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Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Studies Courses

Lower Division Course

M14. Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Studies. (Same as Women's Studies M14.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Introduction to study of lesbians and gay men as social groups; examination of sexual orientation as a category for investigation; interdisciplinary approaches to theories and research on commonalities and diversity of gay, lesbian, and bisexual experience, including race/ethnicity. P/NP or letter grading.

Upper Division Courses

M101. Gay and Lesbian Literature. (Same as English M101.) Preparation: satisfaction of Subject A requirement. Late-19th- and 20th-century fiction, drama, and poetry written on gay and lesbian themes. Special emphases (on different genres and on gay male or lesbian literature) vary with individual instructors.

M115. Topics in Study of Sexual and Gender Orientation. (Same as Women's Studies M115.) Lecture/discussion, three hours. Requisite: course M14 or Women's Studies 10. Studies in arts, humanities, social sciences, and/or life sciences on aspects of sexual orientation, gender identity, and lesbian, gay, and/or bisexual issues; variable topics may include cultural representations, historical and political change, life and health experiences, and queer or transgender theories; multiethnic and cross-cultural emphases. May be repeated for credit.

M116. Sexuality and the City: Queer Los Angeles. (Same as Women's Studies M116.) Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course M14. Investigation of history, culture, and political economy of lesbian, gay, and bisexual Los Angeles.

M133. Chicana Lesbian Literature. (Same as Chicana and Chicano Studies M133 and Women's Studies M133.) Lecture, three hours. Exploration of intersection of radical First and Third World feminist politics, lesbian sexuality and its relationship to Chicana identity, representation of lesbianism in Chicana literature, meaning of familia in Chicana lesbian lives, and impact of Chicana lesbian theory on Chicana/Chicano studies.

M134. Cultural Construction of Gender and Sexuality: Homosexualities. (Same as Anthropology M134.) Comparative analysis of role of environment, history, and culture in structuring of patterns of same-sex erotic behavior in Asia, Africa, Middle East, Pacific, Caribbean, and aboriginal America. P/NP or letter grading.

196. Senior Internship Seminar in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Studies. Seminar, three hours. Requisites: course M14, completion of four additional courses toward the minor. Limited to seniors. Internship in a lesbian, gay, or bisexual community organization coupled with a weekly seminar. Consideration of theoretical and political issues involved in such work and relation of those issues to ideas explored in minor courses already taken.

197. Selected Topics in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Studies. Study of selected topics in lesbian, gay, and bisexual studies. Consult Schedule of Classes for topics and instructors. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

199. Special Studies in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Studies (2 to 4 units). Requisites: course M14, two additional courses toward the minor, consent of instructor and program director. Directed program of independent study or research on a specific topic within lesbian, gay, and bisexual studies.

Related Courses

Check with the program office for additional course listings.

Humanities

English

177. Special Topics in American Literature: 20th-Century Lesbian American Literature

180X. Specialized Studies in Literature: Recent Gay Writing

189. Specialized Studies in 20th-Century American Literature: Contemporary Gay Drama

Film and Television

114. Film Genres: Gender and American Cinema

Theater

107. Drama of Diversity

Life Sciences

Communication Studies

M124. Psychology of Language and Gender

Nursing

189. Human Sexuality

Psychology

129E. Human Sexuality

M137J. Psychology of Language and Gender

M165. Psychology of Gender

179B. Biomedical and Psychosocial Aspects of AIDS/HIV

197. Current Issues in Psychology: Psychology of the Lesbian Experience

Women's Studies

M137J. Psychology of Language and Gender

M165. Psychology of Gender

Social Sciences

Asian American Studies

197. Topics in Asian American Studies: Gender and Sexuality

History

197A-197Z. Undergraduate Seminars

Sociology

145. Sociology of Deviant Behavior

M162. Sociology of Gender

228A-228B. Critical Issues in Macrosociology

Women's Studies

130. Women of Color in the U.S.

M162. Sociology of Gender

185H. Special Topics in Women's Studies: Lesbian and Gay History


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