2024-2025 Catalog

FYS 53 Gender, Sexuality, and the Politics of Pleasure

Explores the various ways in which certain persons are granted sexual pleasure, like straight men, HIV-negative persons, abled persons, and certain races, while others are not. Policies aimed at controlling sexuality and body autonomy will also be considered. The course will examine feminist approaches, media representation, and particularly the unrealistic, harmful norms and imagery in advertising, music, film, and television contributing to potential harm to young women and girls. Open to first-year frosh only.

Credits

4 units