Date of Award
2020
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Women's Studies and Gender Studies
Abstract
This study seeks to understand what affects knowledge production in introductory women's studies courses. Using critical discourse analysis, the study looks at the archives of two very different programs within the Chicago area. the two programs studied, Loyola University Chicago and University of Illinois€”Chicago, offer two different examples of how women's studies programs were created and evolved, and how this influenced the knowledge production in their introductory courses. in addition to the archival materials of these two universities, this study relies on various reports and accounts written by women's studies scholars during the same timeframe as the documented archival material from the programs. the study found that multiple institutional influences were responsible for shaping both the programs and their introductory courses.
Recommended Citation
Olson, Tori Kay, "The Creation and Evolution of Introductory Courses in Women's Studies Programs" (2020). Master's Theses. 4346.
https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_theses/4346
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