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Feb 18, 2025
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ENG 490A - Gender and Sexual Identity in Literature (3 units)
Explores theory and literature on gender and sexual identity as social categories. Literature of sexual minorities in the 19th to 21st century American and British cultures. (General Capstone and Diversity course.)
Prerequisite(s): CH 201 ; CH 202 or CH 203 ; at least junior standing.
Units of Lecture: 3
General Capstone Course, Diversity Course
Offered Every Fall - Even Years
Student Learning Outcomes (if available):
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to select and apply appropriate methods of inquiry to analyze complex questions about gender and sexual identity, cultural difference and/or equity.
2. Students will be able to identify fundamental concepts within theory for addressing issues of human social behavior, especially gender and sexuality.
3. Students will be able to apply a gender studies framework to literary texts from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries (fiction, poetry, drama, film, essay, and popular culture).
4. Students will be able to describe how gender and sexual identity intersect with other cultural categories (e.g., race, class, ethnicity, nationality, religion).
5. Students will be able to identify the contributions of those whose “otherness” (in terms of gender or sexual identity) makes them somehow “unconventional.”
6. Students will be able to make connections between and apply theories from previous coursework and/or other disciplines to the topic of gender and sexuality.
7. Students will be able to identify and summarize current scholarly conversations (e.g., challenges, opportunities, trends) that exist within conversations on gender and sexuality.
8. Students will be able to connect the texts to contemporary discussions of human rights for sexual minorities.
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