Summer 2020 Full-term
Meeting:
MW 1:10pm - 3:20pm / * *
SLN:
14354
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructor:
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A MAN? WHAT
IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
MASCULINITY, PATRIARCHY,
COLONIALISM
AND CAPITALISM? THIS COURSE WILL
ATTEMPT TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
BY
EXPLORING ASPECTS OF MEN AND
MASCULINITY THROUGH THE FRAMEWORKS
OF
POSTCOLONIAL, QUEER, INTERSECTIONAL
AND TRANSNATIONAL THEORY. WE WILL
STUDY ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC
FORMS OF WRITING, ENGAGE WITH
VARIOUS MEDIA TEXTS, AND BE
CRITICALLY SELF-REFLEXIVE OF
VARIOUS ARTICULATIONS OF POWER. THE
COURSE WILL EXPLORE AND CONNECT THE
IMPORTANCE OF TALKING ABOUT
MASCULINITIES IN RELATION TO
GENDER, WOMEN AND SEXUALITY
STUDIES, SO THAT WE CAN
PRODUCTIVELY ENGAGE WITH FEMINIST
DISCUSSIONS AND ACTIONS FOR
POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE IN THE WORLD
WE LIVE IN.
Catalog Description:
What does it mean to be a man? What is men's relationship with power structures such as patriarchy, capitalism and colonialism? Explores aspects of men and masculinity through the theoretical lenses of intersectionality, queer, transgender, transnational, and decolonial studies. Offered: AWSpS.
GE Requirements Met:
Diversity (DIV)
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
March 28, 2024 - 12:56 pm