課程資訊
課程名稱
性別與溝通
GENDER AND COMMUNICATION 
開課學期
99-1 
授課對象
學程  婦女與性別研究學程  
授課教師
葉德蘭 
課號
FL4052 
課程識別碼
102E45030 
班次
 
學分
全/半年
半年 
必/選修
選修 
上課時間
星期三@,5,6(~14:10) 
上課地點
視聽館305 
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本課程以英語授課。本課程以英語授課。
總人數上限:30人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/991gcomm 
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課程概述

Course Description:

This course presents a survey of contemporary theories and research regarding the interaction between gender and communication. Emphasis will be given to a variety of factors and contexts involved in daily communication such as language, nonverbal messages, interpersonal and familiar relationships, educational process, mass media, and work place. Each class session consists of lectures, group exercises, and case studies. During lectures, the basic premises and contemporary research in the field of gender communication are presented in accordance with the reading assignments. As for in-class activities and home assignments, students will be asked to reflect on their own beliefs and practice, and to apply the theoretical principles to their daily interactions with people of same and different sex in order to communicate more effectively. However, students are NOT required to reveal any personal information that they are not comfortable sharing.
 

課程目標

Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able

To introduce the essential features of current theories which seek to cast light on the gender communication process;
To explore the impact of changing roles of gender in the society as constituted and presented by communication;
To analyze the differing social and cultural expectations and portrayals of men and women in various situations;
To learn about the differences between males and females in perception, information processing, and verbal and nonverbal communication patterns.
To appreciate their distinct standpoints and insights derived as valid and acceptable, which should be well respected and worth being listened to. 
課程要求
 
預期每週課後學習時數
 
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參考書目
Major Textbooks:

Backlund, Philip M., & Williams, Mary Rose. (2004). Readings in gender
communication. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. (B & W)
DeFrancisco, Vicotria Pruin, & Palczewski, Catherine Helen. (2007).
Communicating gender diversity: A critical approach. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
(D & P)
Krolokke, Charlotte, & Sorensen, Anne Scott. (2006).Gender communication
theories & analyses: From silence to performance. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE. (K
& S)

Weekly Readings:

Week 2 Key Concepts I:
1.Perry, Linda A. M., & Ballard-Reisch, Deborah. (2004). There’s rainbow in
the closet: On the importance of developing a common language for “sex” and
“gender.” (B & W, pp. 14-34)
2.Hansen, Bryan. (2004). My experience in gender communication. (B & W, pp. 40-
41)
3.Miller, Judy. (2004). Thoughts about gender communication. (B & W, pp. 42-
43)

Week 3 Key Concepts II:
1.DeFrancisco, Vicotria Pruin, & Palczewski, Catherine Helen. (2007).
Developing a critical gender/sex lens. (D & P, Chapter 1, pp. 3-26)
2.Gould, Lois. (1971). X: A fabulous child's story. Ms. Magazine, 1,
(December, 1971): 25-27. (http://www.gendercentre.org.au/22article4.htm)

Week 4 Theoretical Approaches I:
1.DeFrancisco, Vicotria Pruin, & Palczewski, Catherine Helen. (2007).
Alternative approaches to understanding gender/sex. (D & P, Chapter 2, pp. 27-
60)

Week 5 Theoretical Approaches II:
1.Malin, Brent. (2004). Gender, culture, power: Three theoretical views. (B &
W, pp. 65-75)
2.Krolokke, Charlotte, & Sorensen, Anne Scott. (2006). Three waves of
feminism: From Suffragettes to Grrls. (K & S, pp. 1-24)

Week 6 Verbal Codes:
1.DeFrancisco, Vicotria Pruin, & Palczewski, Catherine Helen. (2007).
Gendered /Sexed language. (D & P, Chapter 5, pp. 107-137)

Week 7 Verbal Communication I:
1.DeFrancisco, Vicotria Pruin, & Palczewski, Catherine Helen. (2007).
Gendered/Sexed voices. (D & P, Chapter 3, pp. 61-79)

