GWSS 490 B: Advanced Special Topics in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies

Spring 2026
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Meeting:
W 1:30pm - 4:20pm
SLN:
21462
Section Type:
Seminar
Joint Sections:
GWSS 590 B , GERMAN 495 A , GERMAN 592 A , CHID 480 B
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):

What is Trans Literature? Narrative Form and Trans Embodiment (German 592)

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Instructor: Rafael Balling (pronouns: he, his, him)

balling@uw.edu

Class meeting: Wednesday, 1.30-4.20PM

 

 

Introduction:

What is trans literature? In this course, we not only read recent fictional texts that deal with transness, but we also ask critically how we read these texts and what are the material conditions of contemporary trans literary production. The course is divided into different sections which respectively discuss questions around reading methods, trans authorship, genre and trans literary history. Primary texts include Torrey Peters, Kyle Lukoff, Zeyn Joukhadar and Alex Di Francesco. Secondary readings, among others, by Stryker, Salah, Lavery, Awkward-Rich, Gill-Peterson, Pelligrini, Kay.

Catalog Description:
Seminar on topics relevant to the field of gender, women, feminist, sexuality, and nation in contemporary and/or historical contexts. Students have the opportunity to engage with theories and methodologies that shape the field. Recommended: either GWSS 200, GWSS 302, or previous coursework in feminist studies.
GE Requirements Met:
Diversity (DIV)
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
February 11, 2026 - 6:54 pm