WOMGEN 1238 - Consuming Passions

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

Course explores how sexuality and desire frame experiences of consumption historically, and how unequal distributions of global power influence the relationship between producers of globally marketed goods and services and those who consume them. Topics include sex tourism, migrant domestic labor, international adoption and surrogacy, and the commercialization of same-sex desire.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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