WOMEN, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY IN LITERATURE

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Students will study and analyze literature (poetry, fiction, drama, philosophical prose) that explores issues related to women's role in society, gender identity, and sexual orientation across history and cultures. Students will read authors and theorists who represent diverse sexual and gender identities as we interrogate how these identities are socially and culturally constructed. The course will address topics such as historical gender roles; gender performativity; homosocial desire; homoeroticism; trans and genderqueer identities; queer theory and politics, and the intersections of race, class, gender and sexuality. Prerequisite: ENGL-102 or ENGL-109 . This course may include DEI-related content. If you are taking this class as a program or graduation requirement, you may work with your advisor to find an alternative class.