AM 260-002:  Gender and Sexuality  (3 cr)

Prof. Carrington | Tuth, 6:30-7:50 | TLC 304

An interdisciplinary course on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer identities within and outside the United States. In this course, the subjects of gender and sexuality will be situated primarily among the diverse peoples of the United States, but we will also draw on Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, and their indigenous and diasporic communities for context in order to understand the “Americas” in American Studies broadly and pluralistically. We will read critical studies on the relationships among sexual, racial, and national politics; gender roles and desire; and feminist and queer theories from multiple perspectives. We will also make use of creative texts and films. Writing, reflection, collaboration, and classroom discussion will each contribute to our understanding of how sexuality and gender relate to questions of power and identity in American cultures. Possible topics include feminisms; masculinities; borders and migration; dis/ability; diaspora.