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Academic Year 2003/2004
The Newest Minority: The Emergence of Lesbian-Gay Community and Culture, 1895-1969
ENGL 304 FA
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.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
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Last Updated on MAR-19-2004
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