Cross Listing Course Form (4/9/14)
I: Criteria
To qualify for consideration for cross listing, all courses must:
- be requested by both departments or programs;
- count as credit toward an existing major, minor, or certificate program;
- not be experimental or have a reserved variable content course number (x90-X99)
- carry the same title (both parent and sibling courses) and, if possible, carry the same course
number;
- be implemented within comparable course levels, e.g., (U), (UG), or (G);
- be offered under an existing rubric.
Under no circumstances will a course have more than three crosslistings.
II: Summary of courses requested for crosslisting
Requesting Dept / Program (must be
Liberal Studies
department of parent course)
Parent Course Prefix and Number
LSH 415
Sibling Course(s) Prefix (Pre CCN) and
ENLT 415 / WGS 415
Number
Course Title
Same-Sex Love: International Histories
II. Endorsement/Approvals
Complete the form and obtain signatures before submitting to Faculty Senate Office
Please type / print name Signature
Date
Requestor:
Ruth Vanita
6/3/2014
Phone/ email :
ruth.vanita@umontana.edu
Parent Program
Stewart Justman
Chair/Director:
Sibling Program Chair(s) Beverly Chin
/ Director(s)
Elizabeth Hubble
Dean(s):
Christopher Comer
Approve *
 Yes  No
 Yes  No
 Yes  No
 Yes  No
 Yes  No
*Signatory Comments (required for disapproval):
IV. Rationale
Do these courses need to be cross listed to fill an external requirement?
If YES, define external requirement and attach
documentation.
If NO, complete narrative: In 500 words or less explain why only cross-listing this course serves the
need for delivering academic content. You must identify how both the parent and sibling units
contribute to the cross-listed course’s content and how cross listing contributes to the respective
units’ missions of serving students. The narrative must also identify additional reasons for cross
listing such as a specialized need for advertising to prospective students, sharing resources across
departments (equipment, space, instructors, etc.), or mutual contribution to course content.
Liberal Studies is an interdisciplinary program dedicated to studying the history of ideas: The Liberal
Studies Bachelor of Arts Program offers students the opportunity to work in a combination of
disciplines in the humanities, including literature, philosophy, art, foreign languages, history, and
social sciences. The interdisciplinary coursework … has as its primary focus the study of the
cultural records, literary works and ideas that contribute to our common inheritance.. The history
of the idea of same-sex love goes back to the ancient world, and this idea is present in works by many
major authors, from Plato to Shakespeare to Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman in the Western world, and
in works written in Sanskrit, Persian, Chinese, Japanese and other Asian languages. As the author of books
on this idea in both the West and in India (Sappho & the Virgin Mary: Same-Sex Love and the English
Literary Imagination; Same-Sex Love in India: A Literary History), I am well positioned to conduct
comparative study of the history of this idea. Several of the texts studied in the Liberal Studies introductory
course, including Sappho, Plato, Augustine, Ovid, the Bible, Dante, Shakespeare, deal with this idea, so this
course gives Liberal Studies majors the opportunity to study the same idea in greater depth at the upperdivision level.
LGBT Studies and queer theory are now integrated into the teaching of English literature at most
universities worldwide. The English department offers 378L, a course that studies the twentieth-century
LGBT movement in relation to depiction of same-sex relations in literature. My course complements this
by examining the theme across time and place, with a focus on pre-twentieth century discussion in
literature and philosophy, and a strong comparative literature dimension. Since there is no graduate level
seminar in LGBT studies and many graduate students are interested in the subject, this course fulfills that
need as well.
I have taught this course four times under slightly different titles, and it has always drawn LIT students.
The course introduces them to Indian literature and gives them a new perspective on important EuroAmerican literary texts, some of which they may have encountered before and some which they have not
heard of before. It fulfills upper-division English requirements.
V. Syllabus
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Same-Sex Love: International Histories
LSH 415 / ENLT /WGS 495 (2009)
Dr. Vanita
TR 12.40-2.00, LA210
Office: LA 146A Tel. 243-4894 Mailbox: in LA101
Email: ruth.vanita@umontana.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday 11-12, Thursday 2-3, and by appointment.
