March 20
I. Announcements:
- Reading Response #20/ Extra Credit Opportunity: Register for the Hiphop Literacies Conference on March 31 OR April 1 (program coming soon)
- Go to hiphopliteracies.com to register (free for JJay students)
- If you know of another event on campus related to gender justice, please send Professor Carmen an email
- Next Monday, March 27 is the late day to submit any missing work from RR#1-RR#10. These need to be in hardcopy form and submitted at the end of class. If you are absent, late, get sick, have a computer malfunction, email them in, etc NO EXCEPTIONS will be made for you.
II. Continuation from last week's clas
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Questions for "Dear Straight People" and "9 Questions Gay People Have for Straight People" (please write these out on your homework or on a a separate piece of paper if you do not have the homework)
- Choose a line that impacted you (+ or - ) from each piece. Explain your choice and response.
- Why do you see as the main messages in each piece here? Who are these poets/speakers addressing?
- Why do you think both of these videos have gone viral?
- How do you explain the media attention/success of something like the videos alongside INCREASED homophobia/violence?
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What is Hegemonic Masculinity?
III. Classroom Exercise: Defining Hegemonic Masculinity Today's class is about defining hegemonic masculinity. You have two tasks: 1) define HM and give examples; 2) why is HM an anti-human construct for men? for women? Choose a facilitator who will report back to the class. Think of yourselves as giving your colleagues good examples and definitions that will help them with Wednesday's homework. |
