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FYSE1028A-S15

Identity/Difference

Identity and Difference
How do we use categories of identity and difference? How does culture determine how we perceive and perform gender and ethnic identity: male/female, gay/straight, East/West, black/white? We will look at constructions of gender and sexual identity in various cultures and consider how they intersect with national and ethnic identity. Literature and film will be our primary focus. We will read Euripides’ Bacchae, Forster’s Passage to India, and Hwang’s Madame Butterfly and view films like Kiss of the Spiderwoman and Europa Europa that problematize sexual and gender identity. 3 hrs. sem.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
22564
Subject Code:
FYSE
Course Number:
1028
Section Identifier:
A

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FYSE 1028

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Spring 2015

FYSE1028A-S15 Seminar (Moss)