[LE] = Session taught by Professor Ekmekcioglu
[EW] = Session taught by Professor Wood
| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DUE DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the topic | |
| 2 | Introduction to Gender | |
| 3 | The Ideological Work of Gender [EW] | General research topic due |
| 4 | Sex, Gender, and the Body [LE] | Statement of research area due |
| 5 | Gender and Intersectionality Guest speaker: Professor Sally Haslanger, MIT, Linguistics and Philosophy Department | Essay 1 due |
| 6 | Gender and the State [EW] | |
| 7 | “The Woman Question” Guest speaker: Karen Offen, Ph.D., Stanford University, The Clayman Institute for Gender Research. | |
| 8 | Men and Masculinity [EW] Guest speaker: Professor Betul Eksi, Northeastern University Humanities Center | Statement of research evidence, sources, methodology, and journals due |
| 9 | Gender and War Guest speaker: Professor Christopher Capozzola, MIT, History Department | Essay 2 due |
| 10 | Gender and Genocide [LE] | |
| 11 | Gender and the Welfare State [EW] | |
| 12 | The State and Gender Policies | |
| 13 | Student Presentations | Research paper due |
| 14 | Queer Theory Guest speaker: Professor Bruno Perreau, MIT, Global Studies and Languages Department |