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FRN 363 - Marginal Sexualities in the Maghreb

Description
This course will explore the cultural constructions of gender and sexuality in the Maghreb and their relationship to the concept of nation,e and will  focus on new spaces of negotiation offered by Francophone North African authors such as Tahar Ben Jelloun, Abdellah Taïa, and Fatima Daas. We will also examine concepts such as desire, heteronormativity, homosocial vs. homosexual relationships, masculinity, discursive/rhetorical/ subjective communities, “départenance” and heterogenous identities in the context of 20th/21st century North Africa. Same as AFS 363 /WGS 363 .
Prerequisite
FRN 302  

Credits: 1

Course Attribute(s):
HUMA Gen Ed: Humanities Requirement
WRLD Gen Ed: World Perspectives Req
Major:Women’s,Gender,Sexuality


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