Comments on: You Don’t Need to be a Woman to Study (Women’s) History, Part 2

By: sarah.of.a.lesser.god

sarah.of.a.lesser.god — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:13:53 +0000

@Dave: Thank you for sharing that! That course sounds really interesting, and I hope you enjoy it. My school doesn’t have an actual gender studies/women’s studies department, and so one course is listed under History and one under Religion. Now, I do think there is a higher concentration of women than men at my undergrad program, so I don’t discount that certain dudes could/do feel intimidated by the prospect of taking one of these courses.

@that brown girl: I’m actually going to post about a movie we watched in the Women and Islam course. It’s a fascinating class.

By: that brown girl

that brown girl — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:56:00 +0000

That is great news! I enjoyed reading about your experience with your professor last year. I also hope you share some of what you learn in women in Islam class – sounds very interesting.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:28:11 +0000

Here’s an odd one for you… I’m taking a course on masculinity and manhood right now, and only 6 out of about 45 of us are dudents. (Good word, btw). It may have something to do with the course only being listed under women’s and gender studies, but I would have thought there would be at least a few more dudes. I wonder how cross-listing a course like yours with the history department or sociology might help. I imagine a lot of men (unfortunately) aren’t going to browse the offerings from a women’s studies program.

My class is great though… I find myself wishing I had another semester or two to take an intro to women’s studies course.

By: sarah.of.a.lesser.god

sarah.of.a.lesser.god — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:38:02 +0000

@Cimorene: It's a pretty awesome class, and we have a terrific professor. We spent Tuesday doing an analysis of "Astrophel and Stella." @J.D.: Yeah, having previously gone to a women's college, it's nice to see that the dudents at this school seem to be pretty cool. As for studying stats, my dad actually used to teach that subject, so I've always liked it. I'm doing a huge independent research project right now that may one day become a book, and it's about statistical analysis of the popularity of first names in 20th century America. It would probably only have a niche audience. ::grins::

By: J.D.Regent

J.D.Regent — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:04:29 +0000

Sigh. I want to go to college again. Enjoy and keep teaching us vicariously. And giving us dirt on the dudents. As a womens college grad I am always super voyeuristic about that exotic phenomenon, the male collegiate.

Also, why don’t you study statistics???? It seems like a natural fit and I am sure it is an area ripe for feminist reform.

By: Cimorene

Cimorene — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:28:39 +0000

“how Elizabethan gender hierarchies affected the poetry and drama of the era”

This sounds like exactly what I want to do when I grow up.

By: baraqiel

baraqiel — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:16:46 +0000

Interesting. Keep us updated on how everyone behaves!

By: Ms. M

Ms. M — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:04:26 +0000

Awesomeness! I hope this is a trend that continues. Learning another viewpoint on history should be mandatory, honestly. It is possible to get through college learning only the dead white male version, and that is sad.