Law and Sexuality

SLN #: 80435
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 012
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Kramer
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This seminar explores the different ways in which the law regulates and constructs sexuality, including both sexual practices and sexual identities. Seminar coverage includes theoretical and historical issues in the legal regulation of sexuality, as well as various constitutional and statutory issues affecting sexual minorities in general and lesbians and gay men in particular. In terms of broader themes, the seminar is framed as an extended discussion about the role of law and litigation strategy in a civil rights campaign, with special attention paid to the ongoing lesbian and gay rights movement and other emerging civil rights movements centered on gender and sexuality.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.