GENDER M140C
Class and Gender in Care Work
Description: (Same as Asian American Studies M162, Chicana/o and Central American Studies M128B, and Labor Studies M143.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Examination of how gender, race, class, and citizenship status shape domestic labor in U.S. Examination of domestic worker experiences through film, fiction, and traditional scholarship. Investigation of why domestic work is in high demand, who employs domestic workers, and why immigrants and women of color make up large percentage of this workforce. Exploration of how domestic workers navigate pay and working conditions, and how they build community and family networks in shadows of their privileged employers. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Spring 2025 - Would definitely recommend taking! Professor Espino is passionate about the topic and knows quite a lot about it. The class focuses on a testimonio that you do with a care worker. It's an hour long interview that you then transcribe and summarize. You then later write an analysis paper of the testimonio using what you learned in the class. The final is four questions on the book that you read for class (an interesting, good read). Overall, an easy class and you'll learn a lot about how our society functions because of the care work done by undocumented women of color.
Spring 2025 - Would definitely recommend taking! Professor Espino is passionate about the topic and knows quite a lot about it. The class focuses on a testimonio that you do with a care worker. It's an hour long interview that you then transcribe and summarize. You then later write an analysis paper of the testimonio using what you learned in the class. The final is four questions on the book that you read for class (an interesting, good read). Overall, an easy class and you'll learn a lot about how our society functions because of the care work done by undocumented women of color.
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