COMM 391 Gender, Sexuality and Media
Media play a pivotal role in the construction of gender & sexuality. Communication positions us as gendered individuals and sexual subjects, and it is through communication that our identities are structured and maintained. Students will develop critical abilities in reading and responding to theoretical materials about gender and sexuality; become familiar with current ideas and research about gendered communication experiences; recognize the relationship among language, social interaction, and media representations of gender and sexuality; comprehend the variability of social, historical, and cultural contexts of notions of gender and sexuality; and examine the implications of communicating gender and sexuality on their personal practices.