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CWL 375
Scandinavian Sexualities
Credit: 3 hours.
Same as GWS 375 and SCAN 375. See SCAN 375.
Section Information
| CRN | Type | Section | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
| 51676 | lecture- discussion | X | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | MWF | room G36
Foreign Languages Bldg | Stenport, A |
This course investigates myth and reality of "Scandinavian Sexualities" from the early nineteenth century to today. Scandinavian countries have had a more progressive view on gender equality and homosexuality than most other countries, and Scandinavian writers portrayed this as early as the turn of the 19th century. In class readings and discussions, we will investigate this development up to and including contemporary welfare state policies. Starting with Romanticism's understanding of feminine nature, the course moves on to topics of morality debates, independence movements, prostitution, sexual liberation, homosexuality, and social gender equality in a Scandinavian context. Source material includes literature, non-fiction prose, film, and introductory aspects of gender theory. The class is collaborative and involves project work. Prerequisites include one course in literature, art, film or GWS, or consent from the instructor.
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