INTRODUCTION TO QUEER STUDIES

Catalog description

Examines how and why certain expressions of sexuality and gender identity are viewed as "normal" while others are defined as "deviant." Explores how politics, cultural practices, social institutions, science, and religion have created and maintain queerphobia. Analyzes how race, class, nationality, and ability intersect with gender and sexuality to construct a person's identity and life experiences. Explores queer activism.