CLAS113 PO - The History of Sexuality

When Offered: Offered alternate years, next offered fall 2023
Instructor(s): J. Valentine
Credit: 1

Is sexuality a modern construct that didn’t exist in the premodern past? Why does ancient Greece occupy center stage in so many artistic, literary, philosophical, and scientific explorations of sexuality? How might the study of sexuality in the ancient Greek world enable us to better understand our own experiences? In this course, we will trace the intellectual history of sexuality studies and draw on intersectional feminist, Critical Race, Black Trans*, and queer theory to imagine new directions for the field. Participants in this course will become a community of scholars committed to critical inquiry, creative practice, and generating our own histories.

Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
PO Area 1 Requirement;PO Speaking Intensive