Prerequisites: upper-division standing or lower-division English course (other than composition) or consent of instructor
Description: Survey of writings on art, aesthetics, and sexuality associated with gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual, or queer aesthetic movements. Focuses on reflexive, performative, interdisciplinary, or critical strategies exhibited in queer aesthetic writings, which allows queer writing on aesthetics to move beyond contemporary constraints on expression. Cross-listed with ENGL 122N. LGBS 122-O. Queer American Literature (4) Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or lower-division English course (other than composition) or consent of instructor. Explores same-sex desires as a topic in American literature. Also offers a strong critique of heteronormative paradigms. Includes major critical works in queer theory and sexuality studies.
Cross-listing: Cross- listed with ENGL 122O.