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).

• 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

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.”

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).

• 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

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.”

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).

• 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

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.”