What is gender? Is it something biologically determined or socially constructed? Could it be both? Why is it something we can take for granted? And how does sexuality fit in? Issues of race, ethnicity and belonging will be placed alongside discussions of queerness, masculinity and power. We will examine the possibility of gender resistance and […]
This course advances students' training in comparative literary analysis, research and writing. It introduces students to intertextual relationships between old forms and new that exemplify literary movements and influences as well as canon and counter-canon formation.Prerequisite: AP/EN 1001 3.00 or permission by the department.
An introduction to the study of, and writing about, literature. Through short readings (essays, stories, poems and plays), students learn to observe, understand and evaluate how literary texts work. Through specific attention to the technical language of literature, the mechanics of writing and the preparation of an essay, students learn to write effectively about literature.