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Performing Masculinities

This course will examine the ways in which masculinity is represented in popular culture, theoretical discourse, and live performance.  Assuming that gender is made and not given, the course will challenge the assumption that only “men” are creators, performers, and producers of masculinity.  We will also examine the ways in which race, class, and sexuality alter tropes of masculinity within society and how that alteration speaks to power and domination.