October 20 th Sign in, deposit cards Finish Film and Discuss Start Lecture 6: The Gendered Body Homework:  Steinem, Gloria “If Men Could Menstruate” (CR)  struate.html **Film on Wednesday has full-frontal male nudity, please talk to me if you want to be excluded**

Lecture 6 The Gendered Body

Constructing the Body Bodies are not purely biological, but socially constructed  The “ideal” male/female body Culture affects how we understand our physical bodies and what we do to achieve the ideal form

Quiz: Body Rituals What is the ideal female form? Male form? What are the ways that we work on and modify our bodies?  Make on list for women and one list for men How do the body rituals for men and women differ and how are they the same?

Ancient Chinese Foot Binding 10 th – 20 th century Young girls and women’s feet were bound to stop growth 4-5 “ in length

“Hourglass Figure”: Corset and Bustle

Gender, Culture, and the Body Female Circumcision or FGC  Clitoridotomy  Clitoridectomy  Infibulation

Breast Augmentation

American Gendered Body Vaginal Reconstructive Surgery  Vaginoplasty  Labiaplasty  Hymen repair Penis Enlargement Procedures  Self treatment  Surgery Is there a NORMAL or perfect penis/vagina…

Race, the Body, and Gender Politics The female body is politicized as a place where race and gender are enacted  Race, ethnicity, and class are important aspects of American beauty ideals Society has often judged all women using the white female body as the standard  Hair?  Body Type?  Facial Features?

The Athletic Body: Reinforcing Standards?

Racialized Sexualities: Then Hottentot Venus (Sarah Barttman)  Brought to Europe in the 1800’s  Represented ‘deviant sexuality’ thru her body  Died in 1815 and she dissected and her genitalia and buttocks were on display till 1970’s

Racialized Sexualities: Now How does this picture compare to the one of the Hottentot Venus?  Reduced to her body parts  Animalistic  Racial sexualization

Learning the Sexual Body How did you think about your body growing up? Why? How do men and women differ in the ways they think about their bodies?  How are they similar?

Private Dick and Vagina Monologues

Bodies and Sexual Politics The physical body is linked to power in our society  We often view men as ‘more’ powerful because of their physical strength  The biological characteristics of those in power are valued above those with less power Several contexts in society in which those in power use women’s bodies to:  Exclude them  Justify inequality