COMM 110 – Gender and Communication

Course Description

Lecture, four hours. Understanding gender is fundamental part of understanding who we are as human beings. Exploration of crucial role of gender in spheres of life involving communication and role and origins of gender differences in communication. Contexts of communication include family, workplace, sexuality, and intimate relationships. Discussion of how media influence conceptions of gender. P/NP or letter grading.

About Prof. Karyl Kicenski

My central research questions tend to ask how meanings are created through cultural frameworks and how these meanings either advance or limit human emancipation and dignity. While research is important to this aim, I am also extremely committed to the classroom and the collaboration of teaching and learning.