I. Intro: "social construction of sexuality"

II. Changing meanings of western sexuality: from repro/family to
    pleasure/identity
    A.  trad. Societies
    B.  Sexualization in western commercial and industrial societies
        l. 19th century
            fertility decline and romantic love
            race and class difference/dominance [double standards]
        2. 20th Century
             Commercialized sex and sexual commerce
             emergence of sexual identities
                   from acts to identities, e.g. of lesbianism
                   passing women, Boston Marriages, homosexuality, the
                    lesbian taboo

III.  Feminist Analysis of/Responses to Modern Sexuality
    A. First Wave 19c e.g.s [review]
           social purity; voluntary motherhood; anti-lynching
    B. 20c "second wave"
        l. context of "sexual revolution" of 1960s
        2. concept of "sexual politics" [Kate Millett]
            critique of heterosexual dominance
        3. towards a female-centered sexuality
                   Koedt, "Myth"
                   self help, sex-positive imagery
                  lesbian feminism and A. Rich's "lesbian continuum"

IV. Conflicts among feminists over sexualities
       A. 1970s: Homophobia and the "Gay/straight split"
           eg. of NOW
           realignment
           a Stanford story
        B. 1980s: "sex wars" over pornography/free speech
           anti-porn and anti-censorship
            l. background: McKinnon, Dworkin, and sexual dangers
           2. legal/eco context of porn.
           3. feminist responses:
            texts: Brownmiller, Against Our Will[1975],
            Dworkin,Pornography 1981
                   orgs: from WAVAW to WAP
                  legal efforts US and Canada
           4. feminist critiques of anti-porn movement
                   Willis, Vance, Rubin, see F.A.C.T.
                   race, class, and sex workers
                   McKinnon's response
                  men's concerns

V. 1990s: Third Waves
    A. Sex positive and persistent dilemmas [Paglia vs. Wolf?]
    B. Queer Theory and Lesbianism
    C. Global perspectives on sexual rights