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Sexual and Gender Identities in the Modern United States

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited StatesWGS.110J
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2024English
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This course provides an introduction to the history of gender, sex, and sexuality in the modern United States, from the end of the 19th century to the present. It surveys historical approaches to the field, emphasizing the changing nature of sexual and gender identities over time. It traces attempts to control, construct, and contain sexual and gender identities.

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