The Program in the Study of Sexualities at Duke offers undergraduates the opportunity to study sexuality from a rigorous interdisciplinary and global perspective. The Study in Sexualities explores the "social construction" of sexuality - how sexuality is shaped by historical and cultural contexts and by gender and race. Duke's program offers undergraduates a unique opportunity to delve into an interdisciplinary field that interrogates the history and construction of human sexualities.
The Program in the Study of Sexualities at Duke offers undergraduates the opportunity to study sexuality from a rigorous interdisciplinary and global perspective. The Study in Sexualities explores the "social construction" of sexuality - how sexuality is shaped by historical and cultural contexts and by gender and race. Duke's program offers undergraduates a unique opportunity to delve into an interdisciplinary field that investigates the history and construction of human sexualities.
Students must take the introductory course Study of Sexualities 115S, SXL 195S, a senior seminar designed mainly for program participants and one SXL 120, Special Topics course. Of the total six courses, no more than three can originate in a single department, only two can be SXL 120 courses and four must be at or above the 100-level. Appropriate courses may come from the list given below and may include other courses (new courses, special topics courses, and independent study) as approved by the director. Regular courses are described under the listings of the various departments.
COURSE REQUIRMENTS - 6 Courses
- SXL 115 Introduction to the Study of Sexualities (core course)
- The Capstone course - Senior Seminar (core course)
- SXL 120 Special Topics Course
- Three approved elective courses (may include additional SXL 120, Special Topics courses)
ELECTIVE COURSES
Of the six courses required for the certificate, three can be non-core courses offered outside of the SXL program (SXL Special Topics courses). These courses are taught by faculty in other academic departments. Some are offered regularly and will be "pre-approved." Others will be recommended on a semester by semester basis. Examples of approved electives include:
- Sexualities in Film & Video
- Perspectives in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Studies
- American Culture and Sexuality
- Love, Marriage and Adultery in the Nineteenth Century
- Gender and Sexuality in Latin America
- Primate Sexuality
Students can petition to have a course count towards the elective requirement. The following criteria allow a course to be recommended:
• A significant extent of the course materials and discussion focus directly on sexuality;
• Sexuality is one of the main analytic categories present in this course.
Recommended courses for Fall 2007 include:
BAA 280S Special Topics: Sexual Selection - Ford
PSY 106 Psychology of Gender - Vieth
PSY 177S Human Sexuality - Sloan
ROMST 151 Eros in the Renaissance - Schachter
SOC 149 SXL and Society - Bach
SPAN
142S Queer Theory & Diaspora: Spain/Latin American Cinema - Adrian
WST 150S.04 Topics: Black Love - Romantic Relations & the African-American Experience
Recommended courses for Spring 2008 include:
AAAS 108S Gender and SXL in Africa
BAA 171 Primate Sexuality
ENG 139AS Medieval Sex Education
HST 160D History of Romantic Love
HST 186 Marxism and Society
REL 89FCS Allah, Sex and Money
SOC 118 Sex, Gender and Society
WST 164 Race, Gender and Sexuality
Recommended courses for Fall 2008 include:
CULANTH 191N Sex and Money
ENGLISH 179ES SP TOP LIT GENRE IV: Topic: Sexuality and US Culure
FRENCH 160 SEXUALITY/GENDER STUDIES: Topic: La Lectrice/Female Reader
LIT 289 TOPICS FEMINIST THEORY: What's Up with the Girl? Sex, Gender, Capitalism and the Future at the End of the Twentieth Century
PSY 177S Human Sexuality
ROMST 151S Eros in the Renaissance
SOCIOL 149 Sexuality and Society
WST 164 Race, Gender and Sexuality
For more information, contact:
Professor Ara Wilson
Office hours Tuesday 12:30-1:30 and by appointment
210 East Duke Building (East Campus)
Department of Women's Studies
PO Box 9076
684-9179
ara.wilson@duke.edu
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