Gendered Intersections, 2nd Edition

C. Lesley Biggs >is Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Saskatchewan. She co-taught with Susan Gingell the first women’s and gender course at the University. Her main areas of interest lie in the history and sociology of the professions with a particular focus on complementary and alternative healers, and the sociology of the body. Lesley was a recipient of the Master Teacher Award in 2009.Pamela Downe is Department Head and Associate Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Saskatchewan. As a medical anthropologist, her research focuses on the cultural dynamics surrounding HIV/AIDS, the medicalization of violence, maternal and family health, and addiction.Susan Gingell is Professor of English at the University of Saskatchewan and co-taught with Lesley Biggs their University’s first Women’s and Gender Studies courses. She currently researches the writing of the oral, and, in addition to publishing many articles, has edited a special number (83) of Essays on Canadian Writing, Textualizing Orature and Orality, and, with Wendy Roy, Listening Up, Writing Down, and Looking Beyond: Interfaces of the Oral, Written, and Visual (forthcoming).

Praise for the first edition“Gendered Intersections’ diverse selections provide an excellent and encompassing overview in the field of Women’s and Gender Studies in Canada today. The thought-provoking readings encourage students to use a gendered perspective to engage in a critical analysis of current issues and topics. I find this an excellent text to get students thinking about the gendered world in which live.”

• Section 1 : Setting the Stage: What Does It Mean to Be a Woman and a Man?Section 2 : Forging Femininities and Masculinities Through Media and Material CulturesSection 3 : Sexualizing Women and MenSection 4 : Body and SoulSection 5 : Community, Families and ParentingSection 6 : Gendered Economies and Waged WorkersSection 7 : The Law, Governance, Politics and Public PolicySection 8 : Changing the World: Activism for Equity: References