This course will be offered in a digital format.

After you have been officially accepted you will receive all the necessary information on how this course will be structured.

In this reading class we will focus on the
categories of gender and ethnicity and their representation in contemporary
American cultural production. Based on the premise that these categories are
socially constructed, we will discuss a variation of texts which critically
examine and question the dominant societal norms of the U.S.-American culture.
We will analyze how these texts highlight the power relations and social
exclusions created by such categories and how these categories intersect with
each other. Readings in this class will include theoretical texts as well as excerpts
from novels by Gloria Anzaldúa, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Ocean Vuong and
others.