ENG 4525 - Lesbian And Gay Themes in Twentiethcentury Literature

Institution:

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

Subject:

English

Description:

3 hours; 3 credits This course looks at lesbian and gay themes from several cultural and literary perspectives. It traces the emergence of a homosexual identity in the 20th century and the various ways literature has both reflected and shaped such a development. The course analyzes several related issues, including censorship, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, and AIDS. Film is incorporated in the discussion where appropriate. Among the authors whose works are likely to be studied are Oscar Wilde, Radclyffe Hall, Virginia Woolf, Yukio Mishima, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and Manuel Puig. Prerequisite: ENG 2150 or equivalent, ENG/LTT 2800 or 2850, or departmental permission. For students with two other upper-level (3000-level or above) English courses, this course may serve as the capstone for the Tier III requirement.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.baruch.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(646) 312-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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