At the end of this course you will:
- have gained
- knowledge of and insight in the history of hair in a global context;
- insight into the historical workings of concepts such as identity, gender, sexuality and race.
- be able to
- explain historical developments with regard to hair using those concepts;
- explain those concepts using examples from the history of hair;
- use your historical and conceptual knowledge and insight to analyze and interpret historical sources;
- reflect on the importance of historical research with regard to issues of identity, gender, and sexuality.
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This course is about the history of hair. We are all concerned with where it grows on our bodies, how it sits on our heads. and whether it makes us presentable. We cherish it, we curse it, we expose it and we cover it up, we cut it, we color it, and we tame it. All of these actions feel like the most natural thing in the world, when in fact they are not. Throughout history, hair has defined the identity of people and communities. It has defined both groups and individuals and it has also set people apart.
In this course we will exlore this history. We will learn to apply concepts such as identity, gender, sexuality, race, and intersectionality to gain a better understanding of this history. You will learn to recognize when and how these concepts are being used in secondary sources and you will practice with applying them in the analysis of primary sources. We will collectively discuss such topics as beards and baldness, razors and wigs, and key historical figures like Charles Darwin and Marilyn Monroe.
Please note that this is a history course in which you will be asked to analyze primary sources using the historic method. The emphasis is on historical developments rather than on theoretical or contemporary reflections with regard to identity, diversity and/or hair.
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