Week Eight (March 7) - Gender Troubles

Readings for today

• Theory Toolbox, pp. 164-175 (on gender & queerness)
• Carol Stabile, “‘Sweetheart, This Ain’t Gender Studies’: Sexism and Superheroes” 
• Mattilda, a.k.a. Matt Bernstein Sycamore, "Sweatshop-Produced Rainbow Flags and Participatory Patriarchy: Why the Gay Rights Movement Is a Sham," LiP Magazine. 
• Recommended: Dave Zirin and Sherry Wolf, "Stop the Savage Sex Scare in Sports," Edge of Sports, September 14, 2009.

KEY TERMS: Feminism, Gender, Masculinity, Queer, Performativity

Reading questions & guides

• Guide: 'Queer' from Keywords in American Cultural Studies
• Guide: Sex, gender, and sexuality 
• Guide: The three waves of feminism

For further reading and research

• "Pink Scare," Bitch Magazine #52 (Red), Fall 2011.
• Cristen Conger, "Isn't He Lovely: The Cult of Muscularity," Bitch Magazine, September 8, 2011. 
• Page McBee, "I Want to Be More Than Just a Man or a Woman," Salon.com, March 14, 2011. 
• Dave Zirin, "The Dramatic Drop in Women’s Sports Coverage: An Interview with Mike Messner," The Nation, July 6, 2010. 
• Annalee Newitz, "A drug for pregnant women that prevents lesbian daughters," io9.com, July 1, 2010.  
• 'Love Story', at Xtranormal.com
• "Can you tell the difference between a men's magazine and a rapist?" Jezabel.com