ROMANCE STUDIES 182 - Iberian and Latin American Sexualities

This course studies expressions of alternate sexualities in Iberia and Latin America.  It includes a wide variety of literary genres over a chronological span that ranges from the Middle Ages to the present and engages with current discussions in gender and LGBTQ+ studies.  Many of the texts we will study are untouched by modern scholars but that nonetheless represent important historical and cultural moments in their respective countries, as well as unapologetic postures toward non-normative forms of sexual and gendered expression.  The course will also scrutinize mainstream scholarly methodologies with regard to their appropriateness for understanding and interpreting a fascinating, but relatively hidden (or concealed) body of works.