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ENGL304

The Newest Minority: The Emergence of Lesbian-Gay Community and Culture, 1895-1969 ENGL304 FA

Crosslistings: AMST245

Fall 96 Availability (Last Updated on October 01, 1996)

Section  Limit  Enrollment  Available
  01      100      97            3

The emergence of the lesbian-gay community, its politics, its culture and its distinctive institutions, in Europe and North America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth 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, SELECTED 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. This course counts toward the English Department's Historicity requirement.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Abelove, H; Times: M.W.... 1:10PM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 0; Major Preference Given

Last Updated on OCT-01-1996

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