The Ethnologists: The Racial Origins of Gender and the Feminine

This class will trace the actual historical construction of gender from the 19th century to the early-20th century with the rise of ethnological accounts of masculinity and savagery. Beginning with the development of the concept of gender in the annals of ethnology, this course will trace the construction of the vulnerable white woman to the alien male, and explore how these ideas served as the basis of mid-20th century ideas of feminism and racial inferiority. Credit Level: 10 Year Taken: Year 4 Undergraduate