EN 234 - Gay and Lesbian Literature

Institution:

Fashion Institute of Technology

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Description:

Prerequisite: EN 121 Students read a selection of fiction, poetry, and drama from the mid-19th and 20th centuries and analyze how the texts make use of themes and images such as race, class, gender, sexuality, same-sex desire, homosociality, and the trope of the closet. The construction of, and criteria for, a canon of gay and lesbian literature are considered. Readings are chosen from such authors as Wilde, Whitman, Freud, Hughes, Baldwin, and Rich. (G7: Humanities)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.fitnyc.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 217-7999

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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