Looking at a compilation of queer literature and analysis of over 1,000 pages that we were about to read for our independent study on Queer American Literature was a sense of gratification and a frustration. After four years within the English department, our endeavor left resentment that Queer Literature is expunged from what most consider the cannon of American Literature and anticipation for an inclusive and non-homogenized viewing of art.
- becca sorgert
- becca sorgert
Having the desire to know more about queer artists, we wanted to delve deeper into queer perspective within literature to see if queer literature should be regarded in a different manner than its current status. Finding that within the canon and classroom, queer authors are canonized, but their lives are not taken in account, though some students decipher what particular content means. Through the course of our independent study, we came to understand that Queer Literature deserves its own place and representation within the study of Literature. Through this we conclude that many English departments, including our own, needs radical change.
- julia oxenreider
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