WGS-250 Introduction to Queer Theory and Sexuality Studies

GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts) and IEJ (Identities, Equity, and Justice)
Prerequisite: any first year writing seminar
Study of Foucault, Butler, Sedgwick, Anzaldua, Edelman, Mercer and Ferguson among others to understand what it means to say that sexuality has a history and that it is socially constructed. Topics include the ways queer theory problematizes the connections among sex, gender, and sexuality; modern lesbian, gay, and transgendered movements; and anti-identitarian alternatives to normative sexual regimes. 4 credits.