Love and Sex in the Shadow of Catastrophe

7.5 credits

Course, Bachelor's level, 5RG121

Spring 2025 Spring 2025, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English

Spring 2025 Spring 2025, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English For exchange students

About the course

The course investigate texts and testimonies relating to the diversity of contemporary romantic and sexual practices, from web dating to polyamory. The course also examine the effects of looming catastrophe: how do the threats of climate change, nuclear war and other dismal futures shape our thinking about pleasure, relationships, and whether to have children? The course builds upon in-class interviews with invited guests and students' own research projects.

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