Middlebury

FYSE1028A-F16

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):
92583
Subject Code:
FYSE
Course Number:
1028
Section Identifier:
A

Course

FYSE 1028

All Sections in Fall 2016

Fall 2016

FYSE1028A-F16 Seminar (Moss)