LGBTQ Studies: Course Descriptions 2005-2006
*Substitutions and waivers are subject to approval by the department chair.
Preparation
WM ST 80. Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
(4) Hernandez
Examines LGBTQ studies from an interdisciplinary perspective. Along with historical, social, cultural, political, artistic, and literary rise to prominence of sexual minorities, the goal of the course is to integrate a discussion of the continuum of LGBTQ identities within their respective social contexts and communities.
Upper-Division
Area A:
WM ST 162. Critical LGBTQ Studies
(4) Hernandez
May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units, but only 4 units can be applied to the major.
Examines the dynamics of the juridical, social, political, cultural representations of LGBTQ identities. Examines legal cases, policy issues, social matters as well as representations therein in literary and cultural expression in order to study the LGBTQ people in active resistance against dominant power structure.
Area B:
AS AM 135. Asian Pacific American Queer Issues
(4) Staff
Recommended preparation: a prior course in Asian American Studies.
An interdisciplinary survey of the histories, experiences, and identities of Asian Pacific American gays, lesbians, and bisexuals; coming out issues, family and community pressures, and socio-political representation in Asian Pacific American communities and in the mainstream gay.
CH ST 151. U.S. Third World Feminisms
(4) Sandoval
Prerequisite: Chicano Studies 1A or 1B or 1C or upper-division standing.
Surveys contemporary forms of feminist consciousness expressed by U.S. women of color. Can U.S. women of color be considered a political class? what relations exist between women of color across race, culture, sex, and class differences?
CH ST 153. Queer Identities, Communities, and Theories
(4) Ramirez
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Examines queer/lgbt community life and death; political and social identities; and multiple gender and sexual expressions. Grounded in narratives of identity and experience, the course explores dimensions of visibility, space, "silence," and politics of exclusion in queer worlds.
ENGL 129. Queer Textuality
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: Writing 2 or 50 or 109AA-ZZ or English 10 or upper-division standing.
Investigation of the interrelations between writing and queer sexualities, i.e. those sexualities (gay, lesbian, transsexual, transgender, etc.) which represent an averse or contestatory relation to normative heterosexuality. Specific topics will vary by quarter.
ENGL 134LG. Special Topics Studies in the Literature of Cultural and Ethnic Communities in the United States
(4) Staff
Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 50 or 109AA-ZZ or English 10 or upper-division standing.
May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units provided the letter designations are different, but only 8 units may be applied toward the major.
Courses on writing produced by, or associated with, cultural communities in America such as Afro-American, Chicano, Asian-American. *Specific course number focuses on Lesbian & Gay Literature.
HIST 101G. Comparative Histories of Contested Sexualities and Same-Sex Practices
(4) Lansing, Miescher
Exploration of same-sex behavior in ancient Greek, pre-modern Oceania, medieval Europe, modern Africa, and North America. Introduction to the theoretical questions in the study of sexuality and how scholars have used these tools.
POL SCI 159. Sexuality, State Power, and the Military
(4) Belkin
How do groups in civil society try to capture state institutions and use those institutions to establish ideas about the normal and the deviant, rewarding some and not others? Case studies include gender, race, and sexuality in the military.
SOC 159LG. Sociology of Lesbian and Gay Communities
(4) Schneider
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Women's Studies 159LG.
Origins and transformation of lesbian and gay communities and social movements, with special attention to ideological development, major social problems, cultural production, race, ethnic and gender differences, organizational formation and political conflict.
SOC 176A. Sociology of AIDS
(4) Schneider
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Sociological analysis of AIDS: the social history of disease; social construction of AIDS as a social problem; stigma, illnesses, and sexuality; impact of AIDS on selected groups and communities; legal, medical, and political institutions' response to AIDS.
SOC 159LG. Sociology of Lesbian and Gay Communities
(4) Schneider
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Sociology 159LG. Not open for credit to students who have completed Sociology 146.
Origins and transformation of lesbian and gay communities and social movements, with special attention to ideological development, major social problems, cultural production, race, ethnic and gender differences, organization formation, and political conflict.
