Queer Times: The Poetics and Politics of Temporality
ENGL 378
Spring 2014
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01
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| Crosslisting:
FGSS 326 |
What are the relationships among textuality, sexuality, and temporality? The course will explore this question by analyzing a range of literary, visual, and theoretical works from the early 20th century to the present day, including iconic modernist texts and contemporary queer literary, visual, and theoretical production, including works responding to the AIDS epidemic. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (CSCT)(ENGL)(FGSS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Likely to include works by Hilton Als, Alison Bechdel, Rebecca Brown, Robert Duncan, Henry James, Gertrude Stein, David Wojnarowicz, and Virginia Woolf, as well as several films.
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Examinations and Assignments:
3 essays, intensive participation in class discussion. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Possible meetings with visiting writers |
| Instructor(s): Cohen,Lisa Times: ..T.... 09:00AM-11:50AM; Location: CRT285; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 16 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 6 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 0 | FR: X |
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