AN 311 - theoretical Approaches to Gender And Sexuality

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Skidmore College

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An examination of the way that theoretical approaches to the complex interactions of gendered and sexual difference have shaped and been shaped by the field of anthropology, beginning with a historically situated overview of key theoretical turns in the anthropology of gender and an examination of a few classic works in the anthropology of gender and sexuality, then moving on to selections from contemporary anthropology of gender, the body and sexuality. Questions considered include: What are the foundations of gender and sexual difference How do we imagine, construct, discuss, and politicize difference What are the implications of gendered and sexual difference for other socially constructed differences, and how do these structures of difference play out in social, political and economic contexts Prerequisites: AN101 or WS101. The Department

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.skidmore.edu/

Phone Number:

(518) 580-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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