Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• SP.406 (Fall 2006) 
• Course Title:
• Sexual and Gender Identities 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Special Programs 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Dr. Kim Surkan 
• Course Introduction:
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  SP.406 / WGS.406 Sexual and Gender Identities
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2006

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features an extensive list of readings and student papers in assignments.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course introduces scholarly debates about sexual identities, gender identities and expressions, and sexual orientation and its representation in various media. We begin with an investigation of the theoretical underpinnings of the emerging field of queer studies, from the nineteenth century to the present day, and consider how subsequent work in transgender studies continues to challenge traditional understandings of sex, gender, and sexuality.