Primer for Teaching Women, Gender, and Sexuality in World History

Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks is Distinguished Professor of History and Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and author of, most recently, A Concise History of the World.Urmi Engineer Willoughby is Assistant Professor of History at Murray State University and author of Yellow Fever, Race, and Ecology in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans.

• Preface: This Book and How to Use It  viiPart I. Starting from Scratch1. Setting Goals: Why Teach Women's, Gender, or Sexuality History?  32. Choosing a Focus and a Title: Women, Gender, or Sexuality?  173. Organizing Material: Chronological and Thematic Approaches  274. Incorporating Key Issues: Theory and Concepts from Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies  41Part II. Modifying Existing Courses5. Integrating Gender More Fully as a Category of Analysis: Beyond "Add Men and Stir"  556. Globalizing a Regionally Based Course: Teaching What You Do Not Know  677. Incorporating Feminist Pedagogy as You Move Online: Feminist Principles in a Virtual World  77Part III. Common Challenges and Opportunities8. Fostering Historical Empathy: Ethical Frameworks and Contextualization  919. Developing Assessments That Fit Your Course Goals: Test, Papers, and Assignments  10110. Connecting with the Community: Opportunities for Local Research and Civic Engagement  113Notes  125Selected Bibliography  141Index  147

"As world historians, Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks and Urmi Engineer Willoughby present effective discussions of the opportunities and problems associated with this most comprehensive field. Brimming with stimulating ideas and resources. . . . Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." - T. P. Johnson (Choice)