GWS 378

Fall 2014 All Classes

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Fairy Tales & Gender Formation

Credit: 3 hours.

Discusses how femininity and gender formation are related through fairy tales. As children grow they are taught the difference between male and female roles. One of the main ways this instruction takes place is through the pleasurable media of fairy tales in books, poems, and more recently, films. Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Beauty and the Best, and the Little Mermaid, among others, will be examined to understand how sexual identity is constructed differently in different cultures, and how issues such as rape and incest are addressed within the narratives. The readings explore the ways that fairy tales work to express psychological reactions to maturation while conditioning both characters and readers to adopt specific social roles in adulthood.

Same as ENGL 378.

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GWS 378 class schedule data for fall 2014
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	61294	Lecture-Discussion	Q	12:30PM -1:45PM	TR	150 English Building	Mahaffey, V	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/14-12/10/14 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Discusses how femininity and gender formation are related through fairy tales. As children grow they are taught the difference between male and female roles. One of the main ways this instruction takes place is through the pleasurable media of fairy tales in books, poems, and more recently, films. Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, and The Little Mermaid, among others, will be examined to understand how sexual identity is constructed differently in different cultures, and how issues such as rape and incest are addressed within the narratives. The readings explore the ways that fairy tales work to express psychological reactions to maturation while conditioning both characters and readers to adopt specific social roles in adulthood. Meets w/ENGL 378, Sec. S (CRN 61295, Sec. S)