WGSS 2 Introduction to Queer Studies
This course will examine the ways in which "deviant" sexual and gender behavior and identities, and the political movements that emerge from them, have been conceptualized in U.S. culture. We will cover basic lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender cultural and political history and the interplay between sexuality, gender, race, class, ethnicity, and economics. Students will be expected to work with primary documents (including novels and film), recent work in queer theory, and historical analysis. Open to all students. Not open to students who have received credit for WGSS 018.