GNSE 15002 - Gender and Sexuality in World Civilizations I

This two-quarter sequence aims to expand students' exposure to an array of texts-theoretical, historical, religious, literary, visual-that address the fundamental place of gender and sexuality in the social, political, and cultural creations of different civilizations. This sequence meets the general education requirement in civilization studies. The first quarter offers a theoretical framing unit that introduces concepts in feminist, gender, and queer theory, as well as two thematic clusters, "Kinship" and "Creativity and Cultural Knowledge." The "Kinship" cluster includes readings on such topics as marriage, sex and anti-sex, love and anti-love, and reproduction. The "Creativity and Cultural Knowledge" cluster addresses the themes of authorship and authority, fighting and constructing the canon, and the debates over the influence of "difference" on cultural forms. Note(s): This sequence meets the general education requirement in civilization studies.

Noah Hansen, Jordan Johansen, Sarah Lesley, Aurore Spiers, Sarah Taylor, Rochona Majumdar, Armando Maggi, Christine Trotter, Rebecca Ewert, Matthew Vanderpoel, Eman Abdelhadi, Larissa Brewer-Garcia, Malynne Sternstein, Riley Snorton, Susan Burns, Omiela Hsu

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Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2019