Critical Analysis Paper – 1500 Words (5pgs)
The theme of the week is “Gender and Sexuality”
Analyze the six (6) provided readings ONLY and produce a paper structured around the theme, critiques, debates, and concepts. To do so, you must DISSECT the readings and consider them together to identify tensions and overlaps.
The paper needs to show good comprehension of the main arguments of each piece. It should put them in conversation and identifies readings that overlap and would be interesting to hear more about how/why). Too make sure the phrasings are not vague and to see discussion of specific points (and more precise referencing) to really bring out the significance of some of the themes in the assigned readings.
• The objective of this paper is to encourage students to think in terms of synthesis and discuss the readings together rather than individually
• Make sure you draw from all readings. Do the following:
• Advance a clear line of argument (DO NOT JUST SUMMARIZE THE READINGS!!)
• PUT THE ARGUMENTS IN CONVERSATION TO ENSURE THE PAPER HAS AN EXCELLENT FLOW.
• Balanced paragraph structure (Approximately 180-200 words per paragraph).
• AVIOD FILLER WORDS – BE CONCISE.
Questions for the theme (Just for context; Do not structure paper around them)
1. How does gender shape global politics?
2. What are the possibilities and limits of feminist approaches to gender in IR?
3. What multitude of new epistemologies does deeper consideration of gender give us (e.g. the body)?

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