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HISTORY 230 - Humanities Topics in History
Fall 2023, Section 003 - Gender and Sexuality in Soviet History
Instruction Mode: Section 003 is  In Person (see other Sections below)
Subject: History (HISTORY)
Department: LSA History
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Details

Credits:
3
Requirements & Distribution:
HU
Waitlist Capacity:
unlimited
Cost:
50-100
Repeatability:
May be elected five times for credit.
Primary Instructor:
Field,Deborah Ann
Start/End Date:
Full Term 8/28/23 - 12/6/23 (see other Sections below)
NOTE: Drop/Add deadlines are dependent on the class meeting dates and will differ for full term versus partial term offerings.
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Description

The Soviet revolution of 1917 promised to uproot religious prejudices, liberate women, and remake human beings. The new government established women’s legal equality and decriminalized sodomy and abortion; university students experimented with free love. This class will examine the fate of these revolutionary aspirations during the Soviet era.

Through reading and discussing primary and secondary sources, we will consider these and other questions:

  • How did revolutionaries envision the emancipation of women?
  • Why did the government policy on abortion change three times?
  • How did WWII and the Cold War impact ideas about gender?
  • What explains the Soviet state’s homophobia?

Course Requirements:

Several short essays and a take-home final

Intended Audience:

Majors and non-majors

Class Format:

Seminar and Team Based Learning activities

Schedule

HISTORY 230 - Humanities Topics in History
Schedule Listing
001 (LEC)
 In Person
28093
Open
12
 
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TuTh 1:00PM - 2:30PM1339 MH
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
Note: Section 001 - Italian Fascism
003 (LEC)
 In Person
35012
Open
10
 
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MW 1:00PM - 2:30PM1700 HH
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
Note: Section 003 - Gender and Sexuality in Soviet History

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