This course examines the role of popular culture in the construction of gendered identities in contemporary society. We examine a wide range of popular cultural forms -- including music, computer games, movies, and television -- to illustrate how femininity and masculinity are produced, represented, and consumed.
Prefix:
GWS
Course Number:
201
Semester:
Spring 2017
Year:
2017030
Credits:
3.0
Do we play with gender or does it play us? Culture is ordinary. High culture is symphonies and Shakespeare. Popular culture is all around us: the movies, the memes, and the memories of playing with action figures, dancing Gangnam style, listening to Rihanna, and liking Grumpy Cat. We will
examine popular culture through the production, consumption, and representation of masculinity and femininity to better understand how gender shapes the world.