Gender, Genre, and History
Gender, Genre, and History In this seminar we will examine the relationship between gender, literary genre, and history. As we consider how different genres have helped to define, enforce, or question the logic of binary gender, we will also investigate their relationship to their original and shifting historical conditions. Topics we may explore include the relationship between the romance and femininity, gender in sci-fi and fantasy, and whether experimental forms enable gender play. Texts may include Octavia Butler’s Bloodchild, Herman Melville’s Billy Budd, Ridley Scott’s Alien, Leslie Feinberg’s Stone Butch Blues, and various poetry, theory, and film.
Gender, Genre, and History In this seminar we will examine the relationship between gender, literary genre, and history. As we consider how different genres have helped to define, enforce, or question the logic of binary gender, we will also investigate their relationship to their original and shifting historical conditions. Topics we may explore include the relationship between the romance and femininity, gender in sci-fi and fantasy, and whether experimental forms enable gender play. Texts may include Octavia Butler’s Bloodchild, Herman Melville’s Billy Budd, Ridley Scott’s Alien, Leslie Fei …Read more
As my first foray into college writing, I loved this class! There was a good balance between novels, short stories, movies, poetry, and theory that we discussed in class, and I always came away from discussions feeling like I learned something new. You can tell that Professor Cardon has a clear passion for what she is teaching, and she is also incredibly funny and accommodating. If she ever teaches at Midd again, I would love to take one of her classes -- she has inspired me to continue to take English classes in the future.
As my first foray into college writing, I loved this class! There was a good balance between novels, short stories, movies, poetry, and theory that we discussed in class, and I always came away from discussions feeling like I learned something new. You can tell that Professor Cardon has a clear passion for what she is teaching, and s …Read more