In literature, advertising, and online – we are surrounded by representations that both enable and prescribe how we interpret gender and sex. This course explores how popular culture, inter-personal communication, literature, and film construct gender, sexuality, and desire. From conventional notions of masculinity and femininity, to the emergence of categories such as transgendered, students will consider the cultural, social, and political influences that contribute to how we imagine ourselves as gendered beings. Lect: 3 hrs. Prerequisite: (ENG 108 and ACS 103) or ENG 208, Antirequisites: ENG 610, ENG 621 Course Weight: 1.00 Billing Units: 1
