CHID 480 B: Special Topics: Advanced Study of the History of Ideas

Spring 2026
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Meeting:
W 1:30pm - 4:20pm
SLN:
21374
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
GWSS 490 B , GWSS 590 B , GERMAN 495 A , GERMAN 592 A
PROSEMINAR IN GERMAN LITERATURE
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):

What is Trans Literature? Narrative Form and Trans Embodiment (German 592)

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Instructor: Rafael Balling (pronouns: he, his, him)

balling@uw.edu

Class meeting: Wednesday, 1.30-4.20PM

 

 

Introduction:

What is trans literature? In this course, we not only read recent fictional texts that deal with transness, but we also ask critically how we read these texts and what are the material conditions of contemporary trans literary production. The course is divided into different sections which respectively discuss questions around reading methods, trans authorship, genre and trans literary history. Primary texts include Torrey Peters, Kyle Lukoff, Zeyn Joukhadar and Alex Di Francesco. Secondary readings, among others, by Stryker, Salah, Lavery, Awkward-Rich, Gill-Peterson, Pelligrini, Kay.

Catalog Description:
Examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework with an interdisciplinary perspective. Satisfies the Gateways major/minor requirement. Offered: AWSp.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
May 1, 2026 - 6:57 pm