WGSS 2400Z - Women and the American Civic Tradition - American Civic Literacy

• Students will be able to employ humanistic principles and methods by applying historical and gender-informed frameworks to foundational U.S. civic and economic texts.
• Students will be able to analyze foundational U.S. civic and economic texts with attention to the way that gendered meanings and systems inform their arguments.
• Students will be able to describe the creative processes involved in the production of civic and economic writings, recognizing how authors responded to and shaped gendered meanings and women’s lives within their cultural and historical contexts.
• Students will be able to situate civic texts within broader struggles over democracy, capitalism, gender, and rights in U.S. history.
• Students will be able to construct and communicate arguments that draw on textual evidence and engage critically with debates over citizenship, democracy, and gender in the context of the U.S.
• Students will be able to identify and articulate problems of representation, equity, and participation in the U.S. civic and economic system, both in general and in relation to sex and gender.
• Students will be able to incorporate and interpret information from foundational U.S. civic and feminist texts to develop comprehensive and nuanced analyses.
• Students will be able to analyze how civic and economic principles are shaped by historical assumptions about gender, race, class, and power.
• Students will be able to articulate a specific position on debates surrounding gender and civic participation that recognizes complexity and acknowledges competing perspectives.
• Students will be able to draw logical conclusions by assessing the consequences of civic and economic ideas - such as liberty, equality, and capitalism - for diverse groups, including women and marginalized communities.