Course Title: Advanced Courses in History and Theory: 'Media and Sexuality' |
Start Date: 09/06/2023 End Date: 12/19/2023 |
Term: Fall Semester 2023 |
Description: Sex and sexuality are frequently at the forefront of innovation in media and technology, from the beginnings of photography, film, and video to the rise of the internet, artificial intelligence, and big data. Combining critical frames from Media Studies and Sexuality Studies, this seminar investigates what happens when media and sexuality intersect. We will ask how media and technology bolster new forms of sexual expression, communication, and embodiment. And, at the same time, we will examine how emerging technologies enable new modes of social regulation and surveillance. Throughout, we will foreground queer, trans, and feminist perspectives on media histories and digital futures. |
Distribution(s): I - Humanities , SI - Speaking-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     | Credits:4.00     |
Faculty         | Phone         | Email address         |
Li Cornfeld   |           | lcornfeld@mtholyoke.edu   |
Meeting Dates         | Method         | Meeting days         | Meeting times         | Building name         | Room     | Frequency     |
09/06/2023 - 12/19/2023   | Seminar   | Wednesday   | 07:15PM - 10:00PM   | ART - Art   | 219   | Weekly |
Requisite Courses         | ||
Prereq: 8 credits in FMT or Gender Studies. | Take previously   | Required   |
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Course Tags         | ||
FMT0004   | FMT-CR: Critical Studies   | This course has been approved to count towards the Film, Media, Theater major in the Critical Studies area.   |
Cross-listed Sections         |
FMT-330MX-01 Media and Sexuality   |
GNDST-333MX-01 Media and Sexuality   |
Course Availability | ||||
Section status: Closed     | Capacity: 18     | Enrollment: 18     | Available: 0     | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
Book List         | Required         | Publisher Full Price         |
Title: Feeling Normal: Sexuality and Media Criticism in the Digital Age Author: Griffin, F. Hollis Copyright: 2016 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780253024558 Publisher: Indiana UP |
Required   | 30.00   |
Title: Sex Dolls at Sea: Imagined Histories of Sexual Technologies Author: Ruberg, Bo Copyright: 2022 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780262543675 Publisher: MIT Press |
Required   | 35.00   |
Title: Barbie?s Queer Accessories Author: Rand, Erica Copyright: 1995 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780822316206 Publisher: Duke University Press |
Required   | 26.95   |
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This is the complete book list for this class.   |