HIST 404 - Sex and Gender in American History

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring - Even

Topical study of sexuality and gender over the four centuries since the arrival of Europeans in North America. The course will examine important theories and trends within the vibrant subfield of cultural history. Focusing on the private sphere as well as the public sphere led cultural historians to examine issues of sexuality and to recognize its intersection with race, gender, class, age, time period, region, and culture. The course will focus on such themes as courtship, marriage, sexualities, the politics of reproduction, prostitution, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual violence, and sex censorship.

Crosslisted With: HIST 604