Identity, Privilege, & Inequalities
Date
2/4 (5)
2/6 (9)
2/10 (11)
2/12 (13)
2/17 (18)
2/19 (20)
Topic
How do we define our
identity as a nation?
As a gender? How do
society and religion
and the media
(magazines, movies,
etc.) influence our
perceptions of
ourselves – specifically
as a gender?
Why have women
traditionally been
oppressed, even
though they aren’t a
minority? How has
progress been made?
Powerful,
independent women
in literature. Is
chivalry good for
women? How has art
historically portrayed
women?
Women in Islam: The
Veil: Fashion or
Facsism? Does the
West misunderstand
the issue? Have we
ever impeded
women’s expression
through fashion?
Activities/Assignments
Read:
Intro to Unit (297)
The Bible and Self-Defense (301)
Hindu Women (304)
Men and Privilege: Do
men have it easier
than any other group
of people? What is
expected of men in a
relationship, and what
do women (and men)
look for in a man?
Modern problems for
the modern man.
Gender identity
conflicts and society’s
expectations. What
does it mean to be
macho?
Read:
The Male Privilege Checklist (353)
Beyond the Cult of Fatherhood (337)
In-Class:
Discussion on reading and on male identity
and expectations/pressures on men.
In-Class:
Images of Judith
Bible passages on women
Read:
Professions for Women (317)
Memoirs of a Woman Doctor (326)
In-Class:
Male and Female Professions
Women in Journalism
Read:
A Doll’s House (308)
The Story of an Hour (314)
In-Class:
The Birth of Venus
Chivalry and Sexist Memes
The Veil (364)
Read:
Symbolizing Roles: Behind the Veil (358)
Voices from Behind the Veil (370)
In-Class:
Behind the Veil PPT.
Declaration of Sentiments
Bloomer’s Bloomers
Read:
Americanization is Tough on Macho (343)
The House on Mango Street (483)
Latero Story (466)
In-Class:
Images of Masculinity in Michelangelo
Who is “Macho” in today’s culture? Good
and Bad Representations . . .
Notes
Tuition is due by Feb. 4th!
Pay online through your
mypage. It’s $15.
Bring in those
disclosures!
Make sure you
understand how to do
your reflection journals.
Make sure to mark up
your book and let that
fuel a discussion. If you’re
worried about re-sale
value, use sticky notes!
Foreign Film Critique up
on the website, under
“Supplemental Materials”
at the bottom.
2/23 (24)
African Americans in
the Land of the Free.
2/25 (26)
Native Americans: a
History of Bloodshed,
Betrayal and Loss of
Identity in the face of
Western Europe’s
Manifest Destiny.
Asian-Americans and
the American Dream.
2/27 (3/2)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
and Transgender in
the United States
Read:
The Shocking Story of Approved Killing in
Mississippi (430)
Selected Poems of Langston Hughes (418)
In-Class:
Statistics of Poverty and Incarceration
among African Americans
Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit”
Ferguson and Cop Violence
Alabama State Literacy Test
Read:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time
Indian (498)
A Woman from He-Dog (473)
“5 Worst American Presidents” (Website)
In-Class:
Articles on Website
Columbus
Sports
Read:
1. The Berdache Tradition (382)
2. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
(391)
3. Read Harvey Milk “Hope Speech”
and then watch trailer for the
movie
4. Read the article on Transgender
school protest in Brazil
In-Class:
1. Gay PDA article and Michael Sam
video
2. Gay Marriage
Don’t forget to do the
foreign film assignment.
It’s up on the website, at
the bottom.