COMM 235 Gendered Communication

This course will critically engage various issues concerning gender, analyzing the impact of gender on communication. How is gender created and maintained through social practices (e.g. interpersonal interaction, media representations, social media, etc.)? How do these gendered social practices intersect with other social categories such as race and ethnicity? Our readings will include the work of Gloria Anzaldua, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Patricia Hill Collins, bell hooks, Deborah Tannen, Anna Deavere Smith and others.