Instructor: Dr. Isabel Machado
The study of sexuality is also always the study of systems of power, such as: racism, classism, ableism, and settler colonialism. In this course, we will consider the myriad systemic factors that influence and shape our understandings of sexuality in North America.
Term 1
Description: CSIS 200 is a survey intro course where students learn about the basic concepts related to sexuality studies and build a foundation in the discipline.
Sexuality is often thought of as a natural and unchanging behaviour that has no history. In this course, however, we treat sexuality as socially constructed and historically dynamic. We will study how the meaning and politics of sexuality have changed over time and look at the emergence of new categories of sexual identity while emphasizing how sexuality intersects with race, gender, class, ability, religion, ethnicity, citizenship, nationality, health, education, and other markers of difference and belonging.