WMST 550: Current Topics in Women and Gender Studies

WMST 550-004: Lesbian and Bisexual Theories
(Fall 2018)

07:20 PM to 10:00 PM M

Planetary Hall 126

Section Information for Fall 2018

This course will offer an introduction to some of the historical and contemporary theoretical debates that have helped to shape the interdisciplinary fields of lesbian and bisexual studies. During the course of the semester, we will pay particularly close attention to the ways in which lesbian and bisexual theories intersect with other interdisciplinary areas of thought, including feminist and queer theories, psychoanalysis and poststructuralist theory, disability theory, critical race theory, and theories of transnationalism and globalization. Specific topics we will address include the following: intersections of race, gender, class, and nationality in the formation of lesbian and bisexual subjectivities; lesbian historiography and methods; lesbian and bisexual representation in the media; and lesbian and bisexual identities in a transnational frame.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 1-3

Studies selected topics central to contemporary women and gender studies. Includes topics such as women and violence, women and international development, women's myth and ritual, LGBTQ topics, the history and politics of sexuality, disability, disability, transnational issues and religion. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 18 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18, Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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