Gen150 Identity and Difference Spring 2007 MIT
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MIT
WGS.454J (Spring 2007)
Instructor:
Prof. Heather Paxson Level Undergraduate
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The shadow of a person. Often, our identities are not concrete, fixed things but constantly adaptive, dynamic performances. This course deals with these issues and more. (Image courtesy of Josh Otis.)
Course Description
How can the individual be at once cause and consequence of society, a
unique agent of social action and also a social product? This course
explores how identities, whether of individuals or groups, based on
single behaviors or institutional practices, are produced, maintained,
and transformed. Students will be introduced to various theoretical
perspectives that are used to make sense of identity formation,
including essentialism, constructivism, stigma, deviance, discourse,
and performance. We will explore the utility of these terms in
discussing issues of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, religion, etc.
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Heather Paxson, course materials for 21A.218J/SP.454J Identity and Difference, Fall 2006. MIT OpenCourseWare (http://ocw.mit.edu/), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Downloaded on [DD Month YYYY].
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