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Women's & Gender Studies Guide

Introduction
Getting Started

This Women's and Gender Studies Subject Guide was created to assist patrons locate resources pertaining to classes in the area of Women's and Gender Studies. This is by no means an exhaustive listing of all resources available within UW Platteville or the UW System. Click on one of the tabs at the top of this guide to access helpful links to useful information available in electronic databases, online resources, print resources and professional organizations. If you need any assistance please contact me.

Starting a new search for any topic can be overwhelming, however, it really does not have to be! When searching the topic Women and/or Gender studies think of the different aspects of the subject: Domestic Violence, Sexuality, and Gender. Another place to find keywords is in your syllabus, look at the areas you will be studying, topics of discussion. When breaking the larger subject down it will be easier to focus your research and find the materials you are truly looking for. Please do not forget, when all else fails, ask the librarian.

A Critical Examination of 'Barbie' and 'American Girl's' Roles in Educating Young American Girls

A Tale of Mattel's Two Dolls and the Politics of Dollplaying
A quintessential aspect of many American girls' childhood involves plastic bodies (Rogers, 1999, 112). Pieced together by molded plastic heads, plastic arms, and plastic legs that are efficiently mass-produced by our formidable technology today, dolls are inanimate objects: silent, unable to walk on their own feet, and certainly incapable of independent thinking (medicaldaily.com).

College of Liberal Arts and Education

Department website: https://www.uwplatt.edu/college/liberal-arts-education

Interim Dean: Dr. Hilton Kelly
Associate Dean: Travis Nelson
Assistant Dean: Carrie Van Hallgren

Email: lae@uwplatt.edu
Office: 160 Gardner Hall
Phone: 608.342.1151

The mission of the College of LAE is to provide a broad foundation of knowledge for all students, fostering an appreciation of the complexity of human nature and the diversity of human experience. The college accomplishes this in two ways: by providing liberal studies courses that form the foundation of a university education and by offering a variety of major and minor programs that may be used as a basis for career development.

Elton S. Karrmann Library Liaison for the College of Liberal Arts and Education

Librarian Sara S. Winger

Student Engagement Librarian

608.342.1833 | wingersa@uwplatt.edu

Department of Criminal Justice and Social Sciences

Department website: https://www.uwplatt.edu/department/criminal-justice

Department Chair: Will LeSuer
Office: 1147 Ullsvik Hall
Phone: 608.342.1033
E-mail: lesuerw@uwplatt.edu

The Department of Criminal Justice and Social Sciences is made up of the anthropology, criminal justice, ethnic studies, forensic investigation, international studies, political science, sociology, and women’s and gender studies programs. Its mission is to prepare students for success as liberally educated people who are intellectually mature, ethically responsible, and culturally aware.

Contact Information

608.342.1622 | lancasteram@uwplatt.edu

Differences

Women's and Gender Studies

Women's & Gender Studies Program at UW-P

The Women's and Gender Studies program is designed to hone interdisciplinary critical thinking and analytical skills. It is also geared toward helping you examine your personal and social values, as well as make wiser contributions to the diverse global community. Coursework includes subjects such as gender and society; psychology of women; management, gender, and race; and more. UW-Platteville offers a minor and certificate in Women's and Gender Studies.

Resources Available

The following list includes campus events, programs, and resources related to women's and gender studies. Additionally, the Women's and Gender Studies program supports and encourages students to attend events sponsored by the Patricia A. Doyle Center for Gender and Sexuality and Women's Council.

University of Wisconsin Women's Studies Consortium
University of Wisconsin Gender and Women's Studies Librarian
Feminist Periodicals
Wisconsin Women's Council
Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership
National Women's Studies Organization
Association for Women in Science
UW Board of Regent: Equal Opportunities in Education: Elimination of Discrimination Based on Gender
LGBTQ+ Resources--Contact & Resources at the Universities of Wisconsin

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