ENGL 63.09 Queer Literatures of Slavery

This junior colloquium asks how and why we might bring the perspectives and methods of queer studies to bear upon the history of slavery—and vice versa. We will examine questions of gender and sexuality, kinship and belonging, desire and the erotic, and history and futurity through readings in fiction, poetry, and drama alongside key works in the history of gender and sexuality, queer theory, and queer of color critique. Students will also develop critical skills and strategies for producing scholarship in literary and cultural studies, culminating in an original research paper.

Cross Listed Courses

AAAS 82.10

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:LIT; WCult:CI

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Department-Specific Course Categories

Junior Colloquium: Course Group III