| Course Title: Topics in Creative Writing: 'Queer and Trans Writing' |
| Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2026 |
| Description: What do we mean when we say "queer writing" or "trans writing"? Are we talking about creative 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 |
| 01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:30AM - 11:45AM | SHTK - Shattuck Hall | 318 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: ENGL-201. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| ENGL0003 | ENGL-TM: Theory and Methods | This course has been approved to count towards the English major's Theory and Methods |
| PRI0001 | Used to identify primary sides of crosslisted courses for Workday conversion |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| ENGL-219QT-01 Queer and Trans Writing |
| GNDST-204QT-01 Queer and Trans Writing |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 16 | Enrollment: 17 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Stag Dance Author: Peters, Torrey Copyright: 2025 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780593595640 Publisher: Penguin Random House |
Required | 28.00 |
| Title: Hot Girls with Balls Author: Nguyen, Benedict Copyright: 2025 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781646223305 Publisher: Catapult |
Required | 28.00 |
| Title: Birthright Author: Abraham, George Copyright: 2020 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781943735679 Publisher: Button Poetry |
Optional | 18.00 |
| Title: The Unstill Ones: Poems Author: Oberman, Miller Copyright: 2017 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780691176833 Publisher: Princeton UP |
Optional | 17.95 |
| Title: Good Monster Author: Antigua, Diannely Copyright: 2024 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781556596902 Publisher: Copper Canyon |
Optional | 17.00 |
| Title: The Valleys Are So Lush and Steep Author: Peterson, Trace Copyright: 2025 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781947817883 Publisher: Saturnalia Books |
Required | 18.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Where to get books: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xeElF_tr7tBZy4w2qeTV9mvv5R-VV9bmuS WahohY7bA/edit?usp=sharing |