UN1001 Fall 2006 Section R51

Perspectives on Inquiry UN1001

Michigan Technological University

Class Description Fall 2006 - Section R51

Title: Gender in the Modern World

Students in this course will explore changing concepts of gender from the mid-20th century to the present day with an emphasis on the last 15 to 20 years. They will consider how these changes might directly affect their daily lives, crtically examining and documenting experiences and local observations of gender. The American experience will be compared with examples from other cultures. Students will examine the diversity of gendered experience including non-traditional notions of masculine and feminine, and explore the idea that gender is a fluid category that individuals negotiate and renegotiate over the course of a lifetime.

Instructor: Anna L. Sweitz

email: lsweitz@mtu.ed

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