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Gender and Identity (Shakespeare) (EXAM)
Focus of the course:
This course introduces the terms "sex" and "gender" and focuses on the link between gender and identity. The texts in this course examine male and female stereotypes and discuss how these stereotypes can be challenged.
The course furthermore focuses on an analysis and interpretation of Macbeth (in excerpt) with attention to how the play deals with gender and gender stereotypes. Central to studying Macbeth is therefore ideas about Genre (Tragedy), Plot, Characters (a protagonist, an antagonist, a tragic flaw), Themes (ambition, evil, masculine vs feminine stereotypes, etc.) Stylistic features and characteristics (Iambic pentameter, heroic couplet, enjambment, imagery, monologue and soliloquy, dialogue, alliteration, etc.) The course also deals with gaining knowledge about who Shakespeare was and within which literary period and tradition he wrote with special emphasis on the status and norms of men and women in English Renaissance society.
Texts and Material:
Macbeth: Act 1 Scene 1-6 (Edited by Rex Gibson, Second Edition 2005, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
The Animated Tales of Macbeth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfnUq2_0FOY
Sonnet 18 (In Engberg-Pedersen, J. Grønvold, M. Ohland-Andersen, H., Wider Contexts, Basisbog til engelsk A, København: Gyldendal 2012)
Sonnet 130 (In M. Brynaa Hansen, A.L. Haugaard Christiansen, Unsex Me, København: Lindhardt og Ringhof 2016)
Macbeth (in Excerpt) (Justin Curzel, 2015)
“The Renaissance” (In: Vest Barkholt, G. Døssing Jepsen, J., 2010-2011, A Short History of Literature in English, Aarhus: Systime)
Women in Shakespeare’s Writing (Sparknotes 2025): https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/life-and-times/social-context/women-in-shakespeares-writing/
“Tragedy” (In: Elgaard Mogensen, H. Kristensen Back, K., 2009, Along Literary Lines, København: Gyldendal)
"Shakespeare in our Time" (pp. 76-77 (summary and characters) + pp. 189-190 (Glossary of literary terms)
“What is Gender”: Berkeley professor explains gender theory | Judith Butler
“Conceal, Don’t Feel: A Queer Reading of Disney’s Frozen” (Angel Daniel Matos, 2014, In M. Brynaa Hansen, A.L. Haugaard Christiansen, Unsex Me, København: Lindhardt og Ringhof 2016
“Reversing Feminism”: These Men Want to REVERSE Feminism and You Won't Believe Why! Reggie Yates Extreme UK | S1E02 | DC
“Gender Equality is your issue, too” (Emma Watson, 2014, In M. Brynaa Hansen, A.L. Haugaard Christiansen, Unsex Me, København: Lindhardt og Ringhof 2016)
“Sorry Emma Watson” (Cathy Young, 2014 in Time Magazine: https://time.com/3432838/emma-watson-feminism-men-women/ )
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