Anthropology 270 - Gender and Feminism in Anthropology

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Bard College

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Description:

Human Rights GSS This course examines the emergence and transformation of gender studies within anthropology since the 1970s. It reviews early texts that challenged anthropologists to recognize women's lives as valid subjects of study, as well as more recent work that encompasses constructions of both femininities and masculinities, exploring the division between and interrelation of biological and social factors in determining sex and gender. How are perceived biological differences accorded social meaning in various contexts? How are bodies interpreted within gender discourses? The politics of gender, including its relation to ideologies of colonialism, nationalism, and capitalism, is studied, along with crosscultural constructions of gender structures and practices. Critical interpretation of gender and sexuality in contemporary American popular culture is reviewed. Prior experience with anthropology is preferable but not necessary.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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