Sex and Sexuality in Modern History

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This course will focus on the history of sex and sexuality as identities and constructs that are shaped by historic, cultural, and socially contingent circumstances. It will primarily focus on these concepts as they were practiced in Europe and North America since about 1800. The course will also consider the role that sex, sexuality, and sexual practices influenced and were influenced by global events like imperialism, war, and the growth of global capitalism.