79-384 Sex Before Kinsey: Theories of Sexuality in Europe and the US, 1890-1930

6 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This minicourse surveys the history of European and American sexology from the late 19th through the early 20th century. Students will be introduced to worldfamous theorists and researchers such as Sigmund Freud, Havelock Ellis, and Margaret Sanger [who opened the first birth control clinic in the U.S.. Readings and discussion will cover theories of heterosexuality, homosexuality, female sexuality, transsexuality, and erotic fetishism. Readings will include scholarly articles and a small group of primary sources drawn from theorists publicationscorrespondence. The course grade will be based on attendance, participationdiscussion of class readings, and three 34 page essays on the readings.

Prerequisites: none listed

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