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UWC2101L: Writing & Critical Thinking: Masculinities: Contemporary Theories & Representations

Instructor: Dr Kenneth Chan

Schedule

Week One Gender and Sexuality: Foucault
11 Aug 2003 Introduction and Administrative Matters
Discussion of Presentations
14 Aug 2003 Discussion of Essay One; "Elements of the Essay"
Foucault; Hacker, Section C, pages 3-48
   
Week Two Gender/Sex Debate
18 Aug 2003 Postings on Masculinity and Ideas due on IVLE; Select Presentations
Harvey, Writing with Sources; Foucault; Butler
21 Aug 2003 Bring "Object" for Analysis (Essay One)
Constructing Masculinity pages 11-20 (Sedgwick)
   
Week Three White Man Falling
25 Aug 2003 Discussion of Falling Down; Dyer
28 Aug 2003 Interesting Question Paragraph due; In-class discussion of Paragraph
Kaplan; Mulvey
   
Week Four Essay One
1 Sep 2003 First Draft of Essay One due; In-class review of student essay;
Hacker, Section M, pages 326-360; Peer Reviews; Sign up for conferences
4 Sep 2003 Final Draft of Essay One due; In-class screening of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
   
Week Five Clothing Matters: Transgenderism and Transexuality
8 Sep 2003 Discussion of Essays Two and Three
Discussion of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; Garber
11 Sep 2003 Heng and Leow; Chow
   
Week Six Patriarchy and Desire
15 Sep 2003 Bring in Question Paragraph; Sign up for conferences on Paragraph
18 Sep 2003 Essay Two/Three Proposal due
Discussion of Scent of a Woman
   
Week Seven S.N.A.G.?
22 & 25 August 2003 Hornby
   
Week Eight Gender, Culture, Science
29 Sep 2003 Submission of Text for Analysis (Essay Two)
Selections from Selvadurai
2 October 2003 Constructing Masculinity, pages 127-166 (Fausto-Sterling, Mariani, & Watney)
   
Week Nine "Real Men Don't Dance"
6 Oct 2003 In-class screening of Forever Fever
(Start work on Essay Two)
9 Oct 2003 Discussion of Forever Fever
   
Week Ten War and Masculinity
13 Oct 2003 In-class screening of Three Kings
16 Oct 2003 Discussion of Three Kings
   
Week Eleven Asian Masculinities? & Essay Three
20 Oct 2003 Discussion of Farewell My Concubine; Kam
First Draft of Essay Two due; Sign up for conferences
23 Oct 2003 Deepavali - Class will not meet.
Final Draft of Essay Two due on Saturday, 25 Sep 2003, by 9:00 pm.
   
Week Twelve Essay Three
27 Oct 2003 In-class screening of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
30 Oct 2003 First Draft of Essay Three due; Discussion of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
   
Week Thirteen Final Stretch
3 Nov 2003 Conferences
6 Nov 2003 Final Draft of Essay Three due
   
Week Fourteen Reading Week
10-15 Nov 2003 Study Hard and Good Luck!
   

 

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