Universität Wien

240118 SE Seminar Individual Specialisation I (2022W)

Queer Politics

8.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 24 - Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie
Continuous assessment of course work
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Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 20.10. 11:30 - 14:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Monday 24.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 29 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Monday 31.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 29 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 03.11. 11:30 - 14:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Monday 14.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 29 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Monday 28.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 29 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 15.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Monday 19.12. 17:00 - 18:30 Hörsaal 29 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Monday 23.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 29 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Monday 30.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 29 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this course we will engage with some of the most salient issues in the field of LGBTQ activism(s) and look for analytical tools that can help us to understand the sphere of queer-related struggles for emancipation, justice, and equality.

Throughout the course we will follow the developmental trajectory of the LGBTQ movement from its sweeping, revolutionary claims in the 1960s and 1970s to today's homonormativity and homonationalism.

As we do this, we will examine the major challenges posed by indentitarian sexual politics and try to see why it is that painful disagreements arise among people who we would expect to be united around similar political goals.

While we read about and discuss various facets of activist undertakings, we will foster academic-activist interactions and explore what these two modes of engaging with the social world, often perceived as separate, could learn from each other.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
Students should come away with an understanding of the main debates, key concepts and theories of LGBTQ activism. This is a broad and complex field where sexuality, gender, law, nation, race, identity intertwine. After the course, you should ideally know where to start in case you want to pursue these topics further.

TOPIC OVERVIEW
Introduction: Who Are “We”?
Sexual Revolutions
Lesbian Feminism
Trans Politics
Homonormativity and Queer Anticapitalism
(Re)thinking Homonationalism

Assessment and permitted materials

2 AQCIs
(20%, 2 x 10, ungraded, ‘submitted’ or ‘non-submitted’)

1 GROUP ASSIGNMENT
(20%, ungraded)

1 FINAL ESSAY in English or German
(Part A, 50%, graded)
(Part B, 10%, ungraded)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

PAPER GRADING CRITERIA

Organisation
Does this paper have an introduction, body, and conclusion?
Does this paper have an argument? Is the argument of the paper concise and clear?
Does the body of the text offer more than one reason and/or example to support the argument?

Coherence
Is the overall development of the argument coherent?
Does this paper have appropriate reasons and/or examples to support the argument?
Is the usage of transitions in this paper appropriate? Does this paper have a 'flow'?
Are paragraphs of more or less the same length?
Are paragraphs developed in accordance with the topic/argument sentence?

Topic Sentence, Style, and Syntax Variety
Does each paragraph have a proper topic/argument sentence?
Is the balance between simple sentences and complex sentences appropriate? Does this paper use too many complex sentences?
Does this paper use various syntax?

Surface-level Errors
Does this paper have errors that hinder the reader from comprehending what the writer intends to say?
Does this paper have errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation?
Does this paper use the referencing style consistently?
Does this paper have page numbers?

FINAL PAPER FORMATTING SPECIFICATIONS

Font: Times New Roman
Font size: 12
Spacing: 1.5
Margins: Left 3cm, Right 2cm, Top 2cm, Bottom 2cm
Referencing style: (ideally) APA – please use your chosen referencing style consistently
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Header: your name, matriculation number
Page numbers: Please don’t forget them (lower right-hand corner)
Document name: YOUR SURNAME_FINAL PAPER

Examination topics

Reading list

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