AMERICAN STUDIES 254 - American Masculinities:Cultural Construction and Gay Men

Institution:

Hobart William Smith Colleges

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Description:

Taught from a perspective affirming the rights of sexual minorities: course discusses the lives of gay men today, the various constructions of masculinity by gay men, their resistance tohomophobic constructions of them, and the "gender insubordination" of some gay men who contest aspects of dominant constructions of masculinity.Examines the experience of gay men in school, sports, work, military service, religion, politics; their representation in the media; the HIV crisis; and differences based on region/race/ethnicity.The course uses analytical texts, fiction, memoir,film, visiting speakers. (Patterson , Spring)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.HWS.EDU

Phone Number:

(315) 781-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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