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GNDR g101 - CTW - Syllabus
GNDR g101 - CTW - Syllabus
GNDR g101 - CTW - Syllabus
Course Description
Your Obligations
This course serves multiple functions. On the one hand it is intended to introduce
you to the literature and analytic methodologies of a specific area of intellectual
inquiry—in this case, gender studies. On the other hand, it is also meant to serve as
an occasion for you to begin refine a more general set of skills, including your ability
to read carefully, write persuasively, and express your thoughts and opinions in
language that is sufficiently nuanced and precise to communicate their depth and
complexity. Thus, regardless of how you feel about a particular day’s reading, or a
given writing assignment, there’s always something to be learned from coming to
class and participating in discussion. To that end you are obligated first and
foremost to show up—physically and intellectually—and to be prepared when you
do. You must attend class regularly, do the assigned reading, turn your
written work in on time, and actively participate in discussions even if doing
so feels a little awkward or uncomfortable. Your instructor is fully committed to
doing their part to create a classroom environment in which thoughtful, respectful
debate is the norm. In the end, though, it is your responsibility to use this class to
practice making yourself heard in the context of an ongoing conversation that should
be engaging, rigorous and fun.
Beyond these very simple obligations, you will also be required to complete a take
home midterm examination, a take home and final examination, and several in-class
presentations the specific instructions for which will be provided at appropriate points
throughout the semester.
Required Texts
The following texts are required and are available for purchase at Boxcar Books
which is located just around the corner from the Bloomington Bagel Company at 408
East 6th Street. All other readings are available for download in .pdf from IU E-
Reserves.
Bernard Lefkowitz. Our Guys. New York: Vintage, 1998. ISBN: 0375702695
Ariel Levy. Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture. New
York: Free Press, 2006. ISBN: 0743284283
Virginia Woolf. A Room of One's Own. New York: Harvest, 1989. ISBN: 0156787334
Date Description
FR February 20 Dorothy Sue Cobble, “Halving the Double Day” New Labor
Forum 12(3): 63-72. Fall 2003.
WE April 22 Ariel Levy, Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of
Raunch Culture (New York: Free Press, 2005), 1-117.
FR April 24 Ariel Levy, Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of
Raunch Culture (New York: Free Press, 2005), 118-212.
Course Wrap Up
Please note too that you will be required to submit an electronic version of all written
assignments for this course to turnitin.com. Instructions for how to do this will be
provided at the appropriate time.
Other Provisions
4. Academic dishonesty of any kind will not be tolerated. If you have any
questions about what qualifies as academic dishonesty, ask for necessary
clarification sooner rather than later. Pursuant to the Indiana University Code
of Student Rights instances of academic or personal misconduct will be
reported to the appropriate offices on campus and may result in formal
academic sanctions including automatic failure or the assignment, failure of
the course, or any of the other penalties outlined in the University Code. A
word to the wise: plagiarism is much more trouble than it’s worth.
6. Some people feel less comfortable speaking in public than others, and your
instructor will be more than willing to work with you if you feel that any
aspect of this method of evaluation will place you at a serious disadvantage.
It is incumbent upon you, however, to make an effort to let your instructor
know that you need additional help in order to meet the challenges of the
course. Nothing that that you are being asked to do is unreasonable, but that
doesn't mean that any of it is particularly easy either. We therefore have a
responsibility to one another to work together to ensure that you have every
opportunity to get as much out of this course as possible. For example,
students with special needs, including documented learning disabilities,
should be sure to speak with the instructor at the beginning of the term so
that arrangements can be made to provide you with the additional support
that you deserve.