COLT 49.07 Living in the City: Intersectional Performances in Urban Space

How do fictional characters present versions of their identities before others, especially within complex urban landscapes? How does living in cities like Paris, New York, Madrid, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Barcelona influence one’s conception of who one is? This course will examine performances of gender, sexuality, class, and ethnicity in diverse cultural contexts as they are represented in literature, film, and other media. Works by Baudelaire, Benjamin, Butler, Gary, Colette, Varda, Wong Kar Wai, Baldwin, Woody Allen, Anyi Wang, Almodovar, and others.

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:LIT; WCult:W

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Department-Specific Course Categories

Comparative Literature