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Queer Studies- Summer/Fall 2013

<p> Summer 2013: WMST 395<br /> 4:00pm - 7:15pm, Mondays/Wednesdays<br /> &nbsp;<br /> Fall 2013: WMST 303<br /> 7:10pm - 9:50pm, Mondays<br /> &nbsp;<br /> This course is a study of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer) experiences.<br /> It introduces students to personal, cultural, and political aspects of queer life while examining social forces such as heteronormativity, the social construction of gender, and homophobia.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> Just a few of the questions we will tackle:<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; How do we define queer? Isn&rsquo;t that term offensive?<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; How do race/gender/class intersect with sexual orientation?<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; How and why have queer histories, experiences, and knowledge been rendered invisible?<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; What does the Holocaust have to do with LGBT people?<br /> &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; What were the Stonewall riots?<br /> &nbsp;<br /> For More Information:<br /> Cathleen Rhodes<br /> carhodes@odu.edu</p>

Posted By: Stacey Parks
Date: Tue Apr 23 13:42:29 EDT 2013

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