Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Students must be in second‑year standing with 66 or fewer credits remaining in degree program or must have completed six credits in the Major or Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies in Sexuality.
Description:
An investigation of cinematic sexual imagery as art, communication and socio‑cultural phenomenon. Weekly screenings of films and videos, representing fiction, experimental and documentary genres, as well as different historical and cultural contexts, are related to theoretical readings, both classical and contemporary, by authors from Freud and the Surrealists to Foucault and recent feminist and queer theorists. Contemporary issues such as pornography, autobiography, and the HIV epidemic are confronted. Learning is interdisciplinary, interactive and group‑oriented.
Component(s):
LectureNotes:
- Students who have received credit for this topic under a FMST 498 number may not take this course for credit.