HIST349 - HIST OF SEXUALITY IN US

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
HIST349 - HIST OF SEXUALITY IN US
Term
2015A
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
401
Section ID
HIST349401
Registration notes

SECTION ACTIVITY CO-REQUISITE REQUIRED; CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN US

Meeting times
MW 1000AM-1100AM
Meeting location
FISHER-BENNETT HALL 401
Instructors
PEISS, KATHY
Description
This course introduces students to a relatively new field of inquiry, the history of sexuality in the U.S. It explores the past to consider why sexuality has been so central to American identities, culture, and politics. Primary documents and other readings focus on the history of sexual ideology and regulation; popular culture and changing sexual practices; the emergence of distinct sexual identities and communities; the politics of sexuality; and the relationship between sexual and and other forms of social difference, such as gender, race, ethnicity, age, and class. Topics include many with continuing relevance to contemporary public debate: among them, sexual representation and censorship, sexual violence, adolescent sexuality, the politics of reproduction, gay and lesbian sexualities and sexually transmitted diseases.
Course number only
349
Cross listings
GSWS349401
Use local description
No
Section Type
CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE US
LPS Course
false
Major Concentrations
Major/Minor Requirements Fulfilled