I entered this class with a very positive attitude. I heard great things about the class and the general subject matter seemed interesting from the description. I was totally right.
Being able to learn subject material with more up to date entertainment and media like Lady Gaga made the class a lot more interesting. I took a gender studies last semester for my GE 5, so some of the material flowed over into this class as well. Topics such as masculinity and heterosexuality I was able to view from a different angle and delve into the subjects deeper than the semester before. Then those concepts could relate to other topics such as cosmetic surgery and beauty. I think that was the most interesting section for me, beauty and cosmetic surgery. I really retained a lot of the information, as I did with the rest but I just found it so fascinating.
Now, I can look at the world through a more cultured pair of eyes. I have been able to relate a lot of the concepts to people and things that I've observed in my own life, probably why I'm able to retain the information so well. This class really did pinpoint the social issues in gender and sexuality in our culture today based on that. I would definitely recommend this class to any of my friends. You really do learn a lot about yourself and about society in general from it.
Word. On the first day, when we analyzed Lady Gaga (whose music I had previously dismissed out of hand) and found important and resonant themes within it, I knew I was hooked.
ReplyDeleteWell said.