Results for FEMGEN139

This course introduces students to the study of gender from a decolonial feminist perspective. We will study the dynamic and rapidly growing field of Trans* Latinx Studies, an interdisciplinary field whose goal is the study Latina/o/x/ Chicana/o/x gender and sexuality as complex cultural, political, and intersectional formations in present-day settler-colonial societies. We will focus on trans* embodiments, people, and cultural production (the thinking, doing, relating, & re-organizing as a process of resisting coloniality).

In this course, we will explore the ways archaeology and disability relate to each other, including both the ways archaeologists interpret disability in the past and how ableism shapes the practice of archaeology in the present. We will examine a variety of theoretical frames drawn from Disability Studies and other disciplines and consider how they can be usefully applied to archaeology. Case studies from a variety of geographic and temporal contexts will provide the basis for imagining an anti-ableist archaeology. By the end of the quarter, students will be able to: 1. Articulate several major ideas from disability studies and apply them to archaeological case studies; 2. Explain how disability studies and disabled self-advocates are reshaping the practice of archaeology; 3. Demonstrate improvement in the research and writing skills that they have chosen to develop through the flexible assignment structure of the course.

How have American writers tried to expose and illuminate racism and sexism through fiction, creative nonfiction, journalism, and poetry? How have they tried to focus our attention on discrimination and prejudice based on race, gender, ethnicity, class, religion and national origin? What writing strategies can break through apathy and ignorance? What role, if any, can humor play in this process?