HIST 218 - The History of American Sexualities

3 Hour(s)

This course is a survey of the history of sexualities in American society from early colonial encounters to modern identities and debates. This course will explore sex and sexuality as public rather than exclusively private aspects of life and in doing so highlight the connection between sex and power in American society. Students will read a variety of primary and secondary sources to explore the place of sexuatlity in the lives of ordinary Americans, in popular culture, in the legal system, in the definition of social roles, and in social movements.

General Education Requirements: Humanities; Gender Inquiry