Program Overview

A Global History of Sex & Gender: Bodies & Power in the Modern World

Course Overview

Discover how a focus on gender and sexuality transforms our understanding of modern, global history.

Course Details

• Length: 4 weeks; 4 hours per week
• Start date: anytime
• Level: Introductory, leads to further study options

Intended Learning Outcomes

• Identify and describe the historical contexts of modern social justice movements such as #MeToo, and the campaigns for gay and trans rights, equal pay, and reproductive justice, from c.1600 to the present.
• Evaluate the utility of key theoretical concepts used in gender, feminist, queer and trans studies, such as the patriarchal equilibrium, hegemonic masculinity and intersectionality.
• Apply a gendered and sexual approach to historical primary sources, which could include oral testimony, databases, archives, and museum collections, as well as written texts.
• Engage in lively and well-grounded discussion with fellow students.

Further Online Study Options

Postgraduate

• Global Gender History (MSc, PgDip, PgCert)