| Course Title: Advanced Seminar: 'Media and Sexuality' |
| Start Date: 01/28/2025 End Date: 05/13/2025 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2025 |
| 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 |
| 01/28/2025 - 05/13/2025 | Seminar | Thursday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | REES - Reese | 324 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: 8 credits in FMT or Gender Studies. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| FMT-330MX-01 Media and Sexuality |
| GNDST-333MX-01 Media and Sexuality |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 13 | Available: 5 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The Queen of America Goes to Washington City: Essays on Sex and Citizenship Author: Berlant, Lauren Copyright: 1997 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0822319241 Publisher: Duke University Press |
Recommended | 34.95 |
| Title: I Know You Are, but What Am I? On Pee-wee Herman Author: McKinney, Cait Copyright: 2024 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 1517918286 Publisher: University of Minnesota Press |
Recommended | 10.00 |
| Title: The Two Revolutions: A History of the Transgender Internet Author: Dame-Griff, Avery Copyright: 2023 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 1479818313 Publisher: NYU Press |
Optional | 30.00 |
| Title: Lesbian Porn Magazines and the Sex Wars: Reimagining Sex, Power, and Identi Author: Groeneveld, Elizabeth Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781032417714 Publisher: Routledge |
Optional | 52.99 |
| Title: The Digital Closet: How the Internet Became Straight Author: Monea, Alexander Copyright: 2022 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780262545952 Publisher: MIT Press |
Optional | 21.95 |
| Title: Barbie?s Queer Accessories Author: Rand, Erica Copyright: 1995 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 082231620X Publisher: Duke University Press |
Optional | 31.95 |
| Title: The Privilege of Play: A History of Hobby Games, Race, and Geek Culture Author: Trammell, Aaron Copyright: 2023 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781479818402 Publisher: NYU Press |
Optional | 30.00 |
| Title: The Play in the System: The Art of Parasitical Resistance Author: Fisher, Anne Watkins Copyright: 2020 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 1478008849 Publisher: Duke University Press |
Optional | 34.95 |
| Title: Between Shadows and Noise: Sensation, Situatedness, and the Undisciplined Author: Musser, Amber Jamilla Copyright: 2024 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781478030096 Publisher: Duke University Press |
Recommended | 25.95 |
| Title: Unmarked: The Politics of Performance Author: Phelan, Peggy Copyright: 1996 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780415068222 Publisher: Routledge |
Optional | 59.95 |
| Title: Marching Dykes, Liberated Sluts, and Concerned Mothers: Women Transforming Author: Currans, Elizabeth Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780252082801 Publisher: University of Illinois Press |
Optional | 27.95 |
| Title: Hashtag Activism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice Author: Jackson, et al, Sarah J, et al Copyright: 2020 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780262356503 Publisher: MIT Press |
Optional | 19.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |