ENGL 28500 - Sex and Ethics

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University of Chicago

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Description:

Sex is a big problem. How do we think about sex in proximity to considering the ethics of risk, the ethics of harm, the potential for good Developing an account specifically of an ethics of sex requires thinking about the place of sex and sexual vulnerability in social life with an eye toward understanding what's good and what might count as abuses, violations, disruptions, or deprivations of specifically good things about sex. In this course, we read, write, and think about sex and ethics in relation to a variety of the rubrics such as: act, harm, fantasy, a good, technology, health, disability, and love. Probable syllabus contents involve philosophy, cinema, literature, and social science, including work by: Leo Bersani, David Halperin, Andrea Dworkin, Mladin Dolar, Teresa de Lauretis, Patrick Califia, G. E. M. Anscombe, Barbara Herman, Catherine MacKinnon, Dennis Cooper, Stephen Elliot, Pat Califia, and Ron Athey. L. Berlant, C. Vogler. Winter.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.UCHICAGO.EDU

Phone Number:

(773) 702-1234

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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