EN 338 - queer Fictions

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Skidmore College

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Description:

A study of twentieth-century gay and lesbian literature, with a focus on British and American authors. Students will explore a literary tradition in which the invisible was made visible-in which historically marginalized sexualities took literary shape. Questions to be considered include: What strategies have lesbian and gay authors used to express taboo subject matter, and how have these strategies interacted with and challenged more traditional narrative techniques How does the writing of queer sexuality recycle and revise notions of gender What kind of threat does bisexuality pose to the telling of coherent stories In what ways do class, race, and gender trouble easy assumptions about sexual community Prerequisites: Completion of the Introductory Requirement. M. Stokes

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.skidmore.edu/

Phone Number:

(518) 580-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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