ANTH 117 - Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality

    Recent Professors
    Jennifer Sime
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2025
    Class Size
    25 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2025 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D
    Description
    This course provides an overview of anthropological perspectives on gender and sexuality, employing a cross-cultural perspective in order to examine the role of culture and society in shaping specific gender distinctions and normative ideas and expressions of sexuality. Students engage with theoretical and ethnographic texts, photographic representations, films, and other media to identify and critically think about taken-for-granted notions about gender and sexuality. Students conduct a short ethnographic research project about gender and sexuality. This course is designed for all students interested in Anthropology, in Gender and Women’s Studies, and in gender and sexuality more generally.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 12:45pm–2:10pm