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Hcs/304 Research Paper
Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality
Fall 2010
WGST 304/SOCY 304/ POLI 305/AFRO 398R
Section 001

Meeting Times: TTH 9:30-10:45AM
Location: Currell College 203
Instructor: Dr. Sharon Lee White
Phone: 777-4007(Please leave message)
E-Mail: Leesg@mailbox.sc.edu
Office Hours: By appointment only

Course Description:
This multidisciplinary course is designed to explore historical and contemporary aspects of race, social class, gender, and sexuality. Focusing on the intersection of race, class, gender and sexual orientation, this course will examine how the confluence of these identities shape the lives of individuals, institutions, and society as a whole. We will also explore the various dimensions of privilege, stratification, and …show more content…
by Donna Langston; The Me-Me Class: The Young and the Ruthless by bell hooks Thursday: Film-White Man’s Burden; Exam #1 Posted to Blackboard and Due by Monday, September 6, 5:00PM

Week of
September 7 Tuesday: Articles: Two Sexes Are Not Enough, by Anne-Fausto- Sterling; The Social Construction of Gender by Judith Lorber Thursday: Film: Mickey Mouse Monopoly
Week of
September 14 Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality in Language and the Media

Tuesday: Newman, Chapter Three: “Portraying Differences” Thursday: Film: Killing Us Softly
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