Objectives

Course objectives:

Knowledge Bases

Students should:

• develop ability to understand and analyze texts with sexual themes and images
• develop understanding of literature and print and visual media in their interdisciplinary    contexts (e.g., cultural, social, historical, scientific, psychological, and political)
• understand rhetorical strategies and power relations of sexualized discourse
• learn to appreciate textual and imagistic complexity, ambiguity, and paradox
• learn to identify sexual styles in the context of historical periods
• develop ability to understand and apply theory to sexuality and power relations

Academic Skills

Students should:

• be able to reason, think critically, evaluate, use evidence, and make judgments
• be able to write clearly and imaginatively, in a variety of forms and for a variety of purposes and audiences
• use appropriate conventions of language, including correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• be able to revise
• be able to use the library to find appropriate print and electronic sources
• develop a sense of fairness, objectivity, and accuracy in reporting
• understand the ethics of research and writing, including the proper citation, and integration, of source materials into their work and the meaning and consequences of plagiarism
• develop listening skills
• develop ability to speak effectively

Social and Personal Skills

Students should:

• learn to be self-reflecting
• develop ability to work cooperatively
• engage in civil debate
• develop respect for both intellectual and cultural diversity