Women and Sexuality

Abstract

In this course, we will explore women’s various sexualities in how these sexualities are shaped throughout history in the West and the East, for White, Black, Latina women, for the women in the Eastern cultures, for Lesbian and bisexual women in US, etc.. While exploring these issues, we will also pay attention to how women react to these social...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Sexualities

Resource Type(s):

Syllabus

Class Level(s):

College 300

Class Size(s):

Medium

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Students will gain an understanding of how social forces, rather than the biological "facts" of one’s sex, determine definitions of women’s sexualities, research on sexuality, and the reproductive policies that are based on our definitions.
2. Two small projects that involve critical analysis of images of Black women’s sexualities and Orientalism in current U.S. Students find and critique pieces of visual art or news media with images of Black women (Project 1) and Eastern women (Project 2).

Goal Assessment(s):

1. Online posts-Weekly, students log on to the online discussion board and pose a critical question OR respond to another student’s question or response, making connection to the readings/citing them. Movie Handouts, Group Discussions, Exams, Research Paper
2. Two small projects that involve critical analysis of images of Black women’s sexualities and Orientalism in current U.S. Students find and critique pieces of visual art or news media with images of Black women (Project 1) and Eastern women (Project 2).
3. Using the images, students analyze the representations of women’s sexualities: producers of these images, their assumptions, messages, and target audience. They conclude by imagining how the images could be (re)produced in ways that would empower women.