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Academic Year 2001/2002


The Newest Minority: The Emergence of Lesbian-Gay Community and Culture, 1895-1969
ENGL 304 FA

Crosslistings:
AMST 245

This course presents the emergence of a lesbian-gay minority, its politics, its culture and its distinctive institutions, in Europe and North America, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

MAJOR READINGS

James Baldwin, GIOVANNI'S ROOM
John D'Emilio, SEXUAL POLITICS, SEXUAL COMMUNITIES: THE MAKING OF A HOMOSEXUAL MINORITY
Madeline Davis, Elizabeth Kennedy, BOOTS OF LEATHER, SLIPPERS OF GOLD
Martin Duberman, et al. (eds.), HIDDEN FROM HISTORY
Henry Abelove et al.(eds.), THE LESBIAN AND GAY STUDIES READER
Frank O'Hara, COLLECTED POEMS
Oscar Wilde, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Willa Cather, STORIES
Radclyffe Hall, THE WELL OF LONELINESS
Nella Larsen, PASSING
John Rechy, CITY OF NIGHT

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

One midterm test, one final exam, one optional paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

1. Punctual and regular attendance is required. 2. This course is open to students of all sexual orientations. It isn't necessary to be lesbian or gay to enroll. There is no wait list.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002


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