HST 137 SEX AND SEXUALITY IN THE U.S. SINCE WORLD WAR II

Sex and sexuality have been foundational and intersecting elements of “American” life. By focusing on the US after World War II, this course offers a unique window into how concepts of gender, sexuality, race, and national belonging were constructed during a specific historical period. Our study will offer fresh perspectives on how cultural norms, laws, and social experience are under constant contestation in everyday life (then and now). Course readings are grouped into three thematic units: law and politics; sex and intimacy; and work and art.