ENGL 325

Fall 2016 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 22-Dec 7

Topics in LGBT Lit & Film

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Credit: 3 hours.

Explores topics on representations of non-heteronormative sexuality in canonical and recovered historical texts and in contemporary literature, on literature by LGBT authors, and on theories of sexuality that pertain to systems of textual and cultural meaning.

May be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 6 hours.

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ENGL 325 class schedule data for fall 2016
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	53222	Lecture-Discussion	D	11:00AM -12:50PM	MW	David Kinley Hall	Pritchard, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/16-12/07/16 Section Title: Queer of Color Film Section Info: Topic Section D: Queer of Color Film This course will introduce students to films about and/or directed by queer people of color that have been produced independently or within the mainstream movie industry. The course traces the history of queer of color film from boundary breaking documentaries filmed or released in the mid to late 1980s by Marlon Riggs and Jenny Livingston, to experimental and independent films in the 1990s, and concludes with examining the emergence of a cadre of new queer of color filmmakers from the first decade of the 21st century to the present such as Alice Wu, Rashaad Ernesto Green, Parvez Sharma, Dee Rees, and Sydney Freeland. Throughout the semester we will explore how each of these films and the filmmakers engage with or disrupt dominant narratives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two-spirit, gender nonconforming and queer people of color. Through this examination we will examine how these directors create a cinematic vocabulary that draws from queer of color life, culture, history, and politics. While the limited amount of time means that the class cannot cover every queer of color film that has been released, the course aims to provide a representative and comprehensive perspective of queer of color film historically and contemporarily. In addition to screening films, students will read scholarly articles and book chapters on queer of color theory, feminist theory, film theory and popular culture in order to learn concepts that will enrich their writing and discussion of the major themes and controversies emerging from each film. A number of reviews of the films screened will also be assigned for reading, since a writing goal for the course is to introduce students to what it means to write a critical review of a cultural text from a position centered on intersectionality. Though students do not need to have prior knowledge of film theory or queer of color theory and history, it would be helpful if students have taken a previous course in critical race ethnic/cultural studies, LGBTQ studies, feminist and gender studies, or film studies. Overall, students will be expected to do the work required to become thoughtful, informed viewers of queer of color film and readers of related scholarship. Restriction(s): Not intended for Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.