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

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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

Learning Outcomes

  1. To apply feminist and queer theory to medieval texts to better inform their interpretations.
  2. To compare primary texts and produce literary criticism, read medieval texts, literary criticism and theory in order to provide personal understandings and interpretations of the course material.
  3. To demonstrate the skills needed as young scholars in academia, drafting and present research projects.
  4. To explain the genesis of Arthurian literature and identify the generic specificities of medieval romance.

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