Paper Details/Requirements

You will receive full credit if the midterm paper is:

• completed on time,
• within the required word count, and
• clearly responds the prompts.

You will receive feedback and can revise accordingly if your responses are not deemed “successful”.

In a 1250-1500 word paper address the prompts below that cover the part of the semester we have just finished. The writing in this paper should be polished, carefully edited, and reference the course readings. You should also provide real-life examples to illustrate or explain your points. Proofread your paper before submitting it to make sure you answered the prompts fully, and that there aren’t typos that might change the meaning of what you are trying to convey.

MIDTERM PAPERS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY, 10/13 AT MIDNIGHT.

Paper Prompts

What is the difference between sex and gender? How are sex and gender conflated (converged and confused) within our culture? How is gender constructed and learned in our society? How do we perform gender?

How do systems of privilege and oppression function in our society? How do we combat these systems? Why is it important to recognize patriarchy as a system and not an individual identity? What is the concept of intersectionality, particularly in relation to gender, and why is it important in our studies?

In what ways has the activism of others impacted how you live your gendered life? What activist interventions can you, or would you like to, reasonably make to help others live their gendered lives with fewer constraints?

Posting Your Paper

You will post your paper in the Course Portfolio under “Files.” This means you can write it in any word processing program you like, save it as a .doc, .docx, or PDF, and upload it. Here are some pictures to show you what to do if what you just read didn’t make sense.