Throughout the 20th Century, anthropologists have
studied the diverse constructions of gender and
sexuality in human societies around the world. Researching
the ways in which understandings of gender
and sexuality are constitutive of people’s self
understandings, religious beliefs and practices,
constructions of kinship and family, the state, economic
life, cultural practices, as well as political
discourses and practices has been central to
contemporary anthropology. This course covers
anthropological studies and debates on gender and sexuality
through a diverse selection of readings, visuals and
ethnographic films.
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