tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26352503672235704062024-02-20T07:18:17.540-05:00GS 100: Introduction to Gender StudiesWelcome! This is the blog for the Spring 2010 section of GS 100: Introduction to Gender Studies at the University of Hartford.Nels P. Highberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635250367223570406.post-14437011184482812952010-05-08T19:30:00.004-04:002010-05-09T17:00:37.289-04:00What My Students Learned This Semester<i>Taking inspiration from <a href="http://writingasjoe.blogspot.com/">Jo(e)</a>, I passed out index cards and asked my students to write down one thing they learned in class this semester. These are the anonymous responses I received in the order in which I received them.</i><br />
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I learned that "Gender Studies" is not just "Gay Class." There is sooooo much more to this course than women's rights and gay people. I LOVED it.<br />
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I learned that <i>Gossip Girl</i> is better than <i>The Hills</i>.<br />
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The one person I will always remember and find interesting was the transgendered porn guy/girl.<br />
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Saw the first transgendered guy ever! Learned quite a bit about women in the 19th century. I was also able to further improve my writing skills especially when it came to condensing and being as specific as possible.<br />
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I learned to look beyond the surface of ads, TV shows, and new to see some deeper issue with race and gender.<br />
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I learned how to look deeper into issues. For example, I would never have thought about pornography and masculinity in the way that we did in this class, especially from reading the book.<br />
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I learned that orgasm in French means "little death."<br />
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I learned how sexist the media in America is. I enjoyed the whole Barbie lesson because I never looked at it like that before. It was really eye opening. It was cool to me to see the hidden messages behind everything.<br />
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It's not something I learned exactly, but because of this class, when I'm watching shows on television, I notice things about race, gender, and stereotypes more often and comment on them to my friends.<br />
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One thing I learned is that the media nowadays is hard on men and their appearance like they are on women, and it is taking a toll on men.<br />
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I learned that there were some insane treatments to cure women of depression in the past. I never knew those opinions existed.<br />
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One thing I learned was how to express my true opinions in writing.<br />
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The class honestly opened my eyes to the vast amount of different people there are in the world. It helped me to not judge people as much as I used to and to accept all different types of people and their personalities.<br />
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I learned how in trouble our males are in.<br />
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I learned that, beyond a shadow of a doubt, I can't stand Freud.<br />
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I learned way too much about Freud than I would ever want to know.<br />
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Freud isn't actually an amazing doctor but rather an overanalyzer that is sexually deprived.<br />
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This class really broadened my outlook on race, gender, and sexuality as a whole. I think I was too narrow-minded coming into this class.<br />
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This class really helped me use Blackboard better.<br />
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I never knew the term "Down Low" or "DL" was used in reference to someone's sexual orientation or lifestyle.<br />
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I learned about all the struggles that women face from society.<br />
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I learned that not only do women struggle with society, but men do as well.<br />
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What I learned this semester was amazing. I never knew I could learn so much in one class. I learned how to be so open-minded. What I learned is that a man can appear to look "bad ass" but have the same sexual organ as me. Buck Angel! I never will forget that!<br />
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Things I learned this semester. Old Barbie commercials look like something out of <i>The Stepford Wives</i>. Women fight/fought hard for what they wanted/want.<br />
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<i>Note: The transgender porn star mentioned is <a href="http://buckangel.com/index.html">Buck Angel</a>, who has an amazing website with lots of NSFW images.</i>Nels P. Highberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635250367223570406.post-35767610673007128622010-05-03T12:48:00.001-04:002010-05-03T12:48:26.524-04:00Final Action List<ul><li>Email Opinion Essay Five to me by noon on Wednesday, May 5; I will not accept late essays for any reason.</li>
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The <a href="http://helpguide.org/mental/domestic_violence_abuse_types_signs_causes_effects.htm">signs</a> of an abusive relationship. <br />
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An <a href="http://bitchmagazine.org/article/bite-me-or-dont">article</a> from <i>Bitch</i> on <i>Twilight</i>.Nels P. Highberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635250367223570406.post-6204317219625160252010-04-28T13:19:00.000-04:002010-04-28T13:19:55.121-04:00Action List for Monday, May 3<ul><li>Decide if you are going to attend the final extra credit opportunity on Wednesday, April 28,and email the response to me by the deadline. </li>
