short essay

Question/prompt(s):

How do right-wing movements and organizations conceive of gender? What are some of the ways in which femininity and masculinity are practiced? Your discussion should utilize the film “Bad Faith” (screened in class) and at least 4 of the following 5 required readings: Spierings et al, Love, Sunderland, Perry & Whitehead, and Mikkelson & Kornfield. You may include additional readings if you like, but must include at least 4 of those listed here to receive full credit.

• Short Essay Instructions

Each short essay is worth 12 points, and you may complete all five if you like, or can opt to complete fewer. If specific course materials are required for a particular essay, the essay question/prompt will specify. Otherwise, you may choose which course materials most support your discussion. You may, but do not need to include any outside materials. Your essay(s) should be a minimum of 800 words (no maximum), and should conform to the formatting instructions in the course assignment guidelines. Although some of the essays correspond to a time period in the course schedule, as indicated in the assignment guidelines, you may receive full credit for completing an essay at any point during the term.

• Formatting, Citations and Submission:

For written assignments, please use double-spacing, 12-point font, and insert page numbers. When citing materials, you may use any academic citation style (e.g. APA, MLA, ASA), as long as you use it consistently, and cite all materials you use. You may either use in-text citation with a bibliography, or you may use footnotes or endnotes instead. Uploads may be in PDF or Word only. Bruin Learn will not open documents uploaded in Pages, or other alternate word processing software.

Grammar and writing skill are not part of the grading criterion, although proofreading is strongly recommended.

There is no grade penalty for exceeding the minimum word count, but there is a grade penalty for writing less than the minimum specified in the assignment.

All assignments should be in either Word or PDF format and must be submitted through Bruin Learn. Please do not submit assignments in any other formats, as they are likely to be incompatible with Bruin Learn viewing. If an assignment has been submitted and graded, please note that you may not submit it again for re-grading. No assignments are accepted by email.

For all assignments, there are no hidden or unstated requirements. There are no expectations regarding style or formatting beyond those explicitly indicated in the syllabus and/or Bruin Learn. If the assignment instructions do not indicate that you have to follow a particular essay format or writing style, then you do not need to. Please review the instructions carefully.