Sometimes the world seems like such a binary place…But how did we get here, and how can we push for more expansive understandings of what it means to be human?

In this TWO-TERM class, we will learn about the phenomenon of gender through multiple modalities and class discussions.  You may leave the class with more questions than answers, but you will have a strong base for understanding how the binary came to be, who it serves, and how to work to tear it down.

About the text:

An instant best-seller and now the leading book for the course, Wade and Ferree’s Gender is a sophisticated yet accessible introduction to sociological perspectives on gender. Drawing on memorable examples mined from history, pop culture, and current events, Gender deftly moves between theoretical concepts and applications to everyday life. New discussions of #metoo, toxic masculinity, and gender politics in the Trump era help students participate in today’s conversation about gender. The new gold standard for sociology of gender courses.

*At the end of the first term, class members will discuss whether to make the second-term class once a week or twice a week

Required texts/materials: The instructor will procure the texts/materials.