History 326: The History of Modern Sexualities
Tues-Thurs. 1:30-3:18
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Prof. Donna Guy,
Dulles 210-292-0324
Office Hours, Wed.
10-12 and by appointment
Grader: Deidre McMurtry--Office Hours Dulles 322, T 10:30-11:30, R 3:30-4:30 and F 10:30-11:30 and by appointment
Description and
Objectives:
This course is designed to introduce
students to the major issues associated with the ways different cultures have
identified, regulated, and thought about sexuality from the eighteenth century
to the present. Although not all
countries can be covered, efforts will be made to include readings on
During the
quarter we will look at how societies used religious and cultural ideals to
define appropriate and inappropriate sexual acts, and how secular laws and
modernity caused these acts to be transformed into more fixed sexual
identities. Since we will be discussing
topics as diverse as heterosexuality, homosexuality, celibacy, and
prostitution, students should understand that they need to understand how such
identities have been formed historically, whether or not they personally
identify with such practices.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes: By completing the
requirements for this Historical survey, students will:
1.
Acquire a perspective on history and an understanding of the factors that shape
human activity. This knowledge will furnish students insights into the origins
and nature of contemporary issues and a foundation for future comparative
understanding of civilizations.
2.
Develop critical thinking through the study of diverse interpretations of
historical events.
3.
Apply critical thinking through historical analysis of primary and secondary
sources.
4. Improve
communications skills in exams, papers, and discussions.
Class Policies:
All students
must be enrolled by the end of the second full week of the quarter. No requests to add the course will be
approved by the department chair after that time. Enrolling officially and on time is solely
the responsibility of the student. There will be two lectures each week. Students will be expected to attend all
classes, and class participation will be recognized in the final grade. Part of
each Friday will be devoted to discussing the week’s reading and students are
expected to have the readings finished by then.
Grading Policy:
Grades will
be based upon one book report of four to six pages 25%; midterm exam 25%; final exam 40%; and class
participation 10%, with a reduction of grades if the student does not attend
classes. All assignments must be handed in for a passing grade. Students may
also obtain up to 8 points of extra credit by doing written assignments on
extra readings or reviews of movies related to the course. All extra credit assignments must be approved
by the instructor or the teaching
assistant. Both the mid term and the final will be take home exams given
out 1 week prior to the date they are due.
Students will have a maximum of 10 pages, double spaced, typed 12 point
font maximum for the mid term, and 15 pages with the same format requirements
for the final.
It is
possible to earn up to 8 extra credit points that can be applied to either a
paper grade or the mid term grade up to a total of 100 for either the paper or
the exam. Extra credit points can be
earned by attending an approved movie and writing a short paper analyzing the
movie (1-3 points for each paper), or reading a book approved by the instructor
and writing an analysis of how it has enhanced your understanding of the
history of sexuality (1-5 points). The
grade on extra credit assignments will depend on the quality of the analysis
and writing. All must be handed in
before the last day of class.
Any plagiarized paper, i.e. papers that quote directly from sources
without quotation marks or footnotes and/or those that summarize opinions of
others without acknowledging the source in a footnote, will be subject to
penalties listed in the University Code of Conduct. See this web site for
information on plagiarism and writing handouts: http://cstw.osu.edu/especially
http://cstw.osu.edu/writing_center/handouts/index.htm.
Be forewarned that I will pursue cases of academic misconduct to the
appropriate University committee.
Grade breakdown: A: 92.6 and above; A-: 89.6-92.5;
B+: 87.6-89.5; B: 82.6-87.5; B-: 79.6-82.5; C+: 77.6-79.5; C: 72.6-77.5; C-:
69.6-72.5; D+: 67.6-69.5; D: 62-67.5; E: below 62
Grading
Your Exams: Most of your grade in this course
will be based on how well you write about what you have learned. I furnish
below brief descriptions of how you will earn your essay grades:
"C” essays will include: an introductory paragraph that
contains your thesis; a body of several paragraphs in which you offer evidence
from the readings, lectures, and discussions to support your thesis; and a
conclusion that reiterates your basic argument.
"B” essays will include: all of the above requirements
for a “C” essay plus more relevant data and analyses than is found in an
average essay.
"A” essays will include: all of the above requirements
for a “B” essay plus more data and some indication of independent or extended
thought.
As for “D” and “E” essays: usually, these essays neither
include a viable thesis and/nor do they include very much information from the
course.
Disabled Students,
All students
with disabilities should speak with Prof. Guy to work out potential problems
with note taking, reading the assigned books, and taking the exams.
