LGBT 181 A-Z - Special Topics in LGBTQ+ StudiesSemester Hours: 3
Studies in LGBTQ+ topics interrelating several of but not limited to the following disciplines: anthropology, art history, classics, counseling, cultural studies, history, law, literature, media, plastic and performing arts, psychology, religion, sociology, writing studies, etc.
LGBT 181A - Queering Ancient Fiction
This course will pair readings in ancient Greek and Latin literature alongside modern fiction to explore the many ways in which writers of the 20th and 21st centuries have used antiquity to think about modern queer identities. Works by Homer, Sappho, Plato, Sophocles, and Ovid (among others) will be brought into dialogue with E. M. Forster’s Maurice, Virginia Woolf’s Orlando, Mark Merlis’ An Arrow’s Flight, Madeline Miller’s Song of Achilles, Selby Wynn Schwartz’s After Sappho, and Bernardine Evaristo’s The Emperor’s Babe.
LGBT 181C - Gender and Education
Gender identity is a sensitive issue in schools. This class will address research on many intersecting issues of gender that affect schooling overall and the quality of education. Topics include access, environment, equity, justice, policies, curriculum, pedagogy, and achievement in both national and international contexts. Policies, challenges, and obstacles for girls’ education are explored, especially at the transitional middle school level in less developed countries. We will unpack issues of gender identity and sexuality, and the role schools play in the construction or hindrance of identities. How heteronormative cultures in schools affect gender development, identity, and expression, especially for LGBTQ+ students, is of timely importance. We will also review the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal # 5 on gender equality, its connections to education, and examples of how varied countries address gender and gender identities in schooling.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) and added to the course number. Any course may be taken a number of times so long as there is a different letter designation each time it is taken. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
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