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HISTART 211 - Gender and Popular Culture
Fall 2023, Section 001
Instruction Mode: Section 001 is  In Person (see other Sections below)
Subject: History of Art (HISTART)
Department: LSA History of Art
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Details

Credits:
4
Requirements & Distribution:
HU
Cost:
50-100
Repeatability:
May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:
Vinson,Heather Jeanne
Start/End Date:
Full Term 8/28/23 - 12/6/23 (see other Sections below)
NOTE: Drop/Add deadlines are dependent on the class meeting dates and will differ for full term versus partial term offerings.
For information on drop/add deadlines, see the Office of the Registrar and search Registration Deadlines.

Description

Gender and popular culture are interrelated social constructs that have a profound impact on our everyday lives. Movies, TV, magazines, and the internet not only reflect what it means to be a man or woman today, they also inform those identities. This course will focus on the visual aspects of these phenomena and survey key methods for interpreting them, including the gaze, queer theory, radical feminist theory, Foucauldean theory, and issues of socioeconomic status. We will apply these theories to examples of contemporary American culture from Instagram and Bar Stool Sports to the suburban home and Beyonce. This process will also allow us to debate questions like: Does gender have to be binary? How does gender affect the experience of space? Is the availability of pornography affecting our ideas of gender? Why is child rearing such a contested domain? How does racial identity influence gender norms? And perhaps most importantly, who is missing from popular representations of gender?

HISTART Distribution Requirements: Europe and the US, Modern and Contemporary

Textbooks/Other Materials: Readings on CTools, Netflix for TV and Film examples, and Gender and Popular Culture: A Visual Study, Tara Ward, ed. Publisher: Cognella ISBN: 978-1-5165-0190-8 Required

Class format: 2 ninety-minute lectures and a one-hour discussion section per week. Class time will be divided between formal presentations and discussion. Students will be expected to complete and consider theoretical readings as well as familiarize themselves with examples of contemporary American popular culture in order to prepare for class.

Course Requirements:

  • Participation (20%)
  • Discussion (20%)
  • Response Papers (40%)
  • Final Exam (20%)

Intended Audience:

All are welcome! This course is at its best when a wide-range of perspectives are included in the discussion. Students interested in alternative approaches to interpretation and pop culture fans are encouraged to attend. All gender identities will find a friendly and respectful environment.

Class Format:

Two 90-minute lectures and a one-hour discussion section per week. Class time will be divided between formal presentations and discussion. Students will be expected to complete and consider theoretical readings as well as familiarize themselves with examples of contemporary American popular culture in order to prepare for class.

Schedule

HISTART 211 - Gender and Popular Culture
Schedule Listing
001 (LEC)
 In Person
23383
Open
112
 
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MW 10:00AM - 11:30AMAUD B AH
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
002 (DIS)
 In Person
23384
Open
2
 
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W 3:00PM - 4:00PMG026 TISCH
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
003 (DIS)
 In Person
23385
Open
1
 
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W 4:00PM - 5:00PMG026 TISCH
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
004 (DIS)
 In Person
23386
Open
18
 
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F 2:00PM - 3:00PM180 TAP
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
005 (DIS)
 In Person
23387
Open
1
 
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Th 10:00AM - 11:00AMG026 TISCH
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
006 (DIS)
 In Person
23388
Open
11
 
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Th 11:00AM - 12:00PMG026 TISCH
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
007 (DIS)
 In Person
23389
Closed
0
 
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Th 12:00PM - 1:00PMG026 TISCH
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
008 (DIS)
 In Person
23390
Open
22
 
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F 3:00PM - 4:00PMG026 TISCH
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
009 (DIS)
 In Person
23391
Open
16
 
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F 10:00AM - 11:00AM130 TAP
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
010 (DIS)
 In Person
24815
Open
10
 
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F 11:00AM - 12:00PM130 TAP
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
011 (DIS)
 In Person
27307
Open
15
 
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F 12:00PM - 1:00PM130 TAP
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
013 (DIS)
 In Person
28263
Open
16
 
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F 1:00PM - 2:00PM130 TAP
8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Textbooks/Other Materials

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