3 credits
Fall 2026 Lecture Upper Division
This course will examine sexual and gender diversity during the last two centuries of accelerating global interconnectivity. Although the US-derived framework of LGBTQ+ identities has become increasingly popular, people around the world have and continue to understand themselves in a multitude of ways that extend beyond this current acronym. This course will discuss the rich complexity of sexual cultures across the world as well as how they connect through global processes, such as colonialism, warfare, and migration, that have defined the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Learning Outcomes1Identify ways different societies under examination have understood gender and sexual diversity in the past.
2Differentiate lines of scholarly analysis in the field of LGBTQ+ history.
3Apply queer theory to primary source analysis.
4Develop original research projects based in/relating to existing scholarship.
5Connect contemporary concerns to historical study.
6Develop research projects for a public audience.
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