Apr 28, 2024

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HIST 118 SC - Queering the Renaissance

We will discuss recent literature on topics such as cross-dressing and trans-gendering, the rarity of female and the ubiquity of male same-sex relations, Queen Elizabeth’s celebration of erotic chastity, hermaphrodites and the order of nature, the rediscovery of the clitoris and the anatomy of Lesbian desire, among others, in the context of Renaissance notions of gender and sexuality. Mix of primary sources and secondary literature.

Instructor: J. Sperling
Course Credit: 1.0

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