ANTH 310 Anthropology of Masculinity
Anthropology of Masculinity explores masculinities from a cross-cultural perspective. While many cultures once believed there is only one "natural" way to be a man, they are now confronted with a variety of masculinities. This course explores the modern quandary, "What does it mean to be a man in the modern age?" from an anthropological perspective. Themes include sexuality, work, dominance, fatherhood, marriage, violence, feminism, popular culture, initiation rituals, and the male body.
Prerequisites
4 Undergraduate credits
Effective August 24, 2013 to present
Meets graduation requirements for
Learning outcomes
General
- Understands methods and concepts from anthropology and related fields used to analyze masculinities within and across cultures
- Knows and understands how masculinities are socially constructed
- Can evaluate global variation in gender roles from a culturally relative perspective
- Critically reflects on the relationship between culture and biology in shaping male behavior
- Writes analytical papers that are informed, well-reasoned, and literate at an upper division college level.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum
Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition.
- Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures.
- Use and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories.
- Develop and communicate alternative explanations or solutions for contemporary social issues.
Goal 8: Global Perspective
- Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions.
- Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences.
- Analyze specific international problems, illustrating the cultural, economic, and political differences that affect their solution.
- Understand the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future.