Varying topics covering current discoveries, research, theories, fieldwork, etc., in biological anthropology. Topics vary with instructor.

Sex, gender, and sexuality sit at the interface of culture and biology and illustrate the interrelationships between living bodies, social lives, symbol systems, and ecological systems. In this seminar, we will discuss readings from bioarchaeology, medical anthropology, primatology, and developmental psychology in an effort to develop an integrative framework for thinking about sex and gender. As we explore the science of sex, we will simultaneously interrogate its methodological limitations and consider how its tools can help us navigate and reform our social reality. The course will be structured in two parts: during the first part of the semester, we will read a handful of seminal works that establish the theoretical foundations for our ongoing discussion. In the second half, we will transition to a student-led seminar in which students will be tasked with choosing readings, leading discussions, and determining the direction of the course.

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