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21H.234

Gender and Sexuality in the Ancient Mediterranean World

3-0-9 units. HASS-H · Undergraduate

Introduces students to gender, sex, and sexuality in the ancient world. Focuses on ancient Greece, with comparative consideration of Roman and ancient Jewish cultures. Emphasizes the historical construction of gender and sexual identities and how they intersect with other cultural and political structures. Topics include the mythological origins of gender difference, medical and scientific theories of sex, philosophical perspectives on sexuality, homoeroticism and queer attachments, and legal and social control of gendered bodily functions. Readings include ancient literary, legal, philosophical, and scientific texts as well as modern scholarship. One field trip to the Museum of Fine Arts is required.

Spring 2005 · Downtown

Topics

  • Introduction
  • Downtown: Its History (1)
  • Downtown: Its History (2)
  • Discussion of Paper Topics
  • Downtown: Its History (3)
  • Research about Downtown
  • Sources and Methods
  • One-on-one Discussions
  • Student Presentations (1)
  • Student Presentations (2)
  • Student Presentations (3)
  • Student Presentations (4)
  • Conclusion

Readings

  • Week #: 2 · TOPICS: Downtown: Its History (1) · READINGS: Fogelson, Robert M. Introduction and Chapters 1-4 in Downtown: Its Rise and Fall 1880-1950 . New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2003. ISBN: 9780300098273.
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  • Week #: 3 · TOPICS: Downtown: Its History (2) · READINGS: Fogelson. Chapters 5-8 and epilogue in Downtown .
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  • Week #: 4 · TOPICS: Discussion of Paper Topics · READINGS: Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Columb, and Joseph W. M. Williams. Chapters 3-8 in The Craft of Research . Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1995. ISBN: 9780226065847.
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  • Teaford, Jon C. Chapters 2, 6, and 7 in The Rough Road to Renaissance: Urban Revitalization in America 1940-1985 . Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990. ISBN: 9780801841347.
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  • Weiss, Marc A. “The Origins and Legacy of Urban Renewal.” In Federal Housing Policy and Programs . Edited by Paul J. Mitchell. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Center for Urban Planning, 1985. pp. 253-276. ISBN: 9780882851075.
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  • Buy at MIT Press Frieden, Bernard J., and Lynne B. Sagalyn. Chapter 6 in Downtown, Inc.: How America Rebuilds Cities . Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1989. ISBN: 9780262061285. ↗
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  • Undergraduate Essays
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  • Plosky, Eric. “The Destruction of Pennsylvania Station and the Creation of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.” (1998).
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  • Tsipis, Yanni. “The Last Road to Boston, The Story of the Massachusetts Turnpike Extension.” (May 1999).
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  • Fichter, Kate. “The Boston Irish Famine Memorial: Art, Politics, and the Many Lives of a Public Monument.” (2000).
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  • Kochan, Ben. “Fire in the Sky: Electrifying Boston’s Horse-Drawn Streetcars.” (2003).
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  • Bergren, Anna D. “Throwing Punches and Cutting Deals: Saving Boston’s CITGO Sign in 1983.” (2004).
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Prerequisites & course information

Same subject as WGS.262[J] Prereq: None Acad Year 2027-2028: U (Spring) Acad Year 2028-2029: Not offered 3-0-9 units. HASS-H

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