Course Schedule* Unit #1: Considerations of language and ideology Date Topic Assigned Readings Assignments May 18 M Ideology & meanings. Social RN: and Meanings” Paper #1 “Ideology construction of gender. (Fiske) assigned (due May 28) May 19 T Theories of human origins RN: of Maturity” (Gilligan) Participate in “Visions and gender RN: Roles & Human online “Sex-based Evolution” (Lovgren) discussion #1 May 20 W Female and male versus RN: of Human Origins & “Theories nature and culture Cultural Evolution” (Bleier) RN: Introductory Lectures: “New Femininity” (Freud) May 21 R Gender as a social construct RN: Aspects of “Developmental and Definitions of patriarchy Gender” (Kessler & McKenna) RN: Female to Male as Nature is “Is to Culture?” (Ortner) Unit #2: Historical Documents on Gender Date Topic Assigned Readings Assignments May 25 M NO CLASS – MEMORIAL DAY May 26-28 T-R Language and gender: RN: and two introduction #1 due “Genesis” Classical Period Creation and Fall of Man by 9 p.m. on “The and Woman” May 28 RN: Epistle of Paul” “The RN: as Equal to Men in the Participate in “Women State” (Plato) online RN: Differences Between Men discussion #2 “The and Women” (Aristotle) June 1 M Language and gender: RN: as Derived Being” Paper #2 “Woman Medieval Period (Aquinas) assigned (Due RN: in the Early Middle June 8) “Women Ages” & Middle Ages and “The After” -2 chaps. in one file (Gies & Gies) June 2 T Language and gender: Schneir: “Introduction” Enlightenment and Schneir: pp 2-4, "Familiar Letters of Modern Period John Adams and His Wife, Abigail, During the Revolution." Schneir: pp 5-16, "A Vindication of Rights of Women." June 3 W Language and gender: Early Schneir: pp 189-204, "The Origin of Participate in Modern Period the Family, Private Property, and the online (Engels) discussion #3
Course Schedule* Unit #1: Considerations of language and ideology Date Topic Assigned Readings Assignments May 18 M Ideology & meanings. Social construction of gender. RN: “Ideology and Meanings” (Fiske) Paper #1 assigned (due May 28) May 19 T Theories of human origins and gender RN: “Visions of Maturity” (Gilligan) RN: “Sex-based Roles & Human Evolution” (Lovgren) Participate in online discussion #1 May 20 W Female and male versus nature and culture RN: “Theories of Human Origins & Cultural Evolution” (Bleier) RN: “New Introductory Lectures: Femininity” (Freud) May 21 R Gender as a social construct and Definitions of patriarchy RN: “Developmental Aspects of Gender” (Kessler & McKenna) RN: “Is Female to Male as Nature is to Culture?” (Ortner) Unit #2: Historical Documents on Gender Date Topic Assigned Readings Assignments May 25 M NO CLASS – MEMORIAL DAY May 26-28 T-R Language and gender: Classical Period RN: “Genesis” and two introduction “The Creation and Fall of Man and Woman” RN: “The Epistle of Paul” RN: “Women as Equal to Men in the State” (Plato) RN: “The Differences Between Men and Women” (Aristotle) #1 due by 9 p.m. on May 28 Participate in online discussion #2 June 1 M Language and gender: Medieval Period RN: “Woman as Derived Being” (Aquinas) RN: “Women in the Early Middle Ages” & “The Middle Ages and After” -2 chaps. in one file (Gies & Gies) Paper #2 assigned (Due June 8) June 2 T Language and gender: Enlightenment and Modern Period Schneir: “Introduction” Schneir: pp 2-4, "Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife, Abigail, During the Revolution." Schneir: pp 5-16, "A Vindication of Rights of Women." June 3 W Language and gender: Early Modern Period Schneir: pp 189-204, "The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the (Engels) Participate in online discussion #3
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