This course introduces the interdisciplinary study of gender by exploring ways that cultures shapes and represents femininity.
Students examine beliefs, practices, and disputes about sexual difference.
Freshmen and sophomores only This interdisciplinary course examines diverse interconnections between biological sex, the sexed body, and cultural discourses on masculinity and femininity. Intending Gender Studies majors or minors will find this course extremely valuable. This course explores intersections between gender, sexuality, race, and ethnicity in popular culture, illuminating ways mass media construct cultural norms and identities. A number of particular media events, products, and genres highlight gender dimensions of popular culture. In addition, advertising and pornography in various media setting disclose complex issues of power and privilege, requiring careful analysis.