Literature and Gender

Catalog description

An introduction to literature that explores issues of gender and sexuality. The course examines questions of canonicity, difference, equality, and sexuality, and how these issues are represented in literary and other cultural contexts. Special attention will be paid to the intersections of gender with sexuality, race, class, ability, and nationality. Sample topics include women’s literature, queer literature, literature and masculinity, or desire in literature. May be repeated up to three times for credit when topic varies.