Texts (prescribed editions required)
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6.
Sappho, Poems trans. Mary Barnard
The Symposium & Phaedrus by Plato (Dover Thrift Edition)
John Boswell, Christianity, Social Tolerance and Homosexuality in Pre-Modern Europe
Sapphistries: A Global History of Love between Women ed. Leila J. Rupp
The Columbia Anthology of Gay Literature ed. Byrne S. Fone
The Literature of Lesbianism ed. Terry Castle
7. Same-Sex Love in India: Readings from Literature and History by Ruth Vanita and Saleem
Kidwai (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2000)
8. Bret Hinsch, Passions of the Cut Sleeve: The Male Homosexual Tradition in China
Goals
Study, discuss and write about the following, employing perspectives from literary studies,
philosophy, religious studies and history:
1. The literary representation of same-sex relations in some major world cultures, in a variety
of genres – poetry, drama, fiction, letters, treatises
2. theological opinions among Hindus, Christians and Jews
3. Legal, philosophical and political debates around the issue
Requirements
This course entails substantial amounts of reading, some of it fairly abstruse, and also requires
upper-division writing skills. If you feel unable to do the reading, please do not take this class. If
you have not yet taken a lower-division writing class, you are probably not prepared for this class.
Students are required to
(a) attend classes regularly. Please inform me in advance if you are unable to attend a class. More
than two absences not explained to my satisfaction will result in halving your grade for attendance
and participation; more than three absences will result in a zero. Leaving early or coming late
without explanation will be treated as an absence. Explanations must be communicated to me in
person and accepted by me. Acceptable explanations include illness (backed up by a medical
certificate) and emergencies, such as major sickness in the family or serious weather conditions,
backed up by documentation.
(b) keep up with the assigned reading, bring the text to class, and participate in class discussions.
(c) hand in a typed question on the text at the beginning of every class. Attendance will be given
on the basis of these questions. If you are ever unable to hand in a question, it is your
responsibility to tell me this and have yourself marked present.
(d) make a 5-10 minute class presentation, on an assigned topic. A sign-up sheet for these
presentations will be circulated.
(e) take the mid-term examination, take quizzes, and complete all assignments.
(f) write three short papers (3-4 pages) on topics assigned by me.
Quizzes on texts and plenary lectures will be given in class; they may be given according to
schedule or unexpectedly.
Quizzes can be made up within the week, but not later.
Graduate Students must write longer papers (8-10 pages), citing more secondary sources, and
make a class presentation in consultation with me.
Grades
The mid-term exam will be worth 20%, class attendance and participation 20%, the three papers
10% each, quizzes 20%, the presentation 10%. Papers must be on time; late papers will result in a
loss of credit.
Papers and exam essays must (a) address the topic (b) have a clear thesis/argument (c) support the
argument with textual evidence, and (d) adhere to the conventions of academic writing, including
correct grammar and syntax.
Quizzes, tests and exams may contain both multiple-choice type questions and essay-type
questions and are designed to test (a) knowledge of the prescribed texts (b) assimilation of
information communicated in class and plenary lectures (c) writing skills (d) analytical skills.
Opportunity for extra credit: The film Maurice will be shown at a time and place to be announced.
Attendance will earn you two points.
Plagiarism or academic dishonesty of any kind in any assignment will result in your failing
the class and may also result in other penalties (for further details, refer to the section on
Academic Misconduct in the Student Conduct Code).
If you take this course for the English or Liberal Studies majors or the Women’s Studies minor,
you must earn a C minus to pass; D is a failing grade.
Liberal Studies and English majors and Women’s Studies minors cannot take this class Pass/Not
Pass However, if you are not one of these, and take this class Pass/Not Pass, you need to earn at
least a C minus to pass since D is not a passing grade for Pass/Not Pass students.
If you have any condition, such as a physical or learning disability, that will make it difficult
for you to complete the work as I have outlined it, please notify me in the first week of class,
so that we can arrange the modifications you need.
Reading Schedule
This schedule is tentative. It is your responsibility to keep up with any changes, make up
any quizzes, and obtain any hand-outs given in class during your absence.