WM ST 160. Sapphistries
(4) Rupp
A global exploration of female same-sex sexualities, from the historical Sappho through sapphists, roaring girls, romantic friends, and female husbands, to contemporary lesbians. We consider diverse lives and representations of women who desire and love other
Area C:
ANTH 176. Representations of Sexuality in Modern Japan
(4) Fruhstuck
Same course as History 188S and Japanese 162.
The main ideologies guiding the establishment of various representations of sexuality from prewar scientific writings to contemporary popular culture.
AS AM 112. Intimacies in Asian America
(4) Thai
Recommended preparation: a prior course in Asian American Studies.
Considers varieties of "intimacies" in Asian America; deconstructs non-Western formulations of experience and lifestyle. Theories/empirical studies of love, emotions, sexualities, gender, and interracial/interethnic experiences; institutions like the state, marriage, and culture. Sources include ethnography, film, testimony, and memoirs.
AS AM 138. Asian American Sexualities
(4) Shimizu
Recommended preparation: a prior course in Asian American Studies.
Examines the critical lens of sexuality in studying Asian American culture, history, and politics. Survey of interdisciplinary texts on concepts of sexuality in Asia and America, constructions of sexual difference, denaturalizing heterosexuality and queer theory.
CH ST 149. Body, Culture, and Power
(4) Inda
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Exploration of the construction, imaging, and experience of the body in light of modern regimes of power/knowledge. Particular attention is paid to the work of Michel Foucault on disciplinary technologies, medical practices of ab/normalization, and the emergence of bio-power.
C LIT 116. Pre Modern Sexualities.
(4) Staff
Exploration of whether and how sexual practices and ideas about sex have changed significantly over time. Readings include works by several theorists and historians of sexuality and also several primary texts on sexuality from medical, philosophical, and legal traditions.
FILM 162. Modern Sex and Modern Love
(4) Penley
Same course as Women's Studies 150. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units, but only 4 units may be applied toward the major.
Examination of how the media reflect and shape ideas of and about contemporary feminism. In an effort to be topical, subjects covered consist of contemporary feminist issues featured in the media during the quarter.
HIST 124A. Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Europe, 1750-1914
(4) Rappaport
Prerequisite: History 4C.
Same course as Women's Studies 124A.
The roles of women, gender, and sexuality in eighteenth and nineteenth century Europe. Exploration of the nature of women and revolution: religious, legal, scientific, and popular conceptions of gender and sexuality; industrialization and family life, the rise of organized feminism.
HIST 188S. Representations of Sexuality in Modern Japan
(4) Fruhstuck
Same course as Anthropology 176 and Japanese 162.
The main ideologies guiding the establishment of various representations of sexuality from prewar scientific writings to contemporary popular culture.
JAPAN 162. Representations of Sexuality in Modern Japan
(4) Fruhstuck
Same course as Anthropology 176 and History 188S.
The main ideologies guiding the establishment of various representations of sexuality from prewar scientific writings to contemporary popular culture.
SOC 144S. Sexuality, Race, Gender, and Class
(4) Schneider
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Examines interplay of sexuality, race, gender, nation, and class with a focus on social processes and practices of lesbian, gay, and bisexuals of color. Raises critical intellectural issues about racialized and gendered social practices in culture, politics, ideologies, and power relations.
SOC 159S. Sociology and Sexual Politics
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Recent approaches to the study of sexuality through the work of gay and lesbian scholars, social historians, feminists, and discourse theorists. Emphasis on recent changes in sexuality, sexual suffering, and sexual politics. Topics vary with instructor.
WM ST 124A. Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Europe, 1750-1914
(4) Rappaport
Prerequisite: History 4C.
Same course as History 124A.
The roles of women, gender, and sexuality in eighteenth and nineteenth century Europe. Exploration of the nature of women and revolution: religious, legal, scientific, and popular conceptions of gender and sexuality; industrialization and family life, the rise of organized feminism.
WM ST 150. Sex, Love, and Romance
(4) Rupp
Examination of how the media reflect and shape ideas of and about contemporary feminism. In an effort to be topical, the subjects covered will be issues of interest to feminism featured in the media during the quarter.