Women in a Global World

From its earliest days, the San Diego State University Department of Women's Studies has had an interest in the situation of women in other countries. Faculty have consistently offered courses, conducted travel/study groups, developed exchanges, and attended transnational conferences. Courses such as Women in Literature and Women Writers include works by women from around the world.

Curriculum

Today, graduate students may choose a formal international emphasis. Undergraduates are encouraged to select courses with a central focus on women in other societies, selecting from an array of courses:

• WMNST 310 Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective
• WMNST 331 Women in Asian Societies
• WMNST 340 Women in Modern European History
• WMNST 512 Latinas in the Americas
• WMNST 530 Women's Movements and Activism
• WMNST 560 Women in Muslim Societies
• WMNST 580 Women, Development and the Global Economy
• WMNST 581 Women's Experiences of Migration
• WMNST 596 Women, War and Peace
• WMNST 611 Gender and Diaspora

Transnational perspectives are offered in nearly all of our additional courses on the 500 and 600 level

Travel/Study

All Women's Studies students are encouraged to participate in programs in other countries. Among the countries where our students have studied and work are China, India, Turkey, South Africa, Uganda, Ireland, Sweden, Mexico, and Costa Rica. For information on upcoming opportunities, contact Professors Ghosh and Mattingly.

Research and Collaboration

Faculty and student research projects are global in range, including work on women in Mexico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, China, Japan, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Algeria, Morocco, Israel, Palestine, Australia, Ireland, U.K., and international communities in the U.S. SDSU has had cooperative arrangements with universities around the world, including Beijing University and Szechuan University in Chengdu, China; Delhi University in India, and Orebro University in Sweden.