Sexuality and the State in Britain 1880-1945 (VS1) (U03014)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-Sex

This course is taught through one 1.5 lecture and fifteen 1.5 hour seminar sessions. The course will adopt a broadly thematic approach. An introductory, contextual lecture will provide an overview of the historiographical and theoretical issues involved. Thereafter, seminars will focus on the role of central and local government in addressing a range of public order, public morality and public health problems and/or panics relating to sexuality, including, abortion, child sexual abuse, contraception and family planning, 'homosexual offences', pornography, prostitution, ,teenage promiscuity, venereal disease and the impact of war on sexual behaviour. The course content is also structured so as to provide students with a firm chronological understanding of the subject and will include seminars on developments during key sub-periods. In analysing the dynamics of policy-making towards sexuality, a range of elementary social science concepts will be used, but no prior knowledge of the period or social theory is required.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : U02482

? Pre-requisites : Visiting students should normally have 3 to 4 History courses at grade B or above.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Economic and Social History, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 8 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
25/09/2007	09:20	10:50	Room 7.18, David Hume Tower	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	09:00	10:50	Central
Lecture	Friday	09:00	10:50	Central

? Additional Class Information : TBA

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students undertaking this course will acquire:
- A substantive knowledge of the history of sexuality in Britain during the period 1880-1945 and of the processes of policy-making as they related to issues of sexuality and sexual behaviour.
- An ability to deploy both historical and social scientific concepts in analysing the actions of the central and local State in responding to 'dangerous sexualities'.
- An awareness of the historiographical and archival issues surrounding the social history of sexuality.
- An ability to engage with a specific area of modern British social history, incorporating appropriate literary, data-analytical, and bibliographical skills.
- Student-led seminars are intended to develop the presentation and verbal skills of participating students.
- Written assignments are intended to develop the literary skills of students and their ability to construct coherent argument and analysis.

Assessment Information

One essay of 3000 words which will count for 25% of the final assessment.
One take home examination essay which will count as 75% of the final assessment.