Literature 349 - Victorian Bodies

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Bard College

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GSS, STS, Victorian Studies The term "Victorian" is synonymous with outmodeddecorum, prudishness, and inhibition. Yet, as Foucault asserted, we "other Victorians"remain profoundly influenced by notions of the body and sexual difference established in the 19th century. This course examines Victorian texts in conjunction with theories of the construction of sexuality. Students trace the origins of "natural" categories such as male/female,child/adult, heterosexual/homosexual, and normal/ perverse. Readings include Charlotte Bront?, Thomas Hughes, Richard Burton, Robert Baden-Powell, Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, Bram Stoker, John Ruskin, Rudyard Kipling, and Lewis Carroll.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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