QUEENS, FAIRIES & HAGS: ROMANCE OF MEDIEVAL GENDER (GS3075)

This course is a quest for understanding of the conventions of medieval romance, a genre of predilection for establishing codified, recognizable normative femininities and masculinities through the lens of gender, sexuality and feminist and queer theory. We will explore medieval texts and the social contexts of their production and reception, the aspirations and contradictions of the idealized, and the heteronormative world of knighthood and courtly love.

Code: 
GS3075
Name: 
QUEENS, FAIRIES & HAGS: ROMANCE OF MEDIEVAL GENDER
Discipline: 
GS (Gender Studies)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None