The contents within this section may be utilized for any course related to Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies (GWS), although were specifically created to be utilized in upper-division GWS courses taught through the Gender Institute for Teaching and Advocacy at Metropolitan State University of Denver.\u00a0 In addition, the content was developed as part of the requirements for a 2018 Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad in India.\u00a0 Each subheading has been matched with a GWS course:<\/p>\n
The course introduces and synthesizes theories from philosophy, psychology, sociology, history, religion, and literature about love and sex. The complexities of love and sex, including their fundamental meanings, contemporary understandings, identity implications as well as their historical constructions are explored. An important dimension of this exploration is the source and meaning of the moral valuation assigned various forms of sexual activity.<\/p>\n
This course introduces and synthesizes theories from philosophy, psychology, sociology, history, religion, and literature about love and sex. The complexities of love and sex, including their fundamental meanings, contemporary understandings, identity implications as well as their historical constructions are explored. An important dimension of this exploration is the source and meaning of the moral valuation assigned various forms of sexual activity.<\/p>\n
This course explores the various ways in which gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals represent themselves vis-a-vis the social construction of identity and resistance. The course analyzes the general strategies LGBTQ individuals (and their communities) utilize to self-identify their gender. Issues of queer social presentation and performance are addressed. Intersections between queer identity and issues of race, ethnicity, and class are investigated. Power and privilege embedded within the LGBTQ visual identity and social control issues are also analyzed.<\/p>\n
My overall goal for participating in the India Fulbright-Hays GPA was to gather substantial information for a new section on “Eastern” philosophies and practices of the body for GWS 3230, Bodies and Embodiment.\u00a0 Prior to the India GPA, the course focused on Western philosophies of the body and the consequences of these philosophies on practice and experience (i.e., how mind\/body dualisms relate to sex, gender, and identity).\u00a0 In particular, the India GPA provided a broader perspective on how Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Islamism impact the perceptions of bodies and embodiment, and consequently how sex, gender, and sexuality are understood in a wildly diverse country like India.<\/p>\n
In addition, the experience provided a wealth of information about the experiences of sex and gender minorities in India and their movements toward equality; this information enhances GWS 3930, Theories of Love and Sex, which already has a cross-cultural component, and GWS 3490, Queer Sexualities and Identities, which explores third and fourth genders across the globe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
State and Society in Modern India The contents within this section may be utilized for any course related to Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies (GWS), although were specifically created to be utilized in upper-division GWS courses taught through the Gender … Continue reading