FS 042
Identity and Difference
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| How do we use categories of identity and difference? How does culture determine how we perceive and perform gender and ethnic identity? To what extent does our biological essence or genetic makeup determine how we are categorized by ourselves and others? We will look at constructions of gender and sexual identity in various cultures and consider how they intersect with national and ethnic identity. Literature and film will be our primary focus. We will read works from Ancient Greece, Russia, and the contemporary US that problematize gender and ethnic identities and view films from China, Hungary, and Cuba that show how such identities are performed. LIT SOC OTH |
