HIST 397
Spring 2010 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
FGSS 397, COL 397 |
This history research seminar will explore theories and practices of masculinity in early modern Europe (1500-1800). We begin with prevailing theories of sexuality, sexes, bodies, and genders. How did philosophers and theologians in the Western tradition define maleness, and what it meant to be a man? How were sexuality and sexual difference understood, and how did notions of gender shape broader ideas about the nature of human beings, their behavior, and their relationships? We then turn to practices. How were sex and gender identities negotiated in the actual lived experience of early modern people? What happened to the men who did not "fit" into the norms of patriarchy: priests, youths, hermaphrodites, castrati? For their major paper students may research any aspect of society and the sexes in early modern Europe. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (FGSS) |
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