In a Queer Theory reading we should not be seeking to prove whether or not a character IS homosexual, but rather we should be looking for the coded signs which indicate the presence of homosexuality in the text. Just as …
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Dan Cody and Pap- two sides of the same coin.
We were reading chapter 6 today in the brave new world of the virtual school: 'Cody was fifty years old then, a product of the Nevada silver fields, of the Yukon, of every rush for metal since Seventy-five. The transactions …
Gatsby: A queer theory stimulus
Queer theory is a developing field and there are complex nuances and variations to any approach. Here I look at The Great Gatsby, led by Lois Tyson's Literary Criticism Today. I teach Gatsby alongside Huck Finn and this will be …
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