Desire and Power: The Sociology of Sexuality
SOC 293
Spring 2011
| Section:
01
|
| Crosslisting:
AMST 268, FGSS 293 |
This course seeks to denaturalize some of what are often the most taken-for-granted aspects of daily life: our bodies and genders, our erotic desires, and our sexual identities. To this end, this course will provide a critical-historical overview of dominant Euro-American understandings of sexuality and their embodied legacies. |
|
Essential Capabilities:
Ethical Reasoning, Interpretation |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS SOC |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: SOC151 |
|
Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST)(FGSS)(SOC)(STS) |
|
Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
S. Freud, THREE ESSAYS ON THE THEORY OF SEXUALITY
M. Foucault, HISTORY OF SEXUALITY, VOL. I
J. Flavin, OUR BODIES, OUR CRIMES: THE POLICING OF WOMEN'S REPRODUCTION IN AMERICA
E. Bernstein, TEMPORARILY YOURS: INTIMACY, AUTHENTICITY, AND THE COMMERCE OF SEX
T. Erzen, STRAIGHT TO JESUS: SEXUAL AND CHRISTIAN CONVERSIONS IN THE EX-GAY MOVEMENT
|
Examinations and Assignments:
In-class midterm
Paper of 8-10 pages
In-class final exam |
| Instructor(s): Kaye,Kerwin Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC107; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 25 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 8 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 5 | SO: 5 | FR: X |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 2 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 1 |
|
|