Week 8 Verbal Communication II:
1.Krolokke, Charlotte, & Sorensen, Anne Scott. (2006). Discourse of difference
and identity. (K & S, pp.89-121)

Week 9 Non-Verbal Codes:
1.DeFrancisco, Vicotria Pruin, & Palczewski, Catherine Helen. (2007).
Gendered/Sexed bodies. (D & P, Chapter 4, pp. 81-105)

Week 10 Nonverbal Communication I:
1.Cummings, William. (2004). Reading Tattoos: Women, men, and body signs. (B &
W, pp. 150-155)
2.Duke, Josie. (2004). Playing the part of woman. (B & W, pp. 155-157)
3.Quintanilla, Kelly. (2004). Nonverbal communication, your appearance,
traditional stereotypes. (B & W, pp. 257-267)

Week 11 Nonverbal Communication II:
1.Jean Kilbourne’s 3 documentaries: Killing us softly, Still killing us
softly (1987), Killing us softly 3 (2000). (VC) HF5827 S7z 1987 (VC)
HF5827.85 K54 2000
2.Lazarus, Margaret & Wunderlich, Renner. (1987). Beyond killing us softly:
The strength to resist impact of media images on women and girls. (VC) HF5827
K55z 2000

Week 13 Gender Communicated in Family:
1.DeFrancisco, Vicotria Pruin, & Palczewski, Catherine Helen. (2007). Family.
(D & P, Chapter 7, pp. 153-174)

Week 14 Gender Communicated in Relationships:
1.Harvey, Vickey. (2004). Constructing myths to manage the romantic challenge
in cross-sex friendships. (B & W, pp. 161-174)
2.Amason, Patricia, & Jenkins, Charon R. (2004). Relationship stagnation: Does
calling it quits have to be so painful? (B & W, pp. 187-196)

Week 15 Gender Communicated in Media:
1.DeFrancisco, Vicotria Pruin, & Palczewski, Catherine Helen. (2007). Media.
(D & P, Chapter 11, pp. 253-261)
2.Film: Tough guise: Violence, media, and the crisis in masculinity / directed
by Sut Jhally ; produced by Susan Ericsson, Sanjay Talreja ; written by
Jackson Katz, Jeremy Earp. (VC) BF692.5 T68z 1999


Supplementary Readings:

1.Kleinman, Sherryl. (2004). Why I’m not a lady (and no woman is). (B & W,
pp. 44-46)
2.Deeb-Sossa, Natalia. (2004). Will things ever get better? (B & W, pp. 136-
138)
3.Brendel, Johnston M., & Ivy, Diana K. (2004). You’ve come a long way baby
… Or have you: A self-test. (B & W, pp. 8-16)
4.Krolokke, Charlotte, & Sorensen, Anne Scott. (2006). Gender and performance.
(K & S, pp.123-154)
5.DeFrancisco, Vicotria Pruin, & Palczewski, Catherine Helen. (2007). One last
look through a critical gendered lens. (D & P, Chapter 11, pp. 263-267)
6.Sloop, John M. (2004). Re-membering David Reimer: Heteromormativity and
publich argument in the John/Joan case. In Sloop, John M. (2004). Disciplining
gender: Rhetorics of sex identity in contemporary U.S. culture. ( pp. 25-49).
Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press.
7.Colapinto, John. (2004). Gender gap: What were the real reasons behind David
Reimer’s suicide. Slate Magazine, June 3, 2004.
(http://www.slte.com/id/2101678)
8.Burress, Lin. (2008). So sexy so soon: The sexualization of childhood in
commercial culture. (http://www.tellinitlikeitis.net/2008/04/so-sexy-so-soon-
the-sexualization-of-childhood-in-commercial-culture.html)
 
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No.
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百分比
說明
1. 
Exam(s) 
20% 
 
2. 
Participation and Attendance  
20% 
 
3. 
作業 Individual/Pair Report 
15% 
 
4. 
報告Group Project 
45% 
 
 
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