red Chamber, Story of the Western Chamber, Peony Pavilion, and Butterfly Lovers.

'This course examines the work of a variety of twentieth-century women writers located in the United States, focusing on the genre of prose fiction and the themes of gender, race, and sexuality. Particular attention will be paid to developments in African American women's writing, to Southern writers, and lesbian literary representation. Writers may include Gwendolyn Brooks, Willa Cather, Kate Chopin, Zora Neale Hurston, Nella Larsen, Carson McCullers, Flannery O'Connor, Gertrude Stein, Alice Walker, Edith Wharton, and Hisaye Yamamoto.'

'(IN SPANISH) This survey course will review the complex interaction of gender and violence as a personal and institutional issue in Spain from Medieval times to the present. What are the ideological and sociocultural constructs that sustain and perpetuate violence against women? What are the forms of resistance women have put into play?

'Hip Hop music has often been the subject of controversy when it comes to sexuality. Whether it be for misogynist lyrics, homophobic icons or sexually explicit video models, conversations about sexuality and Hip Hop are largely portrayed as having two sides: those who embrace Hip Hop and the 'sexuality police.' In this class we will explore how conversations about sexuality happen within the communities who are invested in the culture.

'Hip Hop music has often been the subject of controversy when it comes to sexuality. Whether it be for misogynist lyrics, homophobic icons or sexually explicit video models, conversations about sexuality and Hip Hop are largely portrayed as having two sides: those who embrace Hip Hop and the 'sexuality police.' In this class we will explore how conversations about sexuality happen within the communities who are invested in the culture.

'This course challenges students to explore and understand the Muslim world in a new era characterized by globalization, and to examine its various effects on the Islamic world. Though politics of the Muslim world has been largely studied with exclusive reference to states, the course encourages students to look beyond this statist paradigm to salient non-state actors.

'This course provides a historical, theoretical, and empirical foundation to comprehend and question complex dynamics of political change and democratization in the Middle East. In Spring 2011, the region entered an irreversible process of political change and democratization despite strong authoritarian backlash. We will explore: What are the underlying socio-economic causes that led to the eruption of the revolution? What are the Islamic movements and what is their role in political change in the region?

'Teaches riders who have had an introduction to dressage how to gain more confidence and skill, influencing horses in all three gaits and how to correctly ride the dressage movements required at the upper training levels. Riders must be able to put most horses on the bit.'

Emphasizes maintaining proper position and balance at all paces and over more complex courses. Focuses on riding technique to persuasively influence the horse's movements. Riders taking this class should be capable of jumping a three-foot course and riding more athletic horses.