Sections of this course examine how histories of gender, sex and
society have interacted and evolved throughout time. We will explore
how, in various societies, social, cultural, political, legal, and
medical views of gender and sexualities have both regulated gender and
sexual norms and acted as levers of change. Topics include national and
transnational histories of sexualities, gender and social change (in the
Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia). Possible areas of exploration
include: media and cultural depictions of masculinity and femininity;
medical, legal, cultural, and theoretical discourses on gender and
sexuality; race, class, ethnicity, and indigeneity; gendered performance
and geographies of sexual possibilities; demographic continuities and
change; artistic representations of sexuality and gender; and, finally,
histories of the family, of labour, of migration, as well as of
activism, resistance, and repression as they intersect with the history
of gender and sexuality.
- Credit units:
3
- Offered:
Either Term 1 or Term 2
- Weekly hours: 2 Lecture hours and 1 Seminar/Discussion hours
- College:
Arts and Science
- Department: History
Attention: A maximum of nine credit units of 100-level HIST may be taken for credit.
Note: Students may not take this course more than once for credit, even if the specific focus is different.
Note: Multiple sections of this course may be offered in the same
term, each with a different focus. Consult the CRN for each section of
the class in the Class Search to find its specific focus. The History
Department’s annual handbook (on the department homepage) also contains
this information.
