Sociology 970 Professor
Joane Nagel
Seminar in Ethnicity & Sexuality Office:
723 Fraser
Fall 2005 Email: nagel@ku.edu
http://www.people.ku.edu/~nagel
Office
Hours: Tuesday 1-3 pm
and by appointment
COURSE
SYLLABUS
August 18 Introduction
"Introduction" in Lancaster & di
Leonardo*
"Introduction" in Hodes
August 25 Ethnicities and Sexualities that Matter
Nagel, “Introduction” & Chapter 1
Chapter 21 in Hodes: "Mixing Bodies and Cultures," Henry
Yu
Chapter 20 in Lancaster
& di Leonardo: "The Color of
Sex: Postwar Photographic Histories of
Race & Gender in National Geographic," Catherine A. Lutz and Jane L.
Collins
September
1 Constructing Ethnic & Sexual
Boundaries I
Nagel, Chapter 2
Chapter 2 in Lancaster
& di Leonardo: "Scientific
Racism & the Invention of the Homosexual Body," Siobhan Somerville
Chapter 22 in
Hodes: "Miscegenation Law, Court
Cases, and Ideologies of 'Race' in Twentieth Century
September
8 Constructing Ethnic & Sexual
Boundaries II
Chapter 15 in Lancaster
& di Leonardo: "Orgasm,
Generation, and the Politics of Reproductive Biology, Thomas Laqueur
Chapter 35 in Lancaster
& di Leonardo:
"Introduction" from Bodies that Matter, Judith Butler
Chapter 20 in Hodes: "The Prison Lesbian," Estelle
Freedman
September 15 Sex and Conquest
Nagel, Chapter 3
Chapter 2 in Hodes: "'They Need Wives'," Jennifer Spear
Chapter 4 in Hodes: "The Saga of Sarah Muckamugg,"
Daniel Mandell
Chapter 5 in Hodes: "Eroticizing the Middle Ground,"
Richard Godbeer
September
22 Sex and
Race
Nagel, Chapter 4
Chapter 6 in Hodes: "'Shamefull Matches'," Peter
Bardaglio
Chapter 7 in Hodes: "Lines of Color, Sex, and Service,"
Sharon Block
Chapter 15 in
Hodes: "Livestock, Boundaries, and
Public Space in
September 29* Sex and Nationalism
Nagel, Chapter 5
Chapter 1 in Lancaster
& di Leonardo: "Carnal
Knowledge and Imperial Power: Gender,
Race, and Morality in Colonial Asia," Ann Laura Stoler
Chapter 34 in Lancaster
& di Leonardo: "Sex Acts and
Sovereignty: Race and Sexuality in the
Construction of the Australian Nation," Elizabeth A. Povinelli
*PROJECT ABSTRACTS DUE
IN CLASS TODAY – bring copies for everyone
*TAKE-HOME MIDTERM EXAMS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN
CLASS TODAY
October
6 Presentation of in-progress
projects
TAKE-HOME MIDTERM EXAMS ARE DUE IN CLASS TODAY,
TUESDAY, 10/6
October
13 Sex,
War, and Tourism
Nagel, Chapter 6 and
Chapter 7
Chapter 24 in
Hodes: "Crossing Oceans, Crossing
Colors," Jonathan Zimmerman
Chapter 31 in Lancaster
& di Leonardo: "The Consumption
of Color and the Politics of White Skin in Post-Mao China," Louisa Schein
October
20 Sex
and Globalization
Nagel, Chapter 8
Chapter 7 in Lancaster
& di Leonardo: "State
Fatherhood: The Politics of Nationalism,
Sexuality, and Race in
Chapter 13 in Lancaster
& di Leonardo: "Seed of the
Nation: Men's Sex and Potency in
October
27 Sex and
Race - Contemporary Issues
Nagel, Conclusion
Chapter 3 in Lancaster
& di Leonardo: "White Lies,
Black Myths: Rape, Race, and the Black
'Underclass'," Micaela di Leonardo
Chapter 28 in Lancaster
& di Leonardo: "Rape and the
Inner Lives of Black Women in the
Chapter 32 in Lancaster
& di Leonardo: "The Enterprise
of Empire: Race, Class, Gender, and
Japanese National Identity," Jacalyn D. Harden
November 3 Project Presentations
November 10 Project Presentations
November
17 Project Presentations
November
24 No Class Thanksgiving Break
December
1 Project Presentations
December
8 Summary and Future Directions
COURSE
INFORMATION
1. Assignments
There will be three bases for course grades: a
take-home midterm exam, a written and presented project, presentation and
participation in discussions of readings one week during the semester.
Exam: The
midterm exam is open book, open notes.
Presentation dates for readings and projects will be assigned in
class. Late assignments/exams will not
be accepted unless prior arrangements are made with me. The midterm exam comprises 35 percent of your
grade for this course.
Research Papers: Early in the semester, in consultation with
me, you will identify a topic related to ethnicity and sexuality on which to
conduct independent research for your class project. Projects
take the form of a 20-25 page research paper.
The project will comprise 35 percent of your grade for this course.
Class Participation: This class is a seminar, and as such,
students will have a central role in the presentation and discussion of reading
assignments and in providing feedback on one another's research papers. Each week specific students will be
designated to present analyses and critiques of the readings. All members of the class should read and
participate in the discussion of all of the readings. Each students will
write and present in class a summary and recommendations for revision of a
draft of one other student's research paper during "project
presentations" in the last few weeks of class. Instructions for these written and oral
analyses/recommendations for revision will be distributed in class. Class participation will comprise 30 percent
of your grade for this course.
2. Ethical Conduct Expected from Students:
a. Plagiarism is the use of another
person's ideas, writings, or inventions as one's own. This involves direct quotes as well as
paraphrasing, summarizing, or reconstructing.
The best way to avoid plagiarizing is to properly cite all work of
others. Proper citation involves the use
of quotations marks for quoted material and the inclusion of complete references
for all materials used. References
should include: Author, title, issue
(for periodicals), publisher, year/date of publication, and page numbers of
material used.
b. Cheating. This involves plagiarizing published
material, the use of unauthorized materials (e.g., notes) during examinations,
copying from another's work during examinations or on assignments,
and plagiarizing or copying another student's exam or project assignments.
c. The penalty for student ethical
misconduct is a failing grade for the assignment in question or a failing grade
for the entire course, depending on my determination of the severity of the
misconduct.
3. Grading
Procedures:
The following will be the basis for your grade
in this class:
1. Midterm Exam 35%
2. Project 35%
3. Class Participation 30%
5. Office
Hours:
a. My
office is 723 Fraser. Hours are
Thursdays, 1:30-3:30 pm and by appointment.
I urge you to set up a specific meeting time during these office hours
as I am often booked in advance.
b. The
best and quickest way to reach me is by email:
nagel@ku.edu Please
send me an email message after our first class so I can add you to my Outlook
address book.
c. My
phone/voice mail number is 785-864-4114.
My e-mail address is:
nagel@ku.edu. The Sociology
Department telephone number is: 785-864‑4111
and the fax number is 785-864-5280. Please
leave a message when you call and include your telephone number and a time I
can return your call.
6.
The
required books for this course are:
Hodes, Sex, Love, Race (NYU Press, 1999)
Lancaster and di Leonardo, The Gender
Sexuality Reader (Routledge, 1997)
Nagel, Race, Ethnicity, and Sexuality (
The
books for this course are for sale in student, area, or on-line bookstores.