HUM 155LGBTQ Humanities

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This interdisciplinary course surveys the artistic and intellectual expression of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons from a variety of Western and non-Western cultures, from antiquity to the present. It will explore significant, representative and foundational works, figures, ideas, movements and styles in history, literature, philosophy, religion, and the visual and performing arts within the contexts of gendered and sexual diversity, in regard to behavior, identity and consciousness, and the influence of LGBTQ behavior and persons on both the generation and reception of historical, philosophical, religious and artistic expression. (3 contact hours)