Prerequisites: upper-division standing or lower-division English course (other than composition) or consent of instructor
Description: Survey of writ- ings 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): up- per-division standing or lower-division English course Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Intersex, and Transgender Studies Minor / Liberal Studies (other than composition) or consent of instructor. Explores same-sex desires as a topic in American literature. Also offers a strong critique of heteronorma- tive paradigms. Includes major critical works in queer theory and sexuality studies.
Cross-listing: Cross-listed with ENGL 122O.