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Academic Year 2002/2003


Race and Sexuality in American History
AFAM 311 FA

Crosslistings:
HIST 343
WMST 311
AMST 318

This course explores the intersections between race and sexuality in American history, focusing on the historical nature of sexual relationships between members of dominant and subordinate groups, the ways in which power is manifested through sexualized discourse and behavior, and how and why some sexual acts, such as rape or homosexuality, have different meanings for different racial and ethnic groups. Major topics include sex and conquest, the sexual exploitation of slave women, the sexual politics of lynching, race and reproduction, race and homosexuality, and interracial relationships.

MAJOR READINGS

Nella Larsen, QUICKSAND
Melton McLaurin, CELIA, A SLAVE
Ramon Gutierrez, WHEN JESUS CAME AND THE CORN MOTHERS WENT AWAY
Kevin Mumford, INTERZONES
Siobhan Somerville, QUEERING THE COLOR LINE: RACE AND THE INVENTION OF HOMOSEXUALITY IN AMER. CULTURE
David Allyn, MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR: THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION, AN UNFETTERED HISTORY
Martha Hodes, ed., SEX, LOVE, RACE
Dorothy Roberts, KILLING THE BLACK BODY
Rickie Solinger, WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE: SINGLE PREGNANCY AND RACE BEFORE ROE V. WADE

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly reading responses, in-class presentation, five page paper, 10-15 page paper.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

The instructor of this course will not be using the on-line wait list. If you are interested in this course, please contact the instructor directly.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: AFAM203 OR AFAM204 OR AFAM201 OR WMST101 OR AMST200

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Romano,Renee Christine   
Times: .M..... 07:00PM-09:50PM;     Location: PAC104
Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 18)
SR. major: 7   Jr. major: 7
SR. non-major: 2   Jr. non-major: 2   SO:    FR: X

Special Attributes:
Curricular Renewal:    Writing
Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003


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