AMST 323 - The Trouble With Normal:An Introduction to Queer Theory

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Trinity College

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This course provides an introduction to queer theory, a set of theoretical and critical practices that have recently transformed the study of gender and sexuality. Reading rebelliously within the canon, it stages an encounter between some of the most influential queer theorists (Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, Eve Sedgwick, and Michael Warner) and a series of canonical texts drawn from nineteenth- and twentieth-century American literature. The purpose of this encounter is to bring greater historicity to queer theory while deepening students' understanding of the place of sexuality in the American literary past. Novels include Billy Budd, The Awakening, The Ambassadors, The Professor's House, Passing, The Great Gatsby, The Sun Also Rises, and Nightwood. 1.00 units, Lecture

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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