WMSD 01021 - Men & Masculinities HUMN-0151

Institution:

Kansas City Kansas Community College

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Description:

3 hours credit Students will investigate their own lives in comparison to historically and locally dominant ideas of what it means to be a man or a woman. With this objective in mind we start by asking a simple question: What does it mean to be a man in the United States? To answer this question we will engage in a cultural survey (history, literature, music, film, etc.) of the prevailing definitions of American masculinity. We will consider how the meaning of "man" has changed through time, and look at thesimilarities and differences in the masculinities of men across ethnicity, race, class, age and sexuality. Against all this, we will attempt to identify and evaluate the conflicting definitions of masculinity in our time as well as imagine possible future developments.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.kckcc.edu

Phone Number:

(913) 334-1100

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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