ENGL 296 - Homosxlty & Amer Culture

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Trinity College

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Since World War II lesbians and gays in the United States have struggled to gain recognition as an oppressed minority with their own distinct history and culture. Focusing on such practices as camp, the gay macho style, and butch-femme role playing, this course examines the cultural aspects of this struggle. How have lesbians and gays challenged the dominant representation of homosexuality in American culture How has American culture responded to this challenge Texts include the films "Laura," "All About Eve," "Marnie," "The Children's Hour," "The Boys in the Band," "Cruising," and "Philadelphia"; the plays Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Children's Hour, The Normal Heart, and Angels in America; the novels The City and the Pillar, Giovanni's Room, Rubyfruit Jungle, and Zami: A New Spelling of My Name; and selected short stories from Hard Candy. Supplemental readings include essays by Susan Sontag, Esther Newton, Adrienne Rich, Elizabeth Kennedy and Madeline Davis, and Leo Bersani. 1.00 units, Seminar

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3.00

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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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