Page numbers refer to the editions listed in this syllabus (see page 1) and sold in the UC
bookstore. Please use these editions, so that we are all on the same page.
January 27
Introduction, and explanation of syllabus
January 29
Sappho. Poems
February 3
Sappho, continued and The Symposium, 1-22
February 5
Read Symposium 22 –end and “The Tomb of Niankhkhnum and
Khnumhotep” on
www.egyptology.com (take the tour of the tomb on this website); SameSex Love in India, 1-30. Quiz on The Symposium
February 10
“The Epic of Gilgamesh”; “Achilles & Patroclus”; “Harmodios and
Aristogeiton”; “Orestes and Pylades”; “The Theban Band” from The
Columbia Anthology
February 12 Extracts from the Bible; Same-Sex Love in India, 31-36; 55-68; 6971. Quiz on the Greek materials (excluding Symposium)
February 17
“Iphis and Ianthe”; “Dionysus and Ampelos”; Bret Hinsch,
Passions of the Cut Sleeve, 1-75 Paper due in class.
February 19 Same-Sex Love in India, 72-76; 85-89; 94-99; “Kama Sutra Chapter 9”’
Bret Hinsch, Passions of the Cut Sleeve, 95-250.
February 24
Boswell, pp. 1-75. Quiz on Same-Sex Love in India.
February 26
Boswell, 76- 150. Quiz on Bret Hinsch
March 3
Sapphistries, 30-150.
March 5
March 10
150.
Sapphistries , 151-250. Quiz on Boswell
“Inventing Sodom”; “Ganymede.” (from Columbia Anthology), Castle, 1-
March 12
Henry VIII’s law; Sir Edward Coke, 1628; “Amis and Amile” (Columbia
Anthology); Paper due in class
March 17
Same-Sex Love in India, 107-25; 145-56; 161-68; 184-88.
March 19
“Not Paul but Jesus”;
March 24
Mid-term exam
March 26
No class. I am lecturing at Oxford University.
Spring Break
April 7
“The Ladies of Llangollen & Michael Field”; Emily Dickinson; “Two” by Isaac
Bashevis Singer; Amy Lowell; Gertrude Stein (Castle). Presentations begin
April 9
Same-Sex Love in India, 200-217 (Mod Intro; 318-24 (Dan Detha). Quiz
on Same-Sex Love in India (materials read after Feb 19).
April 14
Thoreau. Whitman, Wilde (Columbia Anthology); Same-Sex Love in
India, 294-97 (Khakhar).
April 16
Castle, 122-28; 135-38; 139-45; 160-69; 182-85; 190-92.
April 21
Shakespeare Sonnets
April 23
Same-Sex Love in India, 342-46; Essay: “Same Sex
Weddings, Hindu Traditions and Modern India.”
April 28
Essay: “From Monstrous to Miraculous.”
Quiz on Castle
April 30
Same-Sex Marriage Pro and Con, 239-72; 204-38; Essay: “Marriage Law,
the State and Mutual Consent in India”; extract from E.J. Graff,
“What is Marriage”
May 5
Same-Sex Love in India, 289-93, 352-55. Quiz
May 7
Indian Film, Dedh Ishqiya
Paper due in class.
VI. Justification for third crosslisting:
In 500 words or less describe the extenuating circumstances making a third course necessary.
Same-sex relations are a central question for Women’s and Gender Studies. Therefore this course
is clearly of special interest to students specializing in Women’s and Gender Studies. It is the only
course of its kind on campus, taking a historical and cross-cultural perspective on same-sex
relations. It fulfills WGS upper-division requirements; it has always been cross-listed with WGS
and has always drawn WGS students.
The WGS program is technically part of the Liberal Studies program; however, it has its own
rubric therefore cross-listing is required. I have taught this four times. It needs to be listed as
WGS for these students to be aware of it. My appointment in Liberal Studies was with an
emphasis in Women’s Studies, and the central theme of my research and teaching is gender
studies, therefore most of my upper-division courses are cross-listed with WGS.
VII Copies and Electronic Submission. After approval, submit signed original, and electronic file
to the Faculty Senate Office, UH 221, camie.foos@mso.umt.edu.