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