ENG-270 Queer Stories

GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: Any First Year Writing Seminar
Examination of poetry, fiction, drama, memoir or autobiography, as well as film and performance to understand how LGBTQIA+ peoples have helped shape new ideas about sex, sexuality, and gender in the modern world. Specific iterations may explore a singular story-for instance, a gay, lesbian, or transgender one-or combine different stories for comparative analysis. Attention is paid to the theoretical, cultural, and political contexts of works studied as well as the ways heteronormative identities are subject to queer re-inscription. 4 credits.