GENDER STUDIES Discussions at a Glance ASSIGNMENT TITLE DUE DATE Reading Discussion 1
“Shakespeare’s Sister” by Virginia Woolf
2 February 2025
Reading Discussion 2
Gender Studies Defined
9 February 2025*
Reading Discussion 3
“The Social Construction of Gender” by Judith Lorder
2 February 2025*
Reading Discussion 4
“Patriarchy, the System” by Allen G. Johnson
9 February 2025
Reading Discussion 5
“Gender Power” by Lisa Wade & Myra Marx Ferrer
9 February 2025
Reading Discussion 6
“Gender for Men” by Lisa Wade & Myra Marx Ferrer
16 February 2025
Reading Discussion 7
“Gender for Women” by Lisa Wade & Myra Marx Ferrer
16 February 2025
Reading Discussion 8
Rookie of the Year [TV movie] 3 March 2025
Reading Discussion 9
“Bloodmothers, Othermothers...” by Patricia Hill Collins
3 March 2025
Reading Discussion 10
“What Is Marriage For?” By E.J. Graff
3 March 2025
Reading Discussion 11
“What about the Boys?” by Michael S. Kimmel
9 March 2025
Reading Discussion 12
“Sixty Cents to a Man’s Dollar” by Ann Crittenden
9 March 2025
Reading Discussion 13
Beautiful Thing [movie] 16 March 2025
Reading Discussion 14
“Origin of Love” by Stephen Trask [song]
23 March 2025
Reading Discussion 15
“The Myth of the Sexual Athlete” by Don Sabo
25 March 2025
Reading Discussion 16
“The Impact of Multiple Marginalization” by Paula C. Rust
6 April 2025
Reading Discussion 17
“Homophobia in Straight Men” by Terry A. Kupers
13 April 2025
Reading Discussion 18
Hedwig and the Angry Inch [movie] 20 April 2025
Reading Discussion 19
“To Be Poor and Transgender” by Kai Wright
20 April 2025
Reading Discussion 20
“Solving the Gender Puzzle” by Kate Bornstein
27 April 2025
* I made a mistake and reversed these due dates when I created the class, but I’ll go ahead and keep the dates the same. —ALW