Examines theories of women's studies and familiarizes students with basic tools and research skills of the discipline. Other topics to be considered will include feminist critiques of knowledge production in the academy, feminist pedagogy, and feminist research methods. As part of the requirement for the course, students may be asked to design and carry out a simple research project. PREREQ: WOMN 1005 or permission of the dept. (sem 2, lec 1) cr 3