Queer German Cultures

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TOPICS IN WOMEN'S, GENDER & SEXUALITY STUDIES--An intermediate-level analysis of a specific topic in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. WS-295 may be repeated for credit when the topic changes. No prerequisite.<br> <br/> Description for <strong>"GENDER & MIGRATION"</STRONG>--This course examines how migration is shaped by gender, focusing on its social, cultural, economic, and political dimensions. Through feminist and gendered perspectives, students will analyze diverse forms of migration-including forced migration, asylum, diaspora, and human trafficking-and engage with case studies, memoirs, and films to better understand the strategies and forms of resistance developed by transnational communities. Description for <strong>"LATINX FEMINISMS"</strong>--This course will explore the diverse landscape of Latinx feminisms, examining their historical roots, theoretical frameworks, social issues, and activism. Through readings, discussions, and projects, students will analyze how Latinx feminists redefine identity, community, and social justice in local and global contexts. Description for <strong>"EXPLORING TRANS LINEAGES IN NORTH AMERICAN LITERATURE"</strong>--This course encourages students to read across generations and genre boundaries for trans stories and interrogate what makes a story 'trans.' Students will connect contemporary (post-1990) works of literature produced by, for, and about trans people to earlier writing which we may consider as "proto-trans" narratives or other generative texts. Students should expect to read novels, creative nonfiction, and some poetry and plays. Students will be encouraged to consider the ways language may serve as a mirror, a possibility model, a beacon. All works will be interpreted within their historical, social, cultural, ethical, and aesthetic contexts.<br> <br/>