HIST 387: Topics in Global History

HIST 387-004: Gender, Sexuality, and Religion in the Americas
(Fall 2016)

12:00 PM to 01:15 PM TR

Krug Hall 242

Section Information for Fall 2016

Praying the Rosary during intercourse? Nuns rebelling against patriarchy? Papal audiences with cross-dressing Conquistadors? From Carnaval in Rio to the crowds at papal visits in Los Angeles, Mexico City, Cartagena, and Buenos Aires; from so-called “machismo” to Christian guerrilleras and female pastors; and from sex work to Pentecostal proselytizing in the same plazas, many are the ways in which sexuality, gender, and religion have intersected and reacted in Latin America. In this class we will consider broad themes pertaining to these intersections: women’s roles, religious regulation of sexuality, various religious approaches to family structure, the politics of the person and of personal relationships, and the “culture wars” that have overtaken the region’s national and transnational conversations. What religions have had the most impact in Latin America, especially when it comes to gender, family, and sex? What have faith, ritual, sex, gender, and sexuality meant across time and space in the Americas? How have people within and outside Latin America thought about sex, religion, and social relations? 

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Credits: 3-6

Study of historical topics or periods of special interest in global, Latin American, African, Asian, or Middle Eastern history. Notes: Topics announced in advance. May be repeated for credit when topic is different. May be repeated within the term.
Mason Core: Global Understanding
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies, Non-Western Culture
Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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