Feminist Anthropology

Three credits · Undergraduate

This course examines how past and present feminist anthropologists have used and problematized categories of difference and identity, such as, gender, class, sexuality, race, ethnicity, ability, religion and nationality as they pursue anthropological research. The course explores themes of contemporary importance through socio-cultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistic anthropology and/or biological anthropology. Topics might focus on: Indigenous gender roles; cross-cultural sexualities; masculinity and pre- historic gendered hierarchies; etc. Credit will be granted for only one of ANTH 323 or ANTH 324 and WMGS 324. Cross-listed as WMGS 327. Prerequisites: ANTH 111, 112 or WMGS 100 or WMGS 200 or permission of the instructor. Three credits.