Connections 23006 - Sexuality

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Wheaton College - Massachusetts

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What is sexuality What is its biological basis How does society constrain and construct it How is sexuality represented and, again, constructed in such discourses as literature, film and religion How does sexuality intersect with race How do sexuality and race circulate and clash in global contexts These are some of the questions that students taking courses in this connection will address. More specifically, for example, students in Eng 236 and Hist 341 will gain perspectives on the Victorian sexologists. Those in Anth 350 and Eng 272 may deepen their understanding of transgender, while those in Itas 235 will focus on gender violence. Psy 261 and Soc 310 provide perspectives on power and bodily pain; Soc 310 and Eng 272, on post-colonialism and representations of gender, sexualities and cultures. Students completing Soc 310, Eng 236, and Fr 331 will learn about Western (and imperialist) discourses on sexuality, nation and power. Other combinations will provide other perspectives and focuses on the general topic of sexuality. Altogether there are 13 courses from three different areas (history, humanities and social science) from which students may create two- or three-course connections. Students have considerable flexibility in creating these connections. Two-course connections must combine one course from each of two of the available areas. Three-course connections must include courses from at least two of the areas. Students interested in this topic may wish to take more than the two or three courses required to complete a connection. Connections: History Hist 341 Sex and Culture in the 19th-Century U.S. Humanities: Eng 236 Sex, Work and the Victorians, Eng 272 Romancing the Novel, Eng 348 Sexual Politics of Film Noir, Fr 331 Other Voices, Other Stories: Great Works by Women from France and the Francophone World, Itas 235 Italian Women Writers in Translation, Rel 142 Religion and Sexuality. Social Science: Anth 350 Gender and Social Organization, Educ 270 Issues of Adolescent Development, Psy 235 Human Sexuality, Psy 261 Psychobiology of Sex and Gender, Psy 270 Adolescent Development, Soc 310 Beyond Global Feminism, Wmst 312 Feminist Theory

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3.00

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www.wheatoncollege.edu

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(508) 285-7722

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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