Overview
Description
Explores theory and literature on gender and sexual identity as social categories. Literature of sexual minorities in the 19th to 21st century American and British cultures.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed
- at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed
- Junior or Senior standing
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Every Spring - Odd Years
Terms
spring
Core
CO10, CO13
Related Courses
Cross Listed With WMST 489
Restrictions
Junior or Senior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- select and apply appropriate methods of inquiry to analyze complex questions about gender and sexual identity, cultural difference and/or equity.
- identify fundamental concepts within theory for addressing issues of human social behavior, especially gender and sexuality.
- apply a gender studies framework to literary texts from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries (fiction, poetry, drama, film, essay, and popular culture).
- describe how gender and sexual identity intersect with other cultural categories (e.g., race, class, ethnicity, nationality, religion).
- identify the contributions of those whose “otherness” (in terms of gender or sexual identity) makes them somehow “unconventional.
- make connections between and apply theories from previous coursework and/or other disciplines to the topic of gender and sexuality.
- identify and summarize current scholarly conversations (e.g., challenges, opportunities, trends) that exist within conversations on gender and sexuality.
- connect the texts to contemporary discussions of human rights for sexual minorities.