<li>Email your optional revision to me by noon on Friday, April 30; do not forget to follow the instructions <a href="http://gs100uhartford.blogspot.com/2010/03/prompt-for-opinion-essay-revisions.html">in the prompt</a> and remember that I will not accept late revisions for any reason. </li>
<li>Complete DWA #15.</li>
<li>Find the article you plan to write about for Opinion Essay Five and begin brainstorming; if you wish to meet with me to talk about it, the last day to do so is Monday, May 3. </li>
</ul>Nels P. Highberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635250367223570406.post-12831660667795911122010-04-28T12:23:00.001-04:002010-04-28T12:29:06.095-04:00Links for Class on Wednesday, April 28<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/15WPcQaxUUk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/15WPcQaxUUk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />
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ience in <i>Gossip Girl's Second Life</i>" by Louisa Stein</li>
<li>Complete DWA #14. </li>
<li>Decide which of the first three opinion essays you want to revise and start revising; do not forget the instructions <a href="http://gs100uhartford.blogspot.com/2010/03/prompt-for-opinion-essay-revisions.html">in the prompt</a>.</li>
<li>Decide if you are going to attend the final extra credit opportunities next week or not. </li>
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<i>RuPaul's Drag Race</i> (Season Two, Episode <a href="http://www.logotv.com/video/episode-7-season-2-once-upon-a-queen/1630295/playlist.jhtml">Seven</a>)Nels P. Highberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635250367223570406.post-39758523863426444922010-04-21T21:46:00.000-04:002010-04-22T21:47:12.186-04:00Action List for Monday, April 26<ul><li>Read "Fashioning Race for the Free Market on <i>America’s Next Top Model</i>" by Amy Adele Hasinoff.</li>
<li>Complete DWA #13.</li>
<li>Decide which of the first three opinion essays you want to revise and start revising; do not forget the instructions <a href="http://gs100uhartford.blogspot.com/2010/03/prompt-for-opinion-essay-revisions.html">in the prompt</a>.</li>
<li>Decide if you are going to attend the final extra credit opportunities next week or not. </li>
</ul>Nels P. Highberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635250367223570406.post-34894306889995189132010-04-21T12:57:00.001-04:002010-04-21T13:00:08.154-04:00Links for Class on Wednesday, April 21Wikipedia entry on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie">Barbie</a>.<br />
Wikipedia entry on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstar:_The_Karen_Carpenter_Story"><i>Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story</i></a>. <br />
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Here is a photo that one of my students sent to me that shows what Barbie would look like at her proportions if she were a living woman. I do not know who holds the copyright to this image or from where it comes.<br />
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<li>Prepare for Reading Quiz #10 (the last reading quiz of the course!).</li>
<li>Decide which of the first three opinion essays you want to revise and start revising.</li>
<li>Decide if you are going to attend the final extra credit opportunities next week or not. </li>
</ul>Nels P. Highberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635250367223570406.post-77006157958436160802010-04-19T12:38:00.000-04:002010-04-19T12:38:25.650-04:00Links for Class on Monday, April 19Clip from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksO_NZWcgoo"><i>The Sopranos</i></a><br />
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<li>Read "Men with a Message" by Alessandra Stanley and "Masculinity in a Spray Can" by Jan Hoffman.</li>
<li>Prepare for Reading Quiz #9. </li>
</ul>Nels P. Highberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635250367223570406.post-90601597331201641312010-04-14T10:44:00.000-04:002010-04-14T11:45:56.568-04:00Links for Class on Wednesday, April 14J.L. King's <a href="http://www.jlking.net/">Official Website</a><br />
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<li>Prepare for Reading Quiz #8.</li>
<li>Find the article you plan to use for Opinion Essay Four (due this Friday).</li>
</ul>Nels P. Highberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635250367223570406.post-26133834178059188532010-04-07T11:02:00.000-04:002010-04-07T10:32:54.538-04:00Action List for Monday, April 12<ul><li>Read Robert E. Jensen's <i>Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity</i> (to end).</li>
<li>Complete DWA #12.</li>
<li>Find an article for and begin planning Opinion Essay Four. </li>
</ul>Nels P. Highberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635250367223570406.post-42186029535557966612010-04-07T10:10:00.000-04:002010-04-07T10:10:09.210-04:00Links for Class on Wednesday, April 7<ul><li>Wikipedia entry on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_sex_wars">Feminist Sex Wars</a> (this is a short entry, but it has some good links to other entries such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_views_on_pornography">Feminist Views on Pornography</a>).</li>
<li>Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on <a href="http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pornography-censorship/#4">Feminist Approaches to Pornography</a>. </li>
<li>News article on <a href="http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=10931458">women as consumers of pornography</a>.</li>
</ul>Nels P. Highberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635250367223570406.post-32057671748175464392010-04-05T16:41:00.001-04:002010-04-05T16:41:31.738-04:00P/NP and Grade StatusI found out that I do need to sign forms for people who wish to switch from P/NP to a grade and from a grade to P/NP. If you are someone who was hoping to change your grading method for the course, then I will be in my office from 12:30-1:00 PM tomorrow, Tuesday, April 6. You can meet me in my office (Auerbach 212B), and I'll sign it.<br />
