Dr. Janet Wirth-Cauchon
Associate Professor of Sociology
Chair, Department for the Study of Culture and Society
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Office: 130 Howard HallPhone: Office: 271-4586
E-Mail: janet.wirth-cauchon@drake.edu
Janet Wirth-Cauchon received her BA in Anthropology from Western Michigan University and her Ph.D. in Sociology from Boston College. Her current research interests are in the areas of gender studies and feminist theory, the sociology of mental illness, social psychology, the body and technology, and cultural studies. Her book, Women and Borderline Personality Disorder: Symptoms and Stories, (2001) is an analysis of the gender meanings used in the interpretation of women diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. She has taught at Boston College and Bradford College. At Drake she teaches courses on feminist theory, women's studies, women and madness, psyche and society, and introduction to sociology.
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- Classes taught by Dr. Wirth-Cauchon
*137. Women, Madness, and Culture Course Description
10. Introduction to Sociology: Gender and Culture Course
Description
70. Psyche, Self and Society Course
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75. Introduction
to Women's Studies (cross-listed with WS 1) Course Description
*174. Being and Power: Feminist Theories of Subjectivity
(cross-listed with WS 173) Course
Description
FYS 15.
Visualizing Difference:Race, Class and Gender in Film
- Classes taught by Dr. Wirth-Cauchon