Topics in the History of Sexuality

3 credits · Undergraduate

This seminar is intended for senior undergraduates. The specific content of the course varies from year to year, with a general focus on comparative, historiographic, and theoretical issues relating to the history of sexuality. Topics may include: the rise and fall of schools of sexology as embodied by Ellis, Freud, and Kinsey; sexual violence and harassment; the commodification of sexuality; the history of the body; sexuality and colonialism; gay and lesbian subcultures; and the intersection of class, race, and gender in sexual experiences, discourses, and communities. PREREQUISITES: HIST 2614.03 or GWST 2300.03 or HIST 2615.03 or GWST 2301.03 or HIST 3358.03 or GWST 3358.03 or GWST 2500.03 or GWST 2800.03 or HIST 3013.03 or GWST 3013 or permission of the instructor CROSSLISTED: GWST 4330.03 FORMATS: Seminar