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ENGL284
History of Sex
ENGL284 SP
Next Offered in 9798 SP
This course will focus closely on a series of problems in
the history and representation of sex in Europe and North
America. Some of these problems are: the construction of
same-sex sexual relationships in ancient Greece; the
character of marriage in Europe during the Middle Ages; the
development of the ideology of romantic love; prostitution
in nineteenth-century England; and the construction of such
modern sexual identities as lesbianism, homosexuality,
bisexuality, and heterosexuality. Readings will be drawn
from both primary and secondary sources.
MAJOR READINGS
Plato, SYMPOSIUM
Kenneth Dover, GREEK HOMOSEXUALITY
Paul, EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS
Shakespeare, SONNETS
Judith Brown, IMMODEST ACTS
Freud, THREE CONTRIBUTIONS TO A THEORY OF SEXUALITY
Denis Diderot, THE NUN
Oscar Wilde, LETTERS
Manuel Puig, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
Emily Martin, THE WOMAN IN THE BODY
Michel Foucault, HISTORY OF SEXUALITY
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Approximately seven short
papers. Admission is by interview only.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Preference will be
given to students who have done university level course work
in literature, history, or sex and gender studies. No
frosh will be admitted. Punctual and regular attendance is
required of all who enroll. This course counts towards the
English department's historicity requirement.
COURSE FORMAT: Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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