(same as WGST 4420). ‘Gender and the Heartland’ explores the relationships between gender, culture, and rurality in the American heartland. Drawing on a range of ethnographic, demographic, and biographical materials, the class contextualizes the life experiences and outcomes for those situated, or who identify, as rural, and considers the gendered dimensions of health and well-being, leadership and civic engagement, and economic opportunity. The course also focuses on developing skills to critically and competently consume secondary demographic and economic data sources such as U.S. Census Bureau products, as well as population health and economic data sources. Graded on A-F basis only.