GWS 2100 - Constructions of Masculinity and Femininity
3 Credits
Explores the historical development and contemporary manifestations of masculinity and femininity as ideals, identities, and practices constructed through gender, race, and other systemic sites of domination and oppression (i.e., class, ethnicity, religion).
Major Content Areas
Masculinity and femininity and US social institutions Interplay between gender as lived identity and ideal, including material and ideological functions and purposes Gender and social institutions Power, domination, and physical integrity
Learning Outcomes
Critique the evolution and function of gender ideals as lived identities and strategies of power and domination over time. Assess the flexibility of masculinity and femininity as consequential categories of meaning. Examine points of change for masculinity/femininity at the level of individuals, social institutions, and as a category of meaning. Evaluate how unequal power relationships structure gender ideals and social practices.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals
7B - Race/Power/Justice 06 - Humanities/Fine Arts
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