One way to introduce this course, which is a new course being taught for the first time this semester, is to critique its name: LGBTQ+ Theories and Literatures. What does that even mean? Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (and more) theories and literatures — frankly, that seems an overwhelming bit Read more…
Lord Alfred Douglas, sometimes lover of Oscar Wilde and often times terrible poet, managed to make famous in his poem “Two Loves” the unforgettable line about homosexuality that it was the “love that dare not speak its name.” In this course, we will be walking back through the 20th and early Read more…
(Post 1 of 2 on Call Me by Your Name) I wanted to write about Call Me by Your Name before we’d finished watching the opening credits, and it’s taken me more than a month (and about five viewings) before I could do it. As I start this piece, I’m Read more…
WOST 5000 (Special Topics in Women’s Studies) brings together upper-level-undergraduate and graduate students to discuss advanced topics and texts that address issues of gender and sexuality. For at least 100 years, the English-speaking world has found various representations of gay and lesbian individuals on the stage. From the effete and Read more…