Spring 2024
Meeting:
MW 10:30am - 12:20pm / THO 325
SLN:
12286
Section Type:
Seminar
Instructor:
AM Weatherford
SOUTHERN QUEERS, SOUTHERN
FEARS
(AH, W)
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ARE MONSTERS REAL? ACCORDING TO
ZORA NEALE HURSTON, A BLACK FEMALE
ANTHROPOLOGIST FROM THE U.S. SOUTH,
THERE WERE ZOMBIES IN HAITI IN
1933. THIS COURSE INVESTIGATES KEY
TEXTS AND VISUALS FROM THE GENRES
OF THE CARIBBEAN AND U.S. SOUTHERN
GOTHIC. IT STUDIES A VARIETY OF
MONSTERS, THEIR RESPECTIVE
DISCOURSES OF/ON MONSTROSITY, AS
WELL AS THE SOCIAL AND EPISTEMIC
POLITICS INFORMING SUCH DISCOURSES.
Catalog Description:
Considers the notion of diversity from many scholarly perspectives and from personal engagements. Critically engages historical thinking about diversity and examines contemporary issues such as racism, sexism, and the cultural politics of difference.
GE Requirements Met:
Diversity (DIV)
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
April 2, 2025 - 2:18 pm