Interrogates the concepts of ‘gender’ and ‘sexuality’ from a comparative, global perspective, drawing from multiple disciplines such as anthropology, ethnography, philosophy, sociology and history. Engages with questions of inequality, social justice and diversity as they are mapped onto gender and played out in institutional, political and socio-cultural power relations.
Code
GS2016
Name
GENDER AND SEXUALITY: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
GS (Gender Studies)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
GE115
CAMS ID
4255
Last update with CAMS
Students will be able to read and critique literature on sex and gender in the social sciences and the humanities
Students will be able to identify, compare, critique and analyze the historical, social and cultural specificity of different conceptions of gender and sexuality
Students will be able to demonstrate familiarity with the developmental, social, theoretical and historical frameworks that define the academic study of gender and sexuality
Students will be able to apply their knowledge of gender and society to a globally informed understanding and evaluation of the pressures, politics and debates of representations of gender and sexuality, particularly those bearing upon legal rights and social justice
| Term | Code | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2021 | GS2016 | GENDER AND SEXUALITY: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES |