The module explores how different forms of travel and migration have shaped sexual cultures around the world since 1900. Against the backdrop of current debates about homonationalism and attempts at ascribing sexual repression to Muslim immigrants within supposedly liberated European societies, the module questions such dichotomies and asks under which social, economic and cultural conditions global mobilities could and did enable queer and emancipatory critiques and re-configurations of sexual regimes. In this vein, the module will address the intricacies of same-sex and other forms of desire in colonial encounters, the role of ‘exotic’ sexual cultures in early twentieth century ‘Western’ debates about sex reform, the effects of gay and other kinds of sex tourism, discussions around sexual diversity in multi-cultural societies, the situation of queer diasporas, and the experiences of queer refugees. The module will highlight how trans-cultural interactions affected sexual patterns and practices within all the groups involved in the encounter, thus opening up fresh, non-Eurocentric vistas into queer history. Schließen