In addition to the files available from WMST-L, several syllabi for courses on "Rhetoric of Feminism," "Women and the Media," and "Communication and Gender" are available from COMSERVE (not to be confused with the commercial network Compuserve). Comserve, based at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is a free electronic information service for professionals and students interested in the study of human communication. It is supported in part through the cooperation of the Department of Language, Literature, and Communication and Engineering Computing Services at RPI. Here are the gender-related syllabi listed in Comserve's SCHOLARS DIRECTRY [names are limited to 8 letters]: Directory of Master Scholars Pedagogical Materials (arranged alphabetically by scholar) __________________________________________________ | | | Master Scholar: Professor Karlyn Kohrs Campbell | |__________________________________________________| File: HistFem Campbell This file contains materials for a semester-long, upper division/graduate level course entitled "Rhetoric of Historical U.S. Feminism, 1830-1925." The file includes course requirements, class schedule, bibliography of readings, and study questions. File: ContFem Campbell This file contains materials for a semester-long, upper division/graduate level course entitled "Rhetoric of Contemporary U.S. Feminism." The file includes course schedule, requirements, and a bibliography of readings. _______________________________________ | | | Master Scholar: Professor Lana Rakow | |_______________________________________| File: WomenMed Rakow This file contains materials for a semester-long, undergraduate- and graduate-level course entitled "Women and the Media." A course outline, topical bibliography of readings, and questions for discussion are included in the file. File: Gender Rakow This file contains materials for a semester-long, undergraduate- level course entitled "Communication and Gender." The file also includes a course outline, schedule, and bibliography of readings. __________________________________________ | | | Master Scholar: Professor Jean G. Wilson| |__________________________________________| File: WomenMed Wilson This file contains materials for a two-credit seminar entitled "Women and the Media." The file also includes a course outline, schedule, and list of required readings. To obtain any or all of the above, send a message to COMSERVE@RPIECS (Bitnet) or COMSERVE@VM.ECS.RPI.EDU (Internet) that says: GET [Filename] e.g., GET WOMENMED WILSON . You can request up to five files at a time, but you must put each request on a separate line.