WGSS 11
Queer Russia Winter 2019

Cross-listed COMP 11 / RUSS 11
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A 2013 law banning “homosexual propaganda” represents the latest in a long series of efforts by the Russian state to erase the existence and experience of its LGBTQ citizens. This course will explore Russia’s suppressed queer archive from the imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet eras, focusing on the vibrant literature, art, and film about LGBTQ Russians. We will examine works produced by and about queer Russians in an attempt to understand distinctly Russian notions of gender and sexual identity, as well as how LGBTQ Russians have formed their own identity within the country’s evolving gender regime. Our survey will include works of fiction, poetry, visual art, and film from before and after the Bolshevik revolution, Stalinism and its aftermath, and the post-Soviet era. Throughout our discussions, we will work towards an alternative cultural history of Russia that will allow us to determine how and why the country’s queer citizens have become the despised Other under Putin. Knowledge of Russian is not required. All readings will be in English, and all films will include English subtitles.
The Class: Format: afternoons
Limit: 16
Grading: pass/fail only
Requirements/Evaluation: completion of reading and viewing assignments, attendance in class, active participation in discussions, and completion of a collaborative project with other members of the class
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: preference to Comparative Literature, Russian, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies majors
Materials/Lab Fee: $10 plus cost of books
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
WGSS 11 COMP 11 RUSS 11

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