Gendered elements

Short paper assignments: All assignments must be written using one inch margins, Times New Roman 12 point font, and double-spaced.

Paper One: Gender is a pervasive social construction that informs most aspects of the human experience. This paper assignment requires you to use the knowledge and analytical skills you have gained throughout the semester to analyze the gendered elements of everyday life. To this end, you will keep a daily journal with at least ten separate entries featuring observations of how gender informs the world around you in silent but powerful ways. Your analyses can include, but are certainly not limited to, issues such as work, safety, and relationships. This is your opportunity to make use of what we have learned to gain a new perspective on the everyday, and in doing so you should make reference to related readings we have done throughout the semester. The final paper should be at least five pages long and should include a self-reflective critique of both feminist theory/methods and everyday gendered experiences.