HISTORY 256

Sex and Gender in the Middle Millennium (500-1500CE)

Please note: this is archived course information from 2021 for HISTORY 256.

Description

A historical study of sex, sexualities and genders in global contexts between c. 500 and c. 1500 CE. This period corresponds with the ‘medieval’ era in European history but is here extended to encompass global comparisons. Topics include ideas about the body; marital sex; reproduction; abstinence; prostitution and slavery; homosexualities; and trans histories.

Availability 2021

Not taught in 2021

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Reading/Texts

Recommended Reading

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

HISTORY 256: 15 points

Prerequisites

15 points in Stage I History or Gender Studies and 30 points passed.

Corequisites

Restrictions

HISTORY 326