Gender and History (FGSS Gateway)
HIST 291
Fall 2017
| Section:
01
|
| Crosslisting:
FGSS 269, COL 323 |
| Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory, Civic Engagement |
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 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 a category of historical analysis for their scholarly work in other fields are welcome. |
|
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
|
Fulfills a Requirement for: (CIVI-MN)(COL)(CSCT)(FGSS)(HIST-MN)(HIST)(STS) |
|
Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Amadiume, MALE DAUGHTERS, FEMALE HUSBANDS (selected chapters)
Mann, GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN MODERN CHINESE HISTORY (selected chapters)
Menon, SEEING LIKE A FEMINIST (selected chapters)
Perkins-Gilman, HERLAND
Shetterly, HIDDEN FIGURES
Smith, THE GENDER OF HISTORY (selected chapters)
ADDITIONAL READINGS TBA
|
Examinations and Assignments:
Regular reading reflections; 3 short response papers; 1 historiographic review; 1 group presentation; 1 final research project (10 pages) |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course is a gateway to the FGSS major and to the "Gender and History" concentration in the History Department. |
| Instructor(s): Twagira,Laura Ann Times: ..T.R.. 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: ALLB304; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 1 | JR major: 1 | | |
| Seats Available: 3 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 1 | SO: 7 | FR: 8 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 5 | 1st Ranked: 2 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 2 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 1 |
|
|