COM 421 - Gender and Communication

This course aims to examine gender as both a product of communication, as well as a social force that influences communication practices and expectations. Specifically, students will consider gender as a social construct that is iterated through a variety of communicative contexts, including interpersonal relationships and exchanges, media representations, organizational and institutional practices, and cultural norms. Scholarly perspectives guided by social science, cultural studies, and critical rhetoric will be employed to attend to gender theory and gender praxis.

Prerequisite: Upper division standing, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3