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This class ex­am­ines knowl­edge and at­ti­tudes to­wards human sex­ual be­hav­ior.

This class examines knowledge and attitudes towards human sexual behavior.

Iden­tity In­ter­sec­tions: Gen­der and Sex­u­al­ity in Lit­er­a­ture: This course pro­vides stu­dents with an in­tro­duc­tory un­der­stand­ing of iden­tity, fo­cus­ing specif­i­cally on the con­cepts of gen­der and sex­u­al­ity as they in­ter­sect with race, class, eth­nic­ity, and other as­pects of so­cial lo­ca­tion and iden­ti­fi­ca­tion. The class will an­a­lyze the ap­pear­ance of gen­der and sex­u­al­ity as in­te­grated so­cial con­cepts by read­ing and dis­cussing con­tem­po­rary Amer­i­can lit­er­a­ture across mul­ti­ple gen­res and media, learn­ing rel­e­vant bi­o­graph­i­cal in­for­ma­tion about the au­thors, sit­u­at­ing the texts within their his­tor­i­cal and lit­er­ary con­text, and ex­plor­ing the major sym­bols and themes pre­sent in the work.

Identity Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Literature: This course provides students with an introductory understanding of identity, focusing specifically on the concepts of gender and sexuality as they intersect with race, class, ethnicity, and other aspects of social location and identification. The class will analyze the appearance of gender and sexuality as integrated social concepts by reading and discussing contemporary American literature across multiple genres and media, learning relevant biographical information about the authors, situating the texts within their historical and literary context, and exploring the major symbols and themes present in the work.

This course fo­cuses on ef­fec­tive essay writ­ing and basic re­search tech­niques, in­clud­ing use of the li­brary. De­mand­ing read­ings are as­signed for class­room dis­cus­sion and as a basis for essay writ­ing.

This course focuses on effective essay writing and basic research techniques, including use of the library. Demanding readings are assigned for classroom discussion and as a basis for essay writing.