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129007 AR Theory (MA) (2011W)
Here and Now: Introducing Queer Theory
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
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 Fr 16.09.2011 00:00 to Su 25.09.2011 23:59
- Registration is open from Th 29.09.2011 14:00 to Tu 04.10.2011 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 31.10.2011 23:59
Details
max. 24 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 11.10. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Tuesday 18.10. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Tuesday 25.10. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Tuesday 25.10. 20:00 - 22:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 08.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Tuesday 15.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Tuesday 15.11. 20:00 - 22:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 22.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Tuesday 22.11. 20:00 - 22:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 29.11. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Tuesday 06.12. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Tuesday 13.12. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Tuesday 10.01. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Tuesday 17.01. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Tuesday 17.01. 20:00 - 22:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 24.01. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Tuesday 31.01. 18:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This class is a short introduction to more than two decades of thinking about Queer Theory. As a complex theoretical and methodological framework for the study of gender, sexuality, and sociocultural identity, Queer Theory emerged in the United States in the early 1990s and remains a productive field of academic inquiry. In four clusters (each of which includes both theory and cultural texts), we will cover a range of topics such as the social and historical construction of gender and sexuality; performativity; the critique of hetero- and homonormativity; the politics of intersectionality; queer temporalities; and the importance of affects and emotions for an understanding of queer lives.
Assessment and permitted materials
Course participation - text preparation, contributions to discussions (30%); oral group presentation (30%); 4 short essays (2-3 pages each) in the course of the semester (40%)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
This class will give you access to a broad range of thinking about gender, sexuality, and the politics of identity. It will allow you to critically reflect upon recent academic theory production and provide you with a toolkit for the analysis of cultural texts from a queer perspective.
Examination topics
Small group and all-class discussions of theory readings; oral group presentations and discussions of primary texts; short reflective essays after each of the four clusters.
Reading list
A reader with theory texts will be provided. In addition, the following primary texts will be discussed: Tony Kushner: Angels in America (play in two parts); Duncan Tucker: Transamerica (film); John Cameron Mitchell: Shortbus (film); Lisa Cholodenko: The Kids Are All Right (film); Tom Ford: A Single Man (film).
Association in the course directory
Studium: Diplom 343, MA 844;
Code/Modul: Diplom 721-723, MA3;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0192
Code/Modul: Diplom 721-723, MA3;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0192
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