Session

Fall 2021

 Term

Y

Format

LECT

Instructor

Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite

This course analyzes the experience of women as they move into old age. We analyze myths that surround the concept of old woman using story, biography, poetry and film. Topics include: sexuality beyond menopause; isolation and poverty; relationships between women; anger and creative energy; patterns of language and the effects of self-imposed silencing; the re-evaluation of the crone. Course credit exclusions: AP/SOCI 4680 3.00, AP/GL/WMST 3504 6.00 (prior to Fall 2013). PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AS/SOCI 4680 3.00, AK/AS/WMST 3504 6.00.

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