SP.406 / WGS.406 Sexual and Gender Identities, Fall 2006

Surkan, Kim

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Surkan, Kim

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Sexual and Gender Identities

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Abstract

This course introduces scholarly debates about sexual identities, gender identities and expressions, and sexual orientation and its representation in various media. We begin with an investigation of the theoretical underpinnings of the emerging field of queer studies, from the nineteenth century to the present day, and consider how subsequent work in transgender studies continues to challenge traditional understandings of sex, gender, and sexuality.

Date issued

2006-12

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66490

Department

MIT Program in Women's and Gender Studies

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SP.406-Fall2006

local: SP.406

local: WGS.406

local: IMSCP-MD5-50dd9536157a5b4b34b66c3f3beee2b2

Keywords

Sex, gender, identity, homosexual, transgender, lesbian, third sex, drag, stonewall, queer, masculinity, femininity, sexuality, medicalization, marriage, feminism, queer theory, trans, genderqueer, essentialism, women, gender studies

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