Sex and the City: the Pursuit of Pleasure in Britain since 1500

3 credits

Topics include early modern erotica, libertines, the royal mistresses of Charles II, the city and sexual danger, prostitution, Victorian repression, abortion and birth control, twentieth-century liberal attitudes toward sexuality, the impact of sex manuals and sex education, the sexual revolution, and the articulation of a gay and lesbian identity *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or 30 credit hours ***