WGST104
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Sexuality and Literature
Course Subject Code
WGST
Course Number
104
Status
Inactive
Course Attributes
CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, MWOM: Major-Women's and Gender Stud
Course Short Title
Sexuality and Literature
Course Long Title
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Course Description
Examines how sexuality is articulated and mediated through literature and modes of cultural production such as film and two-dimensional art. Pays attention to specific iterations of sexuality and the labels that attend them (e.g., gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual). May address theories of sexuality and study authors such as Jeanette Winterson, Mark Doty, Edmund White, Hart Crane, Cherrie Moraga, Gloria Anzaldua, and Michael Cunningham. May also consider how sexuality intersects with ethnicity, science and politics.
Min
2
Repeatable
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Course Restrictions
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