240128 SE Queer Theories (2019S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Tu 12.02.2019 11:30 to Su 24.02.2019 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Su 31.03.2019 23:59
Details
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Thursday 07.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 2H-EG-13
- Thursday 14.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 2H-EG-13
- Thursday 21.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 2H-EG-13
- Thursday 28.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 2H-EG-13
- Thursday 04.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 2H-EG-13
- Thursday 11.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 2H-EG-13
- Thursday 02.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 2H-EG-13
- Thursday 09.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 2H-EG-13
- Thursday 16.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 2H-EG-13
- Thursday 23.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 2H-EG-13
- Thursday 06.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 2H-EG-13
- Thursday 13.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 2H-EG-13
- Thursday 27.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 3 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 2H-EG-13
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Aims, contents and method of the course
This interdisciplinary course will survey the ways queer theorists have thought about the diverse forms gender and sexuality take and have taken in different contexts; the ways that gender and sexuality intersect with other influences, such as race, ethnicity, and ability; the psychical and social aspects of LGBT life in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries; and the methodological challenges attending efforts to speak and write about genders and sexualities from divergent historical periods and political formations. We will critically examine essay-length and book-length examples of queer theories with the aim of gaining a sense of the field’s origins and current trajectory. We will also discuss a graphic novel (Bechdel’s Fun Home, 2006) and two films (Livingston’s Paris is Burning, 1990; Lelio’s A Fantastic Woman, 2017) in light of these theories. Much as our readings position themselves in relationship to one another, both this syllabus and our classroom discussion will form an ongoing dialogue that seeks to understandand to shapeboth the history and the future of queer theory. Over the course of the semester, you will be asked to compare and contrast different queer theories; critique them in ways that will reveal their strengths and limitations; and use them to advance your own intellectual interests.
Assessment and permitted materials
25%: Written Critique #1, 5-6 pp., due at the beginning of any class meeting from Day 2 to Day 4 on any one of the readings in theory assigned for Unit 1. See the Assignment Sheet for the Written Critiques.
25%: Written Critique #2, 5-6 pp., due at the beginning of any class meeting from Day 5 to Day 9 on any one of the readings in theory assigned for Units 2 or 3.
25%: Written Critique #3, 5-6 pp., due at the beginning of any class meeting from Day 10 to Day 14 on any one of the readings in theory assigned for Units 4 or 5.
15%: Individual discussion-leading (not a formal presentation but a directed series of questions).
10%: Regular Attendance and Participation.
25%: Written Critique #2, 5-6 pp., due at the beginning of any class meeting from Day 5 to Day 9 on any one of the readings in theory assigned for Units 2 or 3.
25%: Written Critique #3, 5-6 pp., due at the beginning of any class meeting from Day 10 to Day 14 on any one of the readings in theory assigned for Units 4 or 5.
15%: Individual discussion-leading (not a formal presentation but a directed series of questions).
10%: Regular Attendance and Participation.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
This course will be taught in English, with all readings in English, so proficiency in English is required. In order to earn credit, you must read and prepare all of the texts listed on the schedule below; attend class regularly and participate regularly in discussion of our readings; and complete all of the written assignments listed above.
Examination topics
Reading list
Alison Bechdel. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. Boston and New York: Mariner / Houghton Mifflin, 2006. ISBN-13: 978-0-618-87171-1 / ISBN-10: 0-618-87171-3.
Michel Foucault. The History of Sexuality, Vol. 1. New York: Vintage, 1990. 0-679-72469-9.
Donald E. Hall and Annamarie Jagose, eds. The Routledge Queer Studies Reader. New York: Routledge, 2013. ISBN 978-0-415-56411-3.
A good number of our readings will be available electronically as pdf files.
Michel Foucault. The History of Sexuality, Vol. 1. New York: Vintage, 1990. 0-679-72469-9.
Donald E. Hall and Annamarie Jagose, eds. The Routledge Queer Studies Reader. New York: Routledge, 2013. ISBN 978-0-415-56411-3.
A good number of our readings will be available electronically as pdf files.
Association in the course directory
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