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The Daily OrangePoet, gay supporter Minnie-Bruce Pratt teaches 2 courses this fall
By Nicky Corbett
Posted: 9/1/05, 10:51 PM EST Section: News
Colleen King, a junior English and textual studies major is enrolled in one of Pratt's classes this fall, "Nation, Sex, Sexuality: Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Life in the U.S." King, who has attended two sessions so far, said Pratt and the students discuss the intersection of nationality with gender and sexuality, specifically in regards to the photographs of the Abu Ghraib prisoners.
King, who read Pratt's book "S/he," said she was not able to attend Pratt's lecture last spring, but she came to the lunch.
"(Pratt) has a lot to offer to the LGBT youth of today," King said. "She's a great resource for how things were, growing up as a lesbian in the South."
Since Pratt signed the contract late in June, her courses have not been advertised until this past week. Currently, about eight people are enrolled in King's class, but King said she has been telling everyone she knows about Pratt's courses.
Pratt teaches the women's studies course "Nation, Sex, Sexuality: Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Life in the U.S." Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:30 to 10:50 a.m. and writing program course "Narratives of Power" Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:15 to 6:20 p.m. Students may log on to the Web site myslice.syr.edu to register for either course.
King, who read Pratt's book "S/he," said she was not able to attend Pratt's lecture last spring, but she came to the lunch.
"(Pratt) has a lot to offer to the LGBT youth of today," King said. "She's a great resource for how things were, growing up as a lesbian in the South."
Since Pratt signed the contract late in June, her courses have not been advertised until this past week. Currently, about eight people are enrolled in King's class, but King said she has been telling everyone she knows about Pratt's courses.
Pratt teaches the women's studies course "Nation, Sex, Sexuality: Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Life in the U.S." Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:30 to 10:50 a.m. and writing program course "Narratives of Power" Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:15 to 6:20 p.m. Students may log on to the Web site myslice.syr.edu to register for either course.
