Dr. Janet Wirth-Cauchon

Associate Professor of Sociology

Director, Women's Studies Program

Office: 119 Howard Hall

Phone: Office: 271-4586

E-Mail: janet.wirth-cauchon@drake.edu

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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. She is currently Director of the Women's Studies Program at Drake.

 

Classes taught by Dr. Wirth-Cauchon

 

10. Introduction to Sociology: Gender and Culture Course Description

Spring 2001 Syllabus

70. Psyche, Self and Society Course Description

Fall 2001 Syllabus

75. Introduction to Women's Studies (cross-listed with WS 1) Course Description

Spring 2002 Syllabus

*137. Women, Madness, and Culture Course Description

Spring 2002 Syllabus

*174. Being and Power: Feminist Theories of Subjectivity (cross-listed with WS 173) Course Description

Fall 2001 Syllabus

 
FYS 15. Visualizing Difference:Race, Class and Gender in Film

Fall 2000 Syllabus