ENG 2160 - Gay and Lesbian Literature

Institution:

Curry College

Subject:

Description:

Offered Periodically Considers gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered identities, communities, and experience: their representation and creation through various genres and forms of literature and film and their cultural and historical variations; also investigates the mutual influence of literature and politics, the forces shaping desire, the relationship between language and identity, codes, the implications of various speech acts and silences, the paradigm of the “closet,” gay aesthetics/style, and the cultural impact of gay, lesbian, and transgendered artists, as well as Queer Theory.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.curry.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 333-2900

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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