ILRIC 6360 - [Comparative History of Women and Work]

(crosslisted)
(also FGSS 6360)

Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Next offered 2014-2015. Permission of instructor required. Co-meets with FGSS 4360/ILRIC 4362.

I. DeVault.

Explores the similarities and differences between different cultures’ assumptions about the work of women as well as women’s experiences in varying work circumstances throughout history. Beginning with theoretical pieces and overviews of the history of women and work, most of the course consists of in-depth examinations of specific work situations or occupations across time and geography. Comparative examples are taken from the United States, Europe, and the Third World.