Fall 2009
Lesbian and Gay Literature before Stonewall
LGBTS/English/Women's Studies M101A
Instructor: Arthur Little
Survey of lesbian and gay literature in English from earlier periods through 1960s. Works by such authors as Walt Whitman, Oscar Wilde, Radclyffe Hall, E.M. Forster, Willa Cather, Virginia Woolf, James Baldwin, Christopher Isherwood, William S. Burroughs, John Rechy, Audre Lorde, and Edward Albee.
Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
LGBTS/Women's Studies M114
Instructor: James A. Schultz
Introduction to history, politics, culture, and scientific study of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgendered people; examination of sexuality and gender as categories for investigation; interdisciplinary theories and research on minority sexualities and genders.
Chicana Lesbian Literature
LGBTS/Chicana and Chicano Studies/Women's Studies M133
Instructor: Alicia Gaspar de Alba
Exploration of intersection of radical First and Third World feminist politics, lesbian sexuality and its relationship to Chicana identity, representation of lesbianism in Chicana literature, meaning of "familia" in Chicana lesbian lives, and impact of Chicana lesbian theory on Chicana/Chicano studies.
Gay and Lesbian Perspectives in Pop Music
LGBTS/Music History M137
Instructor: Mitchell Morris
Survey of English-language popular music in the 20th century, with focus on lesbians, gay men, and members of other sexual minorities as creators, performers, and audience members.
Queer Cinema and Film Theory
LGBTS 187.1
Instructor: Cheryl Dunye
