Critical Queer Politics Syllabus (original) (raw)

What is a critical queer politics? And what are the political stakes and goals of this politics? Moreover, how does a critical queer politics differ from gay and lesbian politics and the mainstream lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) movement? In this course, we will tackle these questions through engaging with historical events and current key debates within queer and LGBT political movements. First, we will trace the past roots of a critical queer politics up to the assimilation turn within the mainstream gay and lesbian movement. From there, we will examine specific topics and issues that are at the heart of queer political debates today. Through engaging with these historical legacies and current debates, we will pay attention to how queer and LGBT politics take up and engage with race, gender, sexuality, nationality, ability, class, and other social markers of difference. A main goal of this course is to understand the distinction between queer politics versus more mainstream LGBT movements. Another goal is to apply a critical queer political lens to examining the social world today.

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