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2014-2015 Academic Catalog 
    
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GWS 395-01 - Special Topic: Queer Cinema/Queer Theory

4 credits (Fall)
Cross-listed as: HUM 395-01 . This seminar will provide an intensive exploration of contemporary queer theory, with particular attention given to key terms and on-going critical debates in the field. The theoretical concepts of queer theory will be examined in relation to queer cinema, grounding theoretical insights in the textual analysis of dominant and avant-garde cinema. Films screened for this course include: Suddenly Last Summer, Broke Back Mountain, Edward II and Sister My Sister and key figures of queer cinema such as Kenneth Anger, Isaac Julien, Bruce La Bruce, Ulrike Ottinger, and Sadie Benning.

Prerequisite: GWS 249 ENG 274 , or HUM 185 .
Instructor: Geller