HNRS: Sexualities and Justice
Fall 2021 Courses
Course:
SCHC 396 H01 28425
Course Attributes:
HistoryCiv, Humanities, EngLit, AIU
Instructor:
Norman Madden
Location/Times(1):
FLINN 102 on TR @ 02:50 pm - 04:05 pm
Registered:
16
Seat Capacity:
16
Notes:
Open to all majors.This course will focus on the Supreme Court cases that have affected LGBTQ rights--from Bowers v. Hardwick (1985), which confirmed that states could criminalize gay and lesbian relationships, to Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), which granted marriage equality to same-sex couples, to Bostock v. Clayton County (2020), which included sexual orientation and gender identity in the scope of employment protection. Throughout we will consider how ideas of justice and injustice are linked to the lived experiences of LGBTQ people, and to their changing legal and social status. Along with the court decisions, we will read selected and relevant nonfiction and literary texts that explore LGBTQ lives. I will also include relevant international contexts. Students will be divided into groups to focus on presentations for each case.