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- What History Tells: European Gender, Sexuality, and the Borders of Tolerance, 1914-2020
What History Tells: European Gender, Sexuality, and the Borders of Tolerance, 1914-2020
Summary
Using nine newly-digitized lectures from renowned history professor George L. Mosse, this course examines the origins of our stereotypes of contemporary “masculinity,” the idealized “New Woman” and the fascist “New Man” of the twentieth century. Experts from around the world will introduce Mosse’s lectures, framing his work in relation to ongoing scholarly discussions of the history of sexuality. This class will feature a newly-published edition of Mosse’s classic book Nationalism and Sexuality.
Details
This nine-week online class explores the history of European sexuality from the First World War through today. Guided by nine lectures from Professor George L. Mosse, the course examines the origins of contemporary masculinity and the idealized “New Woman” and “New Man” of the twentieth century. Together we will examine how stereotypes of femininity and masculinity originated and how such concepts continue to influence public discourse.
Ten experts from around the world will introduce Mosse’s lectures, including historians working in the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom, Israel, and the United States. Each week they put Mosse’s work in context and explore contemporary scholarly discussions of the history of sexuality.
The reading for the course includes George L. Mosse’s Nationalism and Sexuality: Middle-Class Morality and Sexual Norms in Modern Europe, which first appeared in 1984. A new edition will be published in the first volume of the Collected Works of George L. Mosse, with an introduction from UW–Madison historian Mary Louise Roberts. We will also read selections from the most recent scholarship on the history of gender and sexuality.
Weekly Lecture Topics
Week 1: Sexual Values, Political Ideologies, Manliness
Week 2: The Creation of Modern Masculinity
Week 3: The New Man in the Inter-War Years
Week 4: The New Man in Modern Revolutionary Movements: New Men, New Women, Bourgeoisie
Week 5: The Construction of Masculinity
Week 6: Stereotypes of Manhood
Week 7: Unmanliness
Week 8: Masculinity and Politics
Week 9: Towards a New Masculinity?
Using nine newly-digitized lectures from renowned history professor George L. Mosse, this course examines the origins of our stereotypes of contemporary “masculinity,” the idealized “New Woman” and the fascist “New Man” of the twentieth century. Experts from around the world will introduce Mosse’s lectures, framing his work in relation to ongoing scholarly discussions of the history of sexuality. This class will feature a newly-published edition of Mosse’s classic book Nationalism and Sexuality.
Details
Details
This nine-week online class explores the history of European sexuality from the First World War through today. Guided by nine lectures from Professor George L. Mosse, the course examines the origins of contemporary masculinity and the idealized “New Woman” and “New Man” of the twentieth century. Together we will examine how stereotypes of femininity and masculinity originated and how such concepts continue to influence public discourse.
Ten experts from around the world will introduce Mosse’s lectures, including historians working in the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom, Israel, and the United States. Each week they put Mosse’s work in context and explore contemporary scholarly discussions of the history of sexuality.
The reading for the course includes George L. Mosse’s Nationalism and Sexuality: Middle-Class Morality and Sexual Norms in Modern Europe, which first appeared in 1984. A new edition will be published in the first volume of the Collected Works of George L. Mosse, with an introduction from UW–Madison historian Mary Louise Roberts. We will also read selections from the most recent scholarship on the history of gender and sexuality.
Weekly Lecture Topics
Week 1: Sexual Values, Political Ideologies, Manliness
Week 2: The Creation of Modern Masculinity
Week 3: The New Man in the Inter-War Years
Week 4: The New Man in Modern Revolutionary Movements: New Men, New Women, Bourgeoisie
Week 5: The Construction of Masculinity
Week 6: Stereotypes of Manhood
Week 7: Unmanliness
Week 8: Masculinity and Politics
Week 9: Towards a New Masculinity?
Earn Credit Hours
By participating in this class you will earn:
Continuing Education Hours
10
Continuing Education Units, CEU
1
Upcoming Dates
Register by phone: 608-262-2451
Register by mail: printable registration form
Schedule
Sep 2-Oct 28
Instructor(s)
Fee
$100
Location
Complete online
Earn Credit Hours
By participating in this class you will earn:
Questions?
Registration:
You can contact Customer Service at
info@dcs.wisc.edu or 608-262-1156.
Cancellation Policy:
$25 fee if you cancel before the course opens. If you cancel less than 3 business days but before the course opens and up to 4 business days after the course opens, there will be an 80% refund minus a $25 fee. No refunds after 4 business days.
Accessibility Accommodations:
Please email the contact person listed above at least 2-3 weeks prior to the start of class if you require an accessibility accommodation.
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You can contact Customer Service at info@dcs.wisc.edu or 608-262-1156.
Continuing Studies FAQs
JAMES UNGUREANU
JAMES UNGUREANU (PhD, University of Queensland) is Historian in Residence for the George L. Mosse Program in History at UW-Madison. He is an intellectual historian with a particular interest in the history of religious ideas.
SKYE DONEY
SKYE DONEY (PhD, UW-Madison) is the director of the George L. Mosse Program. He completed his dissertation, "Moving Toward the Sacred," in 2016. Doney has lived and researched in Germany and Israel and has taught history courses at UW-Madison and Concordia University in Wisconsin.
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Upcoming Dates
Available Online
5741-21-LSA
Register by phone: 608-262-2451
Register by mail: printable registration form
Schedule
Sep 2-Oct 28
Add to CalendarInstructor(s)
JAMES UNGUREANU
JAMES UNGUREANU (PhD, University of Queensland) is Historian in Residence for the George L. Mosse Program in History at UW-Madison. He is an intellectual historian with a particular interest in the history of religious ideas.
SKYE DONEY
SKYE DONEY (PhD, UW-Madison) is the director of the George L. Mosse Program. He completed his dissertation, "Moving Toward the Sacred," in 2016. Doney has lived and researched in Germany and Israel and has taught history courses at UW-Madison and Concordia University in Wisconsin.
Fee
$100
Location
Complete online
Earn Credit Hours
By participating in this class you will earn:
Continuing Education Hours
10
Continuing Education Units, CEU
1
Questions?
Registration:You can contact Customer Service at info@dcs.wisc.edu or 608-262-1156.
Cancellation Policy:
$25 fee if you cancel before the course opens. If you cancel less than 3 business days but before the course opens and up to 4 business days after the course opens, there will be an 80% refund minus a $25 fee. No refunds after 4 business days.
Accessibility Accommodations:
Please email the contact person listed above at least 2-3 weeks prior to the start of class if you require an accessibility accommodation.
More History and Humanities Offerings
Introduction to U.S. Labor and Employment Law
Pandemic Ethics
Pandemics and the Environment: Reading News and Fiction
You can contact Customer Service at info@dcs.wisc.edu or 608-262-1156.
Continuing Studies FAQs
Cancellation Policy:
$25 fee if you cancel before the course opens. If you cancel less than 3 business days but before the course opens and up to 4 business days after the course opens, there will be an 80% refund minus a $25 fee. No refunds after 4 business days.
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