(Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, 1996) Bailis, Stanley; Newell, William H.
This article uses the AIS "Guide to Interdisciplinary Syllabus Preparation" to explore the claim that women's
studies programs and courses are interdisciplinary. Grace presents a historical overview of the development of women's
studies as an academic interdisciplinary venue and then analyzes women's studies courses from U.S. colleges and
universities, using exemplary syllabi published in the National Women's Studies Association 1991 Report to the
Profession. The analysis concludes that women's studies programs are characterized by seven types of courses, many of
which are distinctly not interdisciplinary even though they claim to be.