HIST 10191. HISTORY OF SEXUALITIES
Sex has a history. This course will explore the shifting boundaries of sexualities that American society has created, maintained, and policed since the mid-1600s to present day. We will examine key moments in the history of sexuality, such as Victorian sexual morality, the birth of sexology, and the homophile movement, to explore how and why changes in sex occurred. The purpose of the course is to enable students to develop a critical understanding of how definitions of sexualities have developed in particular historical contexts, how social concerns about sexuality have played out in private and public realms, and how a spectrum of sexual identities have been made and remade over time. This course fulfills the Core Curriculum Designation of Diversity, Power & Privilege (D).
Sex has a history. This course will explore the shifting boundaries of sexualities that American society has created, maintained, and policed since the mid-1600s to present day. We will examine key moments in the history of sexuality, such as Victorian sexual morality, the birth of sexology, and the homophile movement, to explore how and why changes in sex occurred. The purpose of the course is to enable students to develop a critical understanding of how definitions of sexualities have developed in particular historical contexts, how social concerns about sexuality have played out in private and public realms, and how a spectrum of sexual identities have been made and remade over time. This course fulfills the Core Curriculum Designation of Diversity, Power & Privilege (D).
- Teacher: Jordan Walters