GWSS 284 A: History of Sex

Traces history of sex (acts and desires as well as related notions of gender) from medieval Europe through nineteenth and twentieth century Europe and its colonies to the present. Examines the dramatic changes in how people thought about sex, changes that touch on important questions in women's and gender history, the history of racism and oppression, the history of religion, and the history of politics and society. Offered: jointly with HSTCMP 284.