FYSE1092A-F24
Gender, Genre, and History
Gender, Genre, and History
In this seminar, we will examine the relationship between gender, literary genre, and history. We will consider how different genres across different time periods have helped to define, enforce, or question the logic of binary gender. We will explore the relationship between romance and femininity, consider gender in sci-fi and fantasy, and wonder whether experimental forms enable gender play. Texts may include Octavia Butler’s Bloodchild, Herman Melville’s Billy Budd, Ridley Scott’s Alien, Leslie Feinberg’s Stone Butch Blues, and various poetry, theory, and film.
In this seminar, we will examine the relationship between gender, literary genre, and history. We will consider how different genres across different time periods have helped to define, enforce, or question the logic of binary gender. We will explore the relationship between romance and femininity, consider gender in sci-fi and fantasy, and wonder whether experimental forms enable gender play. Texts may include Octavia Butler’s Bloodchild, Herman Melville’s Billy Budd, Ridley Scott’s Alien, Leslie Feinberg’s Stone Butch Blues, and various poetry, theory, and film.
- Term:
- Fall 2024
- Location:
- Main
- Schedule:
- TBD
- Type:
- Seminar
- Course Modality:
- In-Person
- Instructors:
- Subject:
- First Year Seminar
- Department:
- First-Year Seminar Program
- Division:
- Interdisciplinary
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- CW LIT
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 92805
- Subject Code:
- FYSE
- Course Number:
- 1092
- Section Identifier:
- A