Sexuality in Literature

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Overview

Subject area

ENG

Catalog Number

252

Course Title

Sexuality in Literature

Department(s)

Description

This course explores literary works in different genres that depict sexual experiences through diverse cultural and historical perspectives. Students will analyze texts that navigate the relationship between social norms and various forms of sexual desires. The course examinesthemes such as sexual freedom, violence, and the implications of power dynamics in representations of sexuality. Authors may include Sappho, Virginia Woolf, James Baldwin, Maria Luisa Bombal, and Shyam Selvadurai.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate LaGuardia CC

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Requisites

011748

Course Schedule