Project instructions:
Writing Assignment should be 2-3 pages long, double-spaced (excluding the bibliography), maximum 750 words.
The general topic of the assignment is the sex/gender binary. ? Be sure to respond to the questions using multiple references from the readings and, where possible,
provide specific examples to illuminate key points. The focus for this assignment is your understanding of the authors� arguments rather than your own opinion
IMPORTANT “ Refer to the course material, particularly the course readings, to address the following questions:
1) What is the sex/gender binary?
2) What are the limitations of the sex/gender binary?
3) How has the sex/gender binary been imposed and regulated?
4) How has the concept of sexual and gender diversity varied across cultures and historical periods?
IMPORTANT “ Respond to the questions using multiple references from the readings and, where possible, provide specific examples to illuminate key points.
1) refer only to the course material “ ALL of which is listed below.
2) use multiple authors where possible and provide specific references
Marking � to get full marks references must be used
ï¬ Ques 1 (with references) � 3 marks
ï¬ Ques 2 (with references) � 3 marks
ï¬ Ques 3 (with references) � 3 marks
ï¬ Ques 4 (with references) � 3 marks
ï¬ Organization, clarity of writing, referencing style, bibliography � 3 marks
ï¬ REFERENCING STYLE:
American Psychological Association (APA)
Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition, second printing
REFERENCING AN IDEA:
(from readings) The sex/gender binary system that is often considered �natural� has not always existed(Grewal & Kaplan, 2006).
(from lecture) The sex/gender binary can operate as a form of regulation (Larkin, lecture, Oct 1, 2014)
REFERENCING A DIRECT QUOTE:
Historically, we can see �the rise of Western science and the emergence of modern notions of sexual and racial difference� (Grewal & Kaplan, 2006, p. 4).
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
ï¬ Refer to the course reading list which is APA style
IMPORTANT “ Readings and Lecture (Lectures will all be uploaded to the cite):
COURSE TEXTBOOK REQUIRED: Inderpal Grewal and Caren Kaplan (2006) An Introduction to Women�s Studies: Gender in a Transnational World. Boston: McGraw Hill.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE LIST OF COURSE READINGS THAT WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT. YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE ALL OF THE REQUIRED READING BUT YOU MUST USE
SOME AND YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST USE THE COURSE TEXTBOOK!
� The Scientific Construction of Sex and Gender
Guided Reading Questions: How has science played a role in constructing how we think about sex and gender? What does this mean for perspectives on the biological basis
of sex and gender?
1. Grewal, Inderpal & Kaplan, Caren (2006). Part One: Social and Historical Constructions of Gender. TEXTBOOK, pp 1-5.
2. Fausto-Sterling, Ann (2006/1992). The biological connection. TEXTBOOK, pp. 41-42.
3. Gould, Stephen Jay (2006/1980). Women�s brains. TEXTBOOK, pp. 43-46.
4. Oudshorn, Nelly (2006/1994). Sex and the Body. TEXTBOOK, pp. 6-9.
5. Martin, Emily (2006/1996). The Egg and the sperm. TEXTBOOK, pp. 10-15
6. Fausto-Sterling, Anne (1997). How to build a man. In M. di Leonardo & R. Lancaster (Eds.) The Gender/Sexuality Reader (pp. 244-248). NY: Routledge. Fausto-Sterling
1997.pdf
7. Kimmel, Michael & Holler, Jacqueline (2010). Gender and dis/Ability. Excerpt from The Gendered Body: Prescriptions and Inscriptions. In The Gendered Society (pp.
314-316). NY: Oxford University Press. Kimmel and Holler.pdf
Oct 1 Gender Variance and Sexual Diversity Across Time
Guided Reading Questions: What are the limitations of the sex/gender binary system and how has it been imposed and regulated? How has the concept of gender and sexual
diversity varied across cultures and historical periods?
8. Marksamer, Jody & Vade, Dylan. Trans 101. Silvia Rivera Law Project. Available online: http://srlp.org/resources/trans-101/
9. Fausto-Sterling, Anne (2011/2000) The five sexes revisited. In M. Baca Zinn, P. Hondagneu-Sotelo & M.A. Messner (Eds.) Gender Through the Prism of Difference (pp.
13-18). New York: Oxford University Press. Reprinted from The Sciences, July/August, 2000. Five sexes revisted.pdf
10. Vance, Carol (2006/1989). Social construction theory. TEXTBOOK, pp. 29-32.
11. Kinsman, Gary (1996) (2nd edition revised). Sexual colonization of the Indigenous People. In The regulation of Desire (pp. 92-97). London: Black Rose Books.
Kinsman 1996.pdf
12. Mann, Susan Archer (2012). Transgender theory. In Doing Feminist Theory: From Modernity to Postmodernity (pp. 249-251). New York: Oxford Press. Transgender
theory.pdf
13. Dreger, A. (2009, August 22). Where�s the Rulebook for Sex Verification? The New York Times.
14. Prasad, Ajnesh (2005). Reconsidering the socio-scientific enterprise of sexual difference: The case of Kimberly Nixon. Canadian Woman Studies/les cahiers de la
femme, 24(2/3), 80-84. Reconsidering the socio-scientific.pdf
15. Wente, Margaret (Saturday Aug 4, 2014). The march of transgender rights. The Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/the-march-of-transgender-
rights/article19888036/
* The Wente article will be critiqued in class
PART 3: GENDER, RACE AND EMPIRE
Oct 8 Gender, Race & Colonizing Knowledges
Guided Reading Questions: Why is it problematic to use �race� as a biological category? In what ways has colonialism been both a raced and gendered process?
16. Ashcroft, Bill, Griffiths, Gareth & Tiffin, Helen (2003). Colonialism. In Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts (pp. 45-51). London: Routledge. Colonialism.pdf
17. Smith, Andrea (2006). Heteropatriarchy and the three pillars of white supremacy: rethinking women of colour organizing. In INCITE!: Women of Colour Against
Violence (Eds.) Colour of Violence: The INCITE! Anthology (pp. 66-73). Cambridge: South End Press. Heteropatriarchy.pdf
18. McClintock, Anne (2001). Double crossings: Madness, sexuality and imperialism. The 2000 Garnett Sedgewick Memorial Lecture (pp. 9-30). Vancouver: Rosedale Press.
Double crossings.pdf
Oct 15 Aboriginal Women, Colonialism and the Canadian State
Guided Reading Questions: How have colonialism, including state policies such as the Indian Act, altered gender relations in Aboriginal communities? How have
Aboriginal women organized to claim their rights?
19. Ouellette, Grace (2005). The Aboriginal Women�s Movement. In B. Crow & Lise Gottell (Ed.) Open Boundaries: A Canadian Women�s Studies Reader ( pp. 118-125).
Toronto: Pearson. Aboriginal womens movement.pdf
20. Jacobs, Beverly (2008). Response to Canada�s apology to Residential School survivors. Canadian Woman Studies/les Cahiers de la Femme, 26 (3/4), 223-225.
21. Kulusic, Tamara (2005). The ultimate betrayal: Claiming and re-claiming cultural identity. Atlantis: A Women�s Studies Journal, 29(2), 23-28.
22. Maracle, Lee (1993). Chapter 2. Ravensong (pp. 24-42). Vancouver: Press Gang Publishers. ravensong.pdf
23. Van Gelder, Sarah (June 20, 2013). Why Canada�s Indigenous uprising is about all of us. Yes! Magazine.
http://www.idlenomore.ca/why_canada_s_indigenous_uprising_is_about_all_of_us
