ENGL 2065 - LGBTQ+ Literature

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 3
Course Description: This course - welcoming students of all genders, identities, and sexual orientations - examines Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, related and allied (LGBTQ+) literature. Topics include analysis and interpretation of LGBTQ+ texts, issues, and histories, as well as exploration of LGBTQ+ writers, readers, and identities as fundamental to understanding diverse human conditions. Readings and course materials include varied and diverse literary genres, such as poetry, memoir, novels, plays, and comics. Typical authors may include Sappho, Oscar Wilde, James Baldwin, Leslie Feinberg, and Alison Bechdel.
MnTC Goals
Goal 6 - The Humanities  Goal 7 - Option 1: Human Diversity

Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher.
 
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.

Major Content
 

1. Literature by, about, and for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, related and allied (LGBTQ+) people
2. Literature by LGBTQ+ authors and for LGBTQ+ readers from a variety of cultures, regions, ethnicities, and/or classes
3. Literary traditions of LGBTQ+ authors and literature
4. Authors’ life experiences and influences on LGBTQ+ literature and artistic works
5. Historical and artistic trends and influences on LGBTQ+ literature and artistic works
6. Elements of literature, including plot, character, point of view, setting, theme, tone, style
7. Definition of “literature” and canon formation

1. identify the scope and variety of works in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, related and allied (LGBTQ+) literature.
2. analyze those works as expressions of diverse individual and human values within a historical and social context.
3. articulate an informed personal reaction to LGBTQ+ literature.
4. analyze literary elements in LGBTQ+ fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction.
5. interpret patterns and interrelationships between individual experience and socio-cultural systems as reflected in the literature.
6. analyze the social, legal, political, economic, and religious institutions and attitudes that affect human sexual and gender expression, as reflected in the literature.
7. evaluate LGBTQ+ issues by considering personal choices, human interrelationships, cultural systems, and institutions as seen in the literature.
8. explore various solutions to LGBTQ+ problems as seen in the literature and in current issues.

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