(Lecture Notes) Controversial Topics
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Videos
- Abstinence Comes to Albuquerque. Directed by Charles C. Stuart. 2007.
- The Midwest Teen Sex Show. Nikol Hasler and Guy Clark.
- “Christen Clifford: What I Know About My Parent’s Sex Life.” Naked City TV, 2008.
- “Doin’ It: Sex, Disability, and Videotape.” The Empowered Fe Fes. Beyond Media, 2007.
6/30 Controversial Topics
6/30 – Controversial Topics: Kids, Old People, People With Disabilities, Sex Ed.
REQUIRED
Kids and Sex
- “When kids make their own porn, who’s being exploited?” Violet Blue. SF Gate, January 29, 2009.
Old People and Sex
- “What Are HIV Prevention Needs of Adults Over 50?” Center for AIDS Prevention Studies. University of California San Francisco, 1997.
People With Disabilities
- “Sexuality and Disability Myths and Facts.” Corey Silverberg. About.com: Sexuality, December 15, 2006.
Sex Education
- “Sex Education in America.” NPR Feature.
Optional
- “Child sexuality and sexual behavior.” IngBeth Larsson. Translated by Kate Lambert and Stuart Tudball. Socialstyrelsen, 2000. (PDF)
- “Too Sexy for Her Rocker.” Michael Castleman. Salon.
(Lecture Notes) The Sex Industry
The big news is that the Rhode Island Senate did indeed re-criminalize prostitution last night.
Download powerpoint here.
Get more info about Megan on her website.
Read Nix’s blog.
Learn more about Happy Endings? – the doc we saw a clip from – by reading the blog of Tara Hurley, the director of the film.
Here are some links to various articles and blog we talked about in class:
- Donna M. Hughes: R.I.’s carnival of prostitution
- Megan J. Andelloux: Professor’s name calling of sex workers
- Escort Gets Robbed, Reports It, Gets Outed – my blog post about the Providence Journal being jerks to a legal escort who was assaulted in RI
(Lecture Notes) Sexual Dysfunction and Treatment; Consent and Assault; Laws, Morals and Sexual Behavior
Videos
- “Consumer Reports Takes on Erectile Dysfunction Ads.” Consumer Reports, June 2008.
- “Overruled!” Lambda Legal, 2008.
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6/23 and 6/25 Sexual Dysfunction etc and the Sex Industry
**Note the change from the original syllabus: June 18 and June 23 classes are swapped. On June 23 we will spend some time reviewing for and preparing for the final exam**
6/23 – Sexual Dysfunction and Treatment; Consent and Assault; Laws, Morals and Sexual Behavior
Videos
- “Consumer Reports Takes on Erectile Dysfunction Ads.” Consumer Reports, June 2008.
- “Overruled!” Lambda Legal, 2008.
Required
Sexual Dysfunction and Treatment
- “The marketing of a disease: female sexual dysfunction.” Ray Moynihan. BMJ 2005;330;192-194. (PDF)
- “ABC of Sexual Health: Assessing and managing male sexual problems.” Alan Gregoire. BMJ 1999;318;315-317. (PDF)
Consent and Assault
- “How You Guys Can Prevent Rape.” Heather Corinna. Scarleteen, 2008.
Laws, Morals, and Sexual Behavior
- “Sex and Civil Liberties.” Tom Head. About.com.
- “Texas Mom Faces Trial for Selling Sex Toys.” CNN.com: February 11, 2004.
Optional
- Antioch College Sexual Consent Policy
- Effects of Sexual Assault
- “Lawrence v. Texas: States may not prohibit private homosexual activity between consenting adults.”
6/25 – The Sex Industry. With guest speakers.
Required
- What is a sex worker?
- Sex Work, Trafficking – Understanding the Difference – by Melissa Ditmore
- Modern Hooker on Carnal Nation
Optional
- What is the sex industry?
- “The New Face of Porn.” Alison Lee. This Magazine, November-December 2008.
- Ask a Ho: Legal Issues for Dommes – $pread Magazine
- Beyond Vice and Victimhood (PDF)
Personal Perspectives – optional
- “The Rumpus Oral History Project— Lorelei Lee, Porn Performer.” The Rumpus, February 19, 2009.
Resources
(Lecture Notes) Kink and Beyond
Download powerpoint lecture notes here.
Video
- “Kinky: Black Sexuality and Kink.” Directed by A. Benjamin. 2008.
- Grappleden. Naked City TV, produced by Audacia Ray. 2008.
- Objectum Sexuality
(Lecture Notes) Relationships and Love (plus Trans stuff)
Download notes on relationships and love here.
Learn more about guest speaker Amy Andre here and her film Seven Questions About Desire here.
Download notes on trans identities.
Learn more about the film Trans Entities – yes, it’s an adult film, don’t say I didn’t warn you
The short about Buck Angel
The trailer for Cruel and Unusual (click link for the film’s website)
6/16 and 6/18 Relationships and Love; Kink and Beyond
**Note the change from the original syllabus: June 18 and June 23 classes have been swapped**
Also: on the 16th we’ll start out the class by talking a little more about the transgender and transsexual issues that we didn’t get to talk about on Thursday the 11th.
6/16 – Relationships and Love. With guest speaker Amy Andre
Required
- Mating in Captivity. Esther Perel. Harper, 2007. (WEB)
- “Love’s Labors.” Laura Kipnis. Excerpted from Against Love: A Polemic. Vintage Books, 2003. (WEB)
- “Helen Fisher on Why We Love and Cheat.” TED Talks (video), filmed February 2006, posted September 2006.
Optional
- “Fiona and Sam” from Opening Up. Tristan Taormino. Cleis Press, 2008.
- “A conversation with Laura Kipnis” (WEB)
6/18 - Kink and Beyond: Atypical Sexual Behavior
Required
- “Issues for DSM-V: Sexual Dysfunction, Disorder, or Variation Along Normal Distribution: Toward Rethinking DSM Criteria of Sexual Dysfunctions,” Editorial in American Journal of Psychiatry (PDF)
- Slap Happy.” Jessica Wakeman. Bitch, Issue 39. (PDF)
Optional
- “Paraphilias.” Guy E Brannon. eMedicine, February 14, 2008.
- “The Pleasure of Pain – Why Some People Need S&M.” Psychology Today, September/October 1999.
(Lecture Notes) Gender, Orientation, and Identity
Guest speaker, Sinclair Sexsmith – and also check out Queereyecandy
Videos
Marlon Rigg’s film “Tongues Untied” isn’t available online, but you can learn a bit more about it on Wikipedia. The other film of his that I mentioned but couldn’t remember the name of is “Ethnic Notions” – it’s a really intense film about race and representation in American culture.
Resources