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If you can't see me then, you can put your form in my mailbox or in the box on my office door. I will sign it and then leave it for you to pick up where you left it for me. I have to leave by 1:00 to make it on time to an off-campus appointment, so I have to have signed your form by 1:00 for this to be able to take effect.Nels P. Highberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635250367223570406.post-57688438973135658482010-04-05T04:07:00.000-04:002010-04-05T04:07:00.221-04:00Action List for Wednesday, April 7<ul><li>Remember that the last day to drop a class, change from P/NP to a grade, or change from a grade to P/NP is Tuesday, April 6.</li>
<li>Read Robert Jensen's <i>Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity</i> (to pg. 77).</li>
<li>Complete DWA #11.</li>
</ul>Nels P. Highberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635250367223570406.post-14267862761126757382010-04-04T18:20:00.000-04:002010-04-05T11:27:55.848-04:00Links for Class on Monday, April 5Amazon page for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Father-Fiction-Chapters-Fatherless-Generation/dp/1439169160/"><i>Father Fiction: Chapters for a Fatherless Generation </i></a><br />
Joel Bauer's <a href="http://infotainer.com/infotainer/blog/">Official Website</a><br />
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<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4YBxeDN4tbk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4YBxeDN4tbk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Nels P. Highberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635250367223570406.post-32430432566699728872010-03-31T12:26:00.000-04:002010-03-31T12:27:17.105-04:00Action List for Monday, April 5<ul><li>Email Opinion Essay Three to me by noon on Friday, April 2.</li>
<li>Read chapters one and twelve from <i>Stiffed</i> by Susan Faludi (on Blackboard).</li>
<li>Complete DWA #10.</li>
</ul>Nels P. Highberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635250367223570406.post-69756375722755876522010-03-29T11:42:00.000-04:002010-03-29T11:52:10.988-04:00Links for Class on Monday, March 29Wikipeida entry on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolution">Iranian Revolution</a>. <br />
Wikipedia entry on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persepolis">Persepolis</a>.<br />
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<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fXYckRgsdjI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fXYckRgsdjI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Nels P. Highberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635250367223570406.post-81587889306213504182010-03-29T11:14:00.000-04:002010-03-29T13:26:03.892-04:00Action List for Wednesday, March 31<ul><li>Read <i>The Complete Persepolis</i> (to the end).</li>
<li>Complete DWA #9.</li>
<li>Draft your third opinion essay and ask me any relevant questions that arise for you.</li>
<li>Download or print the sections of <i>Getting Off</i> for next Wednesday (the DWA that day will be a DEJ). </li>
</ul>Nels P. Highberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635250367223570406.post-4102297858433666842010-03-24T12:51:00.000-04:002010-03-29T13:26:19.470-04:00Action List for Monday, March 29<ul><li>Read <i>The Complete Persepolis</i> by Marjane Satrapi (to pg. 179).</li>
<li>Prepare for Reading Quiz #7 (pay attention to family members and those who are killed or die as well as major events).</li>
<li>Start searching for articles for Opinion Essay Three.</li>
<li>Email me or stop by my office to find out where you stand with quizzes and DWA grades. </li>
<li>If you wish to complete next Wednesday's DWA early, I have posted it with the other DWA prompts. </li>
</ul>Nels P. Highberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635250367223570406.post-37160304844437506952010-03-20T17:51:00.000-04:002010-03-21T22:54:54.280-04:00Action List for Wednesday, March 24<ul><li>Read <i>The Abandoned Baobab</i> (to the end).</li>
<li>Complete DWA #8.</li>
<li>Start searching for articles for Opinion Essay Three.</li>
<li>Email me or stop by my office to find out where you stand with quizzes and DWA grades. </li>
</ul><ul></ul>Nels P. Highberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635250367223570406.post-45027667834950903672010-03-20T17:47:00.000-04:002010-03-20T17:47:25.920-04:00General Issues from Opinion Essay TwoAs you prepare your future opinion essays, there are a few things to keep in mind that came up as I graded the second batch.<br />
<ul><li><b>Check formats for titles</b>. When you give the title of an essay or news article, you should put quotation marks around it. When you give the title of a book or newspaper, you should italicize it. See the bottom of <a href="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/577/04/">this webpage</a> for further information.</li>
<li><b>Check uses of quotations</b>. Do not just drop a quotation into a sentence. Instead, integrate your quotations into your sentences as smoothly as possible. Any quotation you use needs to be used in such a way that the entire sentence, including your introductory phrase, is grammatically correct so readers do not get confused. Also, a quotation within a quotation needs to be surrounded by single quotation marks, not double ones. <a href="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/577/01/">This webpage</a> offers more guidance.</li>
<li><b>Mention articles as smoothly as possible</b>. Several people had rather awkward phrases like, "In an article by Joseph Stanton called 'Racism Still a Problem,' he writes, 'blah, blah, blah." It's much simpler to write, "In 'Racism is Still a Problem,' Joseph Stanton writes, 'blah, blah, blah." Often people take more words than necessary to say something rather simple. Keep it simple.</li>
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