Black Queer and Trans Representation in Film

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Combines elements of black (trans) feminist theory and black queer theory to examine the written works and films/videos by and about lesbians, bisexual, transgender, gay and queer Black people. Emphasis is on tracing the emergence of Black cinematic voices from the late twentieth century to the present. We read theory and essays as well as watch films with an eye towards understanding the historical and theoretical construction of sexual and gender identities, politics and sexual/cultural practices in Black communities. Special attention is paid to the construction of race, gender and sexual identities in North America, the Caribbean and the United Kingdom.