Overview
Description
Historical and contemporary analysis of men’s experiences as gendered beings, and constructions of masculinities. Topics may include men and their bodies, violence, sports, media representations.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed
- at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed
- Junior or Senior standing
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Core
CO10, CO13
Restrictions
Junior or Senior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- analyze cultural and theoretical texts that center on males, masculinity, and male behavior in various contexts.
- compare males, masculinity, and male behavior in different historical, social, and cultural contexts.
- articulate ways in which race, class, gender, sexuality, and other elements of social identities intersect and influence the perspectives and life experiences of males in a variety of historical, social, and cultural contexts.
- define and apply concepts such as: machismo, masculinity, male privilege, compulsory heterosexuality, homosociality, heteronormativity, and hegemonic masculinity.
- analyze and interpret the metaphors often used to describe males, the male body, and male behavior.
- integrate and synthesize knowledge by writing critical responses, completing weekly quizzes, and writing a final, theoretically grounded, research paper related to the course content.