GWS 590

Fall 2006

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Credit: 4 hours.

May be repeated. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and previous coursework in women's or gender studies, or consent of instructor.

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
47812
Lecture-Discussion
CM
12:00PM -2:50PM
T
Speech & Hearing Science Bldg
Mayo, C
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/23/06-12/08/06
Section Info:
Meets with EPS 590. Title: Sexualities and Education
48057
Lecture-Discussion
SC
1:00PM -2:50PM
T
Armory
Chandra, S
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/23/06-12/08/06
Section Info:
Topic: Imperialism and sexuality Meets with History 597A - CRN: 48062 Imperialism and sexuality The kamasutra, the hottentot venus, the harem, the sotadic zone, A.I.D.S� How did the `east�, the `orient� and the `non- west� become synonymous with sex, sexuality and sexual desire? Why did the production of these associations and images increase with European and US imperial interests around the world? What is the role of sexuality in supporting imperial power regimes, internationally as well as `at home�? And finally, what structures and forms of social organisation become normative and desirable in this global division of sexual labour? This course uses a variety of sources � films, novels and history - to examine the generative relationship between imperialism and sexuality over the past three hundred years. Focusing on the European interaction with India, the 'Middle East', South and East Africa, and on the United States� increasing interest in `South Asia� we examine how transnational racism produced the sexual instability of the brown and black body, how present day globalisation depends on knowledge of the inequitable and repressed nature of non-western sexuality, and why the imperial nation-state ensures that its subjects compulsorily forge heteronormative alliances.
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