ANTH 417 - Seminar: She/He “Two Spirits” Gender Cross-Culturally

(3 credits)
Prerequisite: ANTH 100 or INTD 230 or consent of instructor
This course introduces students to cross-cultural constructions of gender. Gender and sexuality are differentiated and students explore how gender is a cultural construct which varies cross-culturally. Students will explore a range of gender expressions, including homosexual males, lesbians, transgendered, bisexuals and Native American Two Spirits. Issues of masculinity, femininity and alternate genders will be examined in Euro-American, Latin American, Asian, Native American and other cross-cultural settings. Offered alternate years. (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC)