English 362 - Global Desires:Race,Sex,and Modernity in Literature

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Colgate University

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M. Stephens An exploration of how the organization of erotic experience is articulated in literature in the context of the slave trade, colonialism and imperialism. The course's starting premises are twofold: first, that colonial and intercultural environments forced different racial, sexual and gendered subjects to perform their identities in each others' presence and in dynamic relation to various notions of the Other; and second, that the taboo against miscegenation and interracial desire has been as formative in the history of modern sexuality as the taboos against incest and homosexuality. The course requires students to engage with advanced theoretical readings in critical race theory, queer theory, and gender and sexuality studies, alongside the close reading and formal literary analysis of primary texts. (Post-1800 course.)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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