121-066 Sexing the Self

Formerly available as 136-016 or 136-293/393. Students who have completed 136-016 or 136-293/393 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

This subject explores the construction of gender and sex in a variety of the world's societies. On completion of the subject students should have gained a knowledge of gender-based systems of social classification in non-Western societies; have acquired a knowledge of contemporary critiques of the representation of women's and men's lives in ethnography; and have explored the anthropology of sexual reproduction.