ENG 472 - Seminar: Gossip

Drawing on cultural studies and performance studies, this trans-historical and transnational course investigates the role gossip plays in literature, psychoanalysis, journalism, politics, television, film, and new media. The seminar foregrounds the imbrication of gossip and scandal with constructions of gender and sexuality.

Students entering 2012 and after: Satisfies Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric distribution requirements.

Prerequisites & Notes
Juniors and Seniors only.