[469] Gay Literature Course Discussed on 'MTSU On The Record'

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 20, 2011
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081

GAY LITERATURE COURSE DISCUSSED ON ‘MTSU ON THE RECORD’
America Seen through Eyes of Gay, Lesbian Authors, Playwrights, Filmmakers

(MURFREESBORO) – A new MTSU course dedicated to the examination of gay and lesbian American literature will be the topic on this week’s edition of “MTSU on the Record” with host Gina Logue at 8 a.m. this Sunday, May 22, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).
The guest is Lee Casson, instructor of English, who will teach “Gay and Lesbian American Literature, Culture and Identity” starting in the fall 2011 semester. The novels, plays and films that students will explore include Lillian Hellman’s “The Children’s Hour,” Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” Rita Mae Brown’s “The Rubyfruit Jungle,” Truman Capote’s “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” the Broadway play “Take Me Out,” and the documentaries “Stonewall Uprising” and “The Celluloid Closet.”
In the description of the course he wrote in proposing its creation, Casson stated that the course “allows students to consider the human condition in relation to gay men and lesbians, an area of study that sadly finds little attention in most literature courses—and in many college classrooms.”
The elective English 2020 course may be taken for a minor in Gender Studies or for Section A of the Humanities/Fine Arts general education requirement.
To listen to previous programs, go to http://www.mtsu.edu/news/podcast/podcast2010.shtml. For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.

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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. In September 2011, MTSU will celebrate its 100th year anniversary with special events and activities throughout the year—kicked off by a Blue-Tie Centennial Gala on Friday, Sept. 9.