NWSA PUBLICATIONS
NWSA Resource Publications
The following publications can be downloaded (PDF)
Introducing Women's and Gender Studies: A Teaching and Resource Collection.
Compiled by Elizabeth Curtis
(click to access download)
Contributions
were included when they focused on the wider overview provided in most introductory courses. In the “Introductory Courses on Special Topics,” however, some courses
constructed around specific themes were included to show how courses that are structured in this
way provide an alternative method to traditional survey method for introducing students to the
discipline.
The range of student populations that these teaching materials have been crafted for range from middle school to the graduate level. To help locate the reader who is navigating this wide range of resources, demographic information about courses and their instructor preface each item. Although attempts were made to recruit resources from K – 12 practitioners, only one submission in this area was received. While educators working with these groups may be disappointed, I am hopeful that a future collection focusing on K – 12 could be developed. - EC
Teaching Resources on Racism, White Privileges, & Anti-White Supremacy
(click to access download)
This collection is long overdue. This project came out of the participants’ consensus for 2005
Stop Dreaming, Keep Working Workshop. Participants at the workshop felt that there should be
a resource book for teachers, administrators and activists who are interested in issues of racism,
white supremacy, and white privileges. For those of us who teach courses in these areas often
find it difficult to keep up with the literature. Confined to our own disciplines, we often struggle
to find materials that are interdisciplinary in nature. We also wonder what assignments and
pedagogical tools others have used to convey materials to students. These concerns all draw
attention to the immense need for a resource book with a collection of syllabi.
Feminist Theory Syllabi collection
(click to download)
This selection of syllabi represents an impressively wide range of approaches to courses in feminist theory, including a variety of pedagogical strategies, texts, and assignments.
The syllabi are arranged in two separate sections:
stand-alone courses in Feminist Theory & courses that include a strong feminist theory component in their approaches to other disciplines or topics (for example, religion, film, activism, etc.).
There appear to be three general approaches to feminist theory courses at this point in time: Historical/chronological; Types of feminism (i.e., liberal, psychoanalytic, transnational); Topics/issues (i.e., sexuality, identities)
The
PA&D HANDBOOK
(click to download)
Designed to assist Women's Studies program
administrators and department chairs in their work by providing overviews
of typical WS programs, sample practices and strategies for dealing
with common concerns, and a selection of useful resources.
CAS Standards for Women Student Programs and Services
(click to download)
The new CAS standards for Women Student Programs and Services.
Defining Women's Studies Scholarship:
A Statement of the NWSA Task Force on
Faculty Roles and Rewards
(click to download)
What Programs Need:
Essential Resources for Women's Studies Programs
(click to download)
More downloadable resources available.
See: Program Adminstration Resources & Women's Center Resources