Course Details
Country:
United Kingdom
Institution:
University of Westminster
Course Title:
A Sexual History of London
Course Number:
5HIST009W
Course Description:
This module is a Faculty elective.
This module provides an interdisciplinary perspective on sex, sexuality and gender in London from 1880 to the
present. Taking approaches from history, sociology, law, politics and literature it covers topics such as Victorian sex
scandals; the gendering of public space; masculinities and femininities; the impact of the law; Queer London;
‘Women’s Work’; the ‘Swinging Sixties’ and ‘sexual liberation’; the making of cultures of sexuality in Soho and
policing sexuality in Central London
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
WMST 300
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