WMST 351 - Trans Lives & Constructs of Conformity 3 s.h.

This course explores the medical, historical, sexological, and social ongoing constructions of gender variances, gender identities, and sexed bodies. Central foci of the course include: critiquing binaries, normativity, the boundaries of female/male/intersex and feminine/masculine/androgyny/gender non-conforming. Course readings draw from different fields in the social sciences and humanities, culminating in the ability for critical reflection of hierarchical values given to bodies, narratives, histories and identities. Offered every 3-4 semesters.
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Prerequisite(s): WMST 130 and WMST 275.