| Course Title: Women and Gender in the Study of Culture: 'Queer and Trans Writing' |
| Start Date: 01/23/2023 End Date: 05/08/2023 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2023 |
| Description: What do we mean when we say "queer writing" or "trans writing"? Are we talking about writing by queer and/or trans authors? Writing about queer or trans practices, identities, experience? Writing that subverts conventional forms? All of the above? In this course, we will engage these questions not theoretically but through praxis. We will read fiction, poetry, comics, creative nonfiction, and hybrid forms. Expect to encounter work that challenges you in terms of form and content. Some writers we may read include Ryka Aoki, James Baldwin, Tom Cho, Samuel R. Delany, kari edwards, Elisha Lim, Audre Lorde, Cherríe Moraga, Eileen Myles, and David Wojnarowicz. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Andrea Lawlor | alawlor@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/23/2023 - 05/08/2023 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:30AM - 11:45AM | SHTK - Shattuck Hall | 217 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: ENGL-201. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| ENGL-219QT-01 Queer and Trans Writing |
| GNDST-204QT-01 Queer and Trans Writing |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 15 | Enrollment: 15 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls Author: Madden, T Kira Copyright: 2019 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Bloomsbury |
Required | 18.00 |
| Title: Tropical Sacrifice Author: De Lima, Lucas Copyright: 2022 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Birds LLC |
Required | 16.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Stay tuned... more books to come! Where to get books in a pandemic, or any time? Resource here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xeElF_tr7tBZy4w2qeTV9mvv5R-VV9bmuS WahohY7bA/edit?usp=sharing I encourage you to purchase these (and all) required course texts from your nearest locally-owned independent bookstore) when possible. Bookshop.org is a good online option if your local independent doesn't do deliver or do curbside pickup. Writers need to be aware of the economic ramifications of ordering books from Amazon. But of course we writers also have our own economic contingencies. The library should have copies of all course texts on reserve. Additionally, some e-books may be available from the Boston Public Library system, or your home public library system. If you need additional help, contact me privately about alternate arrangements--I may have a spare copy. |