Required readings
Several books have been assigned for class use. All are available in paperback:
Elizabeth
Abbott, A History of Celibacy
Angus McLaren, Twentieth-Century Sexuality: A
History
Fatima Mernissi, Beyond the Veil; Male-Female
Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society
Silvana Paternostro, In the Land of God and
Man: A Latin Woman’s Journey
In addition,
other articles will be available for discussion. They can be accessed by
clicking the title of the article on the webpage at http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/guy60/History326 or on Carmen. The Mernissi and Paternostro
books will be required for a book report of 6-10 pages that compares and
contrasts Muslim sexual beliefs with patterns in
Lecture Schedule
March 25-27
Introduction, Sexuality and the Ancient World, Videos on the history of sexuality
Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks, Christianity
and Sexuality in the Early Modern World,,
Extra Credit Reading
Paul Veyne, “Homosexuality in Ancient Rome” *
Eva
Cantarella, Bisexuality
in the Ancient World, Ch. 4 *
April 1-3 18th and 19th Century Eastern Imperialism- East and West Class notes,
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~rs143/map.html has links to historical maps of Islam
http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/timelines/htimeline2.htm or http://www.historylink101.com/africa.htm for African empires
http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/World.html deals with imperialism all over the world.
http://www.fsmitha.com/maps.html has wonderful maps of historical empires. Students should come prepared to discuss at least ONE web site
Anne McClintock, Imperial Leather, Ch. 1 . cover--required study questions
Rudy Bleys, The Geography of Perversion, Ch. 3. * cover optional and extra credit
Louis Compton, Homosexuality and Civilization, Ch. 1* optional and extra credit
April 8-10 Slavery, Law and Sexuality Class notes , 2nd Class notes
Sandra Lauderdale Graham, Slavery’s Impasse: Slave Prostitutes, Small-Time Mistresses, and the Brazilian Law of 1871,@ Comparative Studies in Society and History 33:4 (October, 1991), 669-93. Study Questions
Trevor Burnard ,
The
Sexual Life of an Eighteenth-Century Jamaican Overseer,@
in Merril D. Smith, Sex and Sexuality in Early
Stephen O. Murray, Homosexuality among Slave Elites in Ottoman Turkey,@ in Islamic Homosexualities: Culture, History and Literature, 174-186. Study Questions
Students should check at least one web site.
Check Web site at http://www.droitcivil.uottawa.ca/world-legal-systems/eng-monde.php
For
statistics on slavery in the
For statistics on current child slavery see http://www.globalmarch.org/worstformsreport/world/childslavery.html
For the history of the Atlantic Slave Trade and Western Imperialism see http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/timelines/htimeline3.htm
For Atlantic Slave Trade Statistics see http://academic.udayton.edu/race/02rights/slave04.htm
Afro-Latin
American population 1800,
April 15-17-Sexuality and the Modern Nation State-Specific
examples, Video From Don Juan to Queen Victoria Class
Notes
George Mosse, Nationalism and Sexuality; Middle-Class Morality and Sexual Norms in Modern Europe, ch. 1 , study questions
McLaren, Ch. 1-2 Study Questions
See web site at http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/2269 for national and international laws related to sexuality
April 22-24-Sexual Science and the Changing World in the Twentieth
Century- The Politics of Heterosexuality and Homosexuality Class
Notes 1 class
notes2
Original
documents on sexual science
Vern and Bonnie Bullough, Cross
Dressing, Sex, and Gender, Ch. 9 *
Thomas Laqueur, Making Sex: Body and Gender from the Greeks to Freud Ch. 3 *
TAKE HOME EXAM WILL BE DISTRIBUTED DURING CLASS 2
April 29-May1
Claude Quetel, A History of Syphilis
Donna J. Guy, White Slavery, Public Health, and the Socialist Position on Legalized Prostitution in Argentina, 1913-1936" Study Questions
TAKE HOME EXAM WILL BE DUE AT THE END OF CLASS 2
May 6-8 -Reproductive Politics until 1960 Class notes Video
Check these websites http://www.ultimatebirthcontrol.com/; http://www.mjbovo.com/Contracept/index.htm
May 13-15- Technology and Sexuality- Class notes Class notes 2 Video
Web sites: See http://www.crlp.org/worldwide.html The Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, for links to statistics on reproductive rights throughout the world.
May 20-22- The Formation of Modern Sexual Politics: Before and After the Sexual Revolution of the 1960s- Video: Sexual Century Class Notes2 Reading Questions
Selections from Barry Adam, et. Al. The
Global Emergence of Gay and Lesbian Politics: National Imprints of a World Wide
Movement Next
article
Final Exam given out May 22 Guidelines
for paper and exam
May 27-29 Class Notes
AIDS and the Future of Sexuality -
Book Report due
Exam week: FINAL EXAM due 3:18 June 2 at Dulles 210. Exams can be handed earlier but not later than 3:18 on the 2nd.
EXTRA CREDIT
ASSIGNMENTS
Students may earn up to 8 extra credit points by reading additional materials related to the course, preparing reports on web sites, or reporting on movies that relate to the history of sexuality. There are many web sites listed on the syllabus, with fascinating materials, as well as books and articles in the library. Among the movies appropriate to view for this course are:
Everything You ever Wanted to Know About Sex but were Afraid to Ask
Earth
Happy Together
Fire
Farinelli
Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down
Mississipi Masala
Agnes of God
The Crying Game
Sade
Wilde
But I’m a Cheerleader
Hedwig and the Angry Itch
Dil Se (From the Heart)
Last Tango in
Xica da Silva
The Amorous Adventures of Moll
Tootsie
Some Like it Hot
The Decameron
How Tasty was my Little Frenchman
Volver
How to write
a review? What is the instructor looking
for? Here is an example of an ideal movie
review
