WMST 100: Global Representations of Women

WMST 100-002: Representation of Women
(Spring 2017)

03:00 PM to 04:15 PM TR

Section Information for Spring 2017

This is an introductory course that seeks to examine the role of gender in various social institutions. We will begin by exploring the origins of sex differences as well as discuss the role of socialization in gender differences. Students will be provided with the terminology and tools to successfully engage in feminist dialogue about culture and society. We will learn about representations of race, sexuality, class, gender and sex in a variety of ways. We will discuss and analyze issues facing sexual and gender minorities, how these cultural forces are reproduced, and finally how they are creatively protested and challenged. This course primarily explores portrayals of transgender and cisgender women by using film, television, novels and ethnographic research, both in the US and globally.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Explores ways women are portrayed around the world in advertising, film, TV, cartoons, and news media; literature and religious texts; as well as photography, and the visual and performing arts. Through interdisciplinary study, students evaluate the powerful effects these representations have on the political, economic, and social lives of women throughout the world. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Global Understanding
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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