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ESH7057

Queer Theory and Contemporary Fiction

Level 7 (30 credits)

This module will offer an opportunity to study key thinkers and debates in the field of queer theory, while also exploring how sexuality is narrated in contemporary culture. The module will be grounded in a mix theoretical texts and literary and visual cultural texts. Throughout, we will consider the relationship between cultural texts, politics, and theory, asking: What kind of object is sex and sexuality? What is 'queer' about queer theory? How is queerness narrated in contemporary literature and cultural texts? How do LGBTQ writers experiment with form in relation to sexuality? This module offers an opportunity to engage in debates central to queer theory, while also develop skills in literary and cultural analysis of contemporary narratives of sexuality.

Preparing for this module and approximate costs:

There is no required advanced preparation. If you would like to do some reading on the topic before the start of the module, I would recommend:

Butler, Judith, Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (London: Routledge, 1990)

Jagose, Annamarie, Queer Theory: An Introduction, (New York: NYU Press, 1997)

Johnson, E. Patrick and Mae G. Henderson, Black Queer Studies: An Anthology (Durham, NC: Duke, 2005)

McCallum, E.L. and Tyler Bradway, After Queer Studies: Literature, Theory and Sexuality in the 21^st Century (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019)

Sedgwick, Eve Kosofsky, Epistemology of the Closet (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990)

Primary texts costing approx. £50 if purchased new.
Note that costs may be reduced by purchasing items second-hand or borrowing them from the Library.

Content Notes

Programme	MA English Literature
Learning Context	Long Seminar
Semester	Semester 1
Assessment	1. Research Essay (4000 words) 100%
Contact	Sam McBean

School of English and Drama, Queen Mary University of London
Contact: sed-information@qmul.ac.uk

Last updated on 13 June 2023 by Dylan Gambrill
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