An After Word: Dealing with Gendered and Sexed Dualities |  |
Internet Exerices1. Visit http://home.interlink.or.jp/~takeshii and http://www.geocities.com/leylasuhagi/hijradef.html and spend some time familiarizing yourself with the Hijra described and depicted at this site.
- Compare the material at this site and the description of Hijra in the text. How are they similar? How are they different?
- Imagine that you are an embassy official, interviewing a Hijra who is applying for a visa to visit the United States. How would you deal with forms which require the individual state their gender? Write a brief memo to your imaginary boss, explaining your decision regarding the gender-box.
- Consider the impact of the fact that many forms in the U.S. require us to select one of two genders. What does this requirement reflect? What purpose does the question -- Gender - Male/Female - serve?
2. Japanese anime sometimes features a form of male/male sexuality called yaoi. Using a standard search engine such as Google or Metacrawler, find at least two sites discussing yaoi and read the material you find there to respond to the following:
- What are the primary components of yaoi?
- Who is the main audience for yaoi?
- Compare yaoi to one of forms of same-sex relationship described in the text, seeking both similarities and differences.
3. Read the article at http://hermaphrodite.arriba.net/twospirit.htm.
- What main points are made in the article?
- Compare the relationship between gender and biological sex common in European culture with the relationship described here as common to Native American cultures.
- Do modern American categories which organize gender, sex and sexuality map onto the Native American categories described in this article and in the text?
- Consider the following question and its implications: Is it possible to successfully translate the term "nadleeh" into English?
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