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Sexuality And Textuality (Fall 2014), Robert D. Tobin
Sexuality And Textuality (Fall 2014), Robert D. Tobin
Syllabi
"Sexuality and Textuality" serves as an introduction to gay and lesbian literary studies and queer theory. It looks at questions of sexuality and literature in ancient and early modern texts (from the Hebrew, Greek and English traditions), as well as in modern texts (from German, French, Spanish, Japanese, and English traditions). In addition to literary texts, students will work with a number of cinematic representations of queer sexuality. Besides these primary texts, students will work with important secondary literature about sexuality."
A photo of this Fall 2014 class was taken as part of Professor Bob Tobin's ongoing class photo tradition.
The National Imagination (Spring 2012), Robert D. Tobin, Marvin D'Lugo, Alice Valentine
The National Imagination (Spring 2012), Robert D. Tobin, Marvin D'Lugo, Alice Valentine
Syllabi
What images make people think of the United States of America? Cowboys? The flag? And are there similar icons in other cultures that help define cultural identity? The National Imagination explores the concept of a national community as constructed and critiqued through literary and cinematic narratives, as well as other cultural texts.
Our underlying premise is that national languages and cultures promote the identity of particular communities. We are interested in examining those subjective expressions of culture—images, symbols, narratives—that lead people to feel that they are members of the communities we call nations. We are also interested in discovering points …
The National Imagination (Spring 2011), Robert D. Tobin, Beth Gale, Alice Valentine
The National Imagination (Spring 2011), Robert D. Tobin, Beth Gale, Alice Valentine
Syllabi
What images make people think of the United States of America? Cowboys? The flag? And are there similar icons in other cultures that help define cultural identity? The National Imagination explores the concept of a national community as constructed and critiqued through literary and cinematic narratives, as well as other cultural texts.
Our underlying premise is that national languages and cultures promote the identity of particular communities. We are interested in examining those subjective expressions of culture—images, symbols, narratives—that lead people to feel that they are members of the communities we call nations. We are also interested in discovering points …
Sexuality And Human Rights (Fall 2010), Robert D. Tobin
Sexuality And Human Rights (Fall 2010), Robert D. Tobin
Syllabi
What happens when we think of sexuality, with all of its transgressive and individualistic energies, in terms of rationally established universal human rights? Literary texts that focus on individual cases in the context of larger cultural and social traditions with a particular attention to the power of language can help us sort through some of the complex ideas that emerge from a discussion of sexual rights. In this class, we will focus on controversial issues--like sadism, masochism, male homosexuality, lesbianism, age of consent, prostitution, polygamy and transsexuality—that bring rights conflicts to the forefront.
A photo of this Fall 2010 class …
The National Imagination (Spring 2010), Robert D. Tobin, Belen Atienza, Alice Valentine
The National Imagination (Spring 2010), Robert D. Tobin, Belen Atienza, Alice Valentine
Syllabi
What images make people think of the United States of America? Cowboys? The flag? And are there similar icons in other cultures that help define cultural identity? The National Imagination explores the concept of a national community as constructed and critiqued through literary and cinematic narratives, as well as other cultural texts.
Our underlying premise is that national languages and cultures promote the identity of particular communities. We are interested in examining those subjective expressions of culture—images, symbols, narratives—that lead people to feel that they are members of the communities we call nations. We are also interested in discovering points …
The National Imagination (Spring 2009), Robert D. Tobin, Marvin D'Lugo, Alice Valentine
The National Imagination (Spring 2009), Robert D. Tobin, Marvin D'Lugo, Alice Valentine
Syllabi
This course compares the idea of the nation in two or three different traditions. This particular syllabus compares the national in Argentina, Japan, and Germany.
A photo of this Spring 2009 class was taken as part of Professor Bob Tobin's ongoing class photo tradition. The photograph was taken by Stephen DiRado as part of his Classroom Series.