HIST 215 - Gender and Nation in Latin America

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Wellesley College

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Osorio NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. Since their invention in the early nineteenth century, nations and states in Latin America have been con-ceived of in gendered terms. This has played a key role in producing and reproducing masculine and feminine identities in society. This course examines the powerful relationship between gender and nation in modern Latin America. Topics include patriarchal discourses of state and feminized representations of nation; the national project to define the family as a male-centered nuclear institution; the idealiza-tion of motherhood as a national and Christian virtue; the role of military regimes in promoting masculine ideologies; state regulations of sexuality and prostitution; changing definitions of the feminine and masculine in relation to the emergence of ?public? and ?private? spheres; and struggles over the definition of citizenship and nationali ty. Prerequisite: None Distribution: Historical Studies Semester: N/O Unit: 1.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wellesley.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 283-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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