HIST 214 : SEXUALITY & SOCIETY IN AMERICA (G)

Who are the individuals who helped shape modern America? This class focuses on the dynamic Progressive era of United States history, primarily 1890-1930. These years saw the flowering of new ideals, altering understandings of masculinity and femininity, discussions of sexuality, and growing LGBTQIA+ communities.  However, the era also witnessed reactionary forces of regression- homophobia, racism, nativism, classism, and more-trying to force limited ideas of what was considered "American." The course will consider those evolving ideas of American identity, particularly in regard to gender and sexuality, as well as the intersections with race, ethnicity, and class, to evaluate how these developments helped reshape a modern America.