AJ27065 Queer Americas

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2007
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Timetable
Tue 15:00–16:35 G32
Prerequisites
AJ20001 Literary & Cultural Theory I
This course will focus on Canada and the United States and examine a range of issues, comparing and contrasting the experiences of the GLBT communities in the two countries and employing an interdisciplinary and multiethnic approach. It will consist of five chronologically-structured modules: 1. Pre-1945, 2. 1945-1969 (Pre-Stonewall), 3. 1970-1982/3 (Pre-AIDS), 4. 1983-2000 (AIDS), 5. The Present. Readings for each of the modules will combine sociological/political texts with literature (including biography and fiction), tracing the development of a homosexual (gay, lesbian) identity both in scholarly discourse and in literature written by the GLBT community. The comparative approach will allow the examination of differing expressions within the community. These will include First Nations/Native America (“Third Spirit”), Afro-Canadian/African-American, Afro-Caribbean, Asian, etc., issues. The relationship between GBLT identities and differing conceptions of national identity in Canada and the United States of America will be of particular importance in the course, especially in the final modules.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
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Course objectives
This course will focus on Canada and the United States and examine a range of issues, comparing and contrasting the experiences of the GLBT communities in the two countries and employing an interdisciplinary and multiethnic approach. It will consist of five chronologically-structured modules: 1. Pre-1945, 2. 1945-1969 (Pre-Stonewall), 3. 1970-1982/3 (Pre-AIDS), 4. 1983-2000 (AIDS), 5. The Present. Readings for each of the modules will combine sociological/political texts with literature (including biography and fiction), tracing the development of a homosexual (gay, lesbian) identity both in scholarly discourse and in literature written by the GLBT community. The comparative approach will allow the examination of differing expressions within the community. These will include First Nations/Native America (“Third Spirit”), Afro-Canadian/African-American, Afro-Caribbean, Asian, etc., issues. The relationship between GBLT identities and differing conceptions of national identity in Canada and the United States of America will be of particular importance in the course, especially in the final modules.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
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