Gender and History (FGSS Gateway)
FGSS 269
Fall 2014
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01
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| Crosslisting:
HIST 179, COL 323 |
| Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory |
What is a female husband? In the 1980s an increasing number of feminist scholars posed questions about the relationship between biological sex and gender roles. The African scholar Ifi Amadiume, who studied the history of female husbands in West Africa, asserted that such relationships between sex and gender needed to be studied in a global context. More than two decades after Amadiume's influential book MALE DAUGHTERS, FEMALE HUSBANDS: GENDER AND SEX IN AN AFRICAN SOCIETY (1987) was published, the scholarship on global gender and sexuality is vibrant and dynamic. These works have shown gender to be central to understanding society at different periods and geographical locations, but it is far from a universally understood category. This seminar will introduce first- and second-year students to the history of gender, sex, and the body from a global and comparative perspective with readings from the history of Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. We will also cover the development of influential theories in the field and how they apply to the writing of history. This course is especially appropriate for prospective history and feminist, gender and sexuality majors, though all students interested in using gender as category of historical analysis for their scholarly work in other fields are welcome. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (FGSS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Ifi Amadiume, MALE DAUGHTERS, FEMALE HUSBANDS: GENDER AND SEX IN AN AFRICAN SOCIETY (1987)
Francesca Bray, TECHNOLOGY AND GENDER: FABRICS OF POWER IN LATE IMPERIAL CHINA (1997)
Afsaneh Najmabadi, WOMEN WITH MUSTACHES AND MEN WITHOUT BEARDS: GENDER AND SEXUAL ANXIETIES OF IRANIAN MODERNITY (2005)
Londa Schiebinger, NATURE'S BODY: GENDER IN THE MAKING OF MODERN SCIENCE (1993)
Additional Readings TO BE ANNOUNCED
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Examinations and Assignments:
3 Reading Response Assignments, 1 Group Presentation, Historiographical Review, Final Research Paper |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course counts as a gateway for the FGSS major, a history seminar in the College of Letters, and a sophomore seminar for the history major. |
| Instructor(s): Twagira,Laura Ann Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: ALLB004; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 12 | FR: 7 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 11 | 1st Ranked: 2 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 6 |
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