HISTORY 326

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

Please note: this is archived course information from 2022 for HISTORY 326.

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 2022

Not taught in 2022

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Points

HISTORY 326: 15 points

Prerequisites

15 points in Stage II History or Gender Studies and 60 points passed.

Restrictions

HISTORY 256