ANT 6627 - Anthropology of Sex and Gender

3 Semester Hour(s)

This course offers a cross-cultural and anthropological approach to a study of gender and sex. The course will explore some of the main questions that have concerned anthropologist over the years, such as the concept of sex versus the concept of gender, the theoretical debate about the status of women, and the gendering of work and social relations. The course will also cover the relationship between the body, sex, and gender; the historical roots of Western notions of the sexed body, third or alternative genders, and the intersections between gender, race, class, and ethnicity.