The goal of this course is to introduce you to cultural and biological understandings about sex, gender, and sexuality.

This course will raise your awareness and challenge your attitudes about what is perceived as "natural" or "normal" about men and women. We will critically analyze local realities, everyday lives, and global processes to further understand sexual and gender-based inequality and violence.

We will also watch films about gender in various settings, arguments for and against biological determinism and sexuality, and political and cultural barriers to gender expression.

In all these respects, the course contributes to the wider aims of a liberal arts education, and I hope you find the goals of this course useful in many aspects of your life as an NVC student and beyond!