| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction Review of course expectations and overview of the key questions of the course. | |
| 2 | Film Laurel Thatcher Ulrich's A Midwife's Tale. This film, based on the path-breaking book of the same title, offers a powerful narrative recreation of one historical moment. We will use this moment to help contextualize the social scientific questions addressed in next week's reading. | |
| 3 | The New Economics of the Family | |
| 4 | The 'New' Global Economy Women's work: the care and cleaning of a society. | One page discussion paper due in class |
| 5 | Family Labor and the Standard of Living in the Industrial Revolution Male/female wage gaps, capital accumulation and household welfare. | |
| 6 | "His and Hers: Gender, Consumption and Household Accounting in 18th Century England." (Special lecture by Amanda Vickery) Sponsored by the Sahin Lecture Series in the History Section and by the Program in Women's Studies. | |
| 7 | Continuity and/or Change Since the Middle Ages; or How did we Get Here? | |
| 8 | Asian Women's Work The gendered division of labor in Late Imperial China. | One page discussion paper due either this lecture or next depending on which subject you wish to write about |
| 9 | Black Women's Work The division of labor by gender and race in America. | One page discussion paper due if you did not do it for lecture 8 |
| 10 | Use class time to work on individual research projects. Students should also schedule individual appointment times with me during the preceding week to discuss the topic for your project. | Annotated bibliography for final research paper due five days after lecture 10 |
| 11 | Gender, Class and Networks of Care | |
| 12 | The Problem of Reproduction in an Early Modern Economy Reproductive technologies in Late Imperial China. | |
| 13 | The Problem of Reproduction in the Present The connection between reproduction and inequality in the labor market. | Final papers due six days after lecture 13 |