WMST 384 - Transnational Queer: Genders, Sexualities, Identities

1 unit(s)

(Same as CLCS 384 and INTL 384) What does it mean to be Queer? This seminar examines, critiques, and interrogates queer identities and constructions in France and North America. In what ways do diverse cultures engage with discourses on gender and sexuality? Can or should our understanding of queerness change depending on cultural contexts? Through guest lectures and discussion seminars, the course examines a broad range of queer cultural production, from fiction to cinema and performance. Topics include such diverse issues as queer bodies, national citizenship, sexual politics, legal discourse, and aesthetic representation. All lectures, readings, and discussions are in English. Mr. Swamy.

Prerequisites: Freshman Writing Seminar and one 200-level course.

By special permission.

Not offered in 2015/16.

One 3-hour period.