The lecture gives an introduction to the history of sexuality from a global history perspective. It deals with topics such as sex and the body, sexual identities, sex and empire as well as prostitution and sex trafficking. The history of sexuality will be discussed as a possibility to analyze global entanglements as well as regional and historical specifics.
Objective
The lecture offers an outline of the core themes, approaches, and theories of the history of sexuality. On the basis of secondary literature and historical materials, students will study issues and perspectives in the historiography on sexuality. Sexuality will be discussed in its connection to analytical categories of gender, class, and race (intersectionality) to rethink certain concepts and images of sexuality and the body. By contextualizing the history of sexuality globally, entanglements and differences between various regions of the world will be highlighted and discussed.