RTF 331K Gender/Sexuality Issues in the Media-W

Unique No. 07130

Faculty: Staiger

Class Time: TTH 2-330P

Room: CMA 3.120

Screening Time: T 5-7:30

Room: CMA 3.120

Writing Comp: Yes

Comm/Culture Req: Yes

Closing Limit: 30

Cross-listed: WGS 345

Prerequisites

Must be an RTF major with a UT GPA of at least a 2.25 and have upper division standing. The following coursework with a grade of at least C in each course: RTF 305, either 314 or 316, and 6 additional hours of lower-division coursework in RTF.

Consent requirements

This course does not require consent. Registration is open via TEX to all RTF majors.

First class day policy

Students must attend the first class day or make prior arrangements with the instructor.

Course description

This course will study general theories of gender and sexuality but with a special focus on the application of those theories to the study of media such as films, television, and popular music. We will survey the writings of Simone de Beauvoir, Julia Kristeva, Luce Irigaray, Laura Mulvey, Mary Ann Doane, Janice Radway, Donna Haraway, bell hooks, Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Judith Butler, Larry Gross, and many others. This course will require close reading of sophisticated texts.