Introduction to Shakespeare, Race, and Gender

This course explores the historical roots of our ideas about race and gender by way of Shakespeare and the culture in which he wrote. Students will learn how Shakespeare's formulations of issues of race and gender are products of a time when both categories were undergoing significant conceptual development and how Shakespeare's ways of imagining this turbulence continues to resonate today. Prereq: English 1110.xx; or GE foundation writing and info literacy course.