Sex after Shakespeare (261-0-20)

Instructors

Scott Sowerby
847/491-7356
Harris Hall Room 207

Meeting Info

Lutkin Hall: Mon, Wed 2:00PM - 3:20PM

Overview of class

This course investigates the history of sexuality in early modern England by examining the social norms that shaped behavior. Notions of what was normative and what was aberrant were constantly being tested. Public scandals served as moments of stress, revealing the cultural faultlines in the changing world of early modern England. Behavior that was considered appropriate in one venue spilled out into other venues where it was considered unseemly. These cultural energies found their way into plays and poems, which reenacted the wider struggles over social norms.

Learning Objectives

• Learn to evaluate primary sources, assessing the purposes for which the sources were created and examining how they address their intended audiences; • Learn how to use primary sources to develop novel interpretations of historical events, movements and ideologies; • Learn how to analyze and critique interpretations advanced in the secondary literature regarding political, social, and religious history; • Construct persuasive narratives of change over time; understand the multivalent and overlapping causes of social and political change in the past.

Evaluation Method

1. Participation. 18% 2. Six reading quizzes. 12% 3. Passage analysis. 10% 4. Midterm examination. 30% 5. Final examination. 30%

Class Notes

History Major Concentration(s): European
History Minor Concentration(s): Europe, Law and Crime

Class Attributes

Ethical and Evaluative Thinking Foundational Disci
Historical Studies Foundational Discipline

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Registration is restricted to History Majors and Minors only until the end of pre-registration, after which time enrollment will be open to everyone who has taken the prerequisites (if any)

Associated Classes

DIS - University Hall 418: Thurs 10:00AM - 10:50AM

DIS - Harris Hall L05: Thurs 11:00AM - 11:50AM

DIS - University Hall 112: Thurs 11:00AM - 11:50AM

DIS - Harris Hall L05: Thurs 1:00PM - 1:50PM

DIS - Locy Hall 213: Thurs 1:00PM - 1:50PM

DIS - Annenberg Hall G29: Thurs 2:00PM - 2:50PM

DIS - Locy Hall 213: Fri 11:00AM - 11:50AM

DIS - University Hall 218: Fri 1:00PM - 1:50PM

DIS - Harris Hall L04: Fri 2:00PM - 2:50PM