There are a number of significant areas of studies in which Williams offers many relevant courses, yet no formal program. To alert students to the opportunity for integrating courses from diverse disciplines into a focus area and to encourage them to do so, the courses in this section are organized as lists of topic-related courses. For their full descriptions, see the respective departmental sections.
Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Studies
Gay, lesbian, and bisexual studies focuses on the social construction of sexuality, past and present. Although, at present, Williams does not have a formal concentration in gay, lesbian, and bisexual studies, the College offers a number of courses which examine how social, cultural, and political institutions shape sexualities, as well as the responses and resistances thereto, through a variety of texts and contexts. The following courses include significant components on gay, lesbian, and bisexual studies (at least two weeks out of the semester).
Classics/History 216 Greek History
Classics/History 239 Women in Greece and Rome
English 341 American Genders, American Sexualities
Greek 403 Greek Lyric Poetry
History 316 Class, Gender, and Race in Post-1945 Britain
History/Women's and Gender Studies 324 Women in the United States Since 1870
History/Women's and Gender Studies 344 The History of Sexuality in America
History 346 Masculinity: History and Theory
History 352 History and the Body
Philosophy 327 Foucault: Gender, Power, and the Body
Religion 232/History 278 Women and Islam
Sociology 210 The Construction of Social Problems
Theatre 101 Introduction to Theatre
Women's and Gender Studies 101 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies
Women's and Gender Studies 402 Chickflicks: The Women's Movement and Cinefeminism
Medieval Studies
ArtH 232 Italian Art: 1300-1500
ArtH 233 Italian Art: 1500-1600
Classics 101 Greek and Roman Epic
Classics 103/Theatre 311 Greek and Roman Drama
Classics/ArtH 213 Greek Art and Myth
Classics/History 216 Greek History
Classics/History 218 Roman History
English 301 The Middle Ages through the Renaissance (Deleted 1999-2000)
English 304/Literary Studies 317 Dante
English 305 Chaucer
History 119 Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? (Deleted 1999-2000)
History 203/Religion 217 The Early Middle Ages
History 204/Religion 218 The Later Middle Ages
History 310 Women in the Traditional West: Ideal and Reality (Deleted 1999-2000)
History/Classics 323/Religion 215 Pagans and Christians, 100-600 (Deleted 1999-2000)
History 377 Issues of Church and State in the Traditional West (Deleted 1999-2000)
Literary Studies 302/French 308 Origins and Originalities: Literary Masterpieces of the Renaissance (Deleted 1999-2000)
Mathematics 381 History of Mathematics
Political Science/Philosophy 231 Ancient Political Thought
Religion/Classics 203 Introduction to Judaism
Religion 211 Paul and the Beginnings of Christianity
Political and Economic Philosophy
Economics 354 Perspectives on Economic Theory
Philosophy 101 Introduction to Moral and Political Philosophy
Political Economy/Economics 301/Political Science 333 Analytical Views of Political Economy
Political Science 203 (formerly 130) Justice: Introduction to Political Theory
Political Science 204 (formerly 140) Introduction to Comparative Politics: The Powers of Nationalism
Political Science/Philosophy 231 Ancient Political Thought
Sociology 101 Invitation to Sociology
International and Global Studies
ANSO 387 Seminar: Propaganda
Anthropology 101 The Scope of Anthropology
Anthropology/Environmental Studies 209 Human Ecology
Anthropology 342 Anthropology of Law: Order and Conflict
Economics 204/Environmental Studies 234 Economic Development in Poor Countries
Economics 215 The World Economy
Environmental Studies 101 Humans in the Landscape
Environmental Studies/Biology 203 Ecology
History 333 United States Foreign Relations to 1920 (Deleted 1999-2000)
History 334 United States Foreign Relations Since 1920 (Deleted 1999-2000)
History 351 Slavery, Capitalism, and Revolution: The Impact of the New World on Europe, 1700-1900
History 356 Modern Warfare and Military Leadership
History of Science/Science and Technology Studies 101 Science, Technology, and Human Values
History of Science 216 Gender, Science, and Technology
History of Science 305 Technology and Culture
Music 125 Music Cultures of the World
Political Science 202 (formerly 120) World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations
Political Science 204 (formerly 140) Introduction to Comparative Politics: The Powers of Nationalism
Religion 101 Introduction to Religion
Religion 234/History 363/AMES 401 Religion and Revolution in Iran
Sociology 101 Invitation to Sociology
Sociology 203 Social Inequality