GNDR 365 The Cultural Politics of LGBT Sexuality
This course studies the socio-cultural, political, and conceptual bases of contemporary identity formation in gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual communities. Variable topics of study, focused primarily on the United States, examine the development of communal and political LGBT identity rooted in the philosophical, social, and political debates and challenges among and between LGBT people since 1945: the Homophile movement of the 1950s and 1960s, the Stonewall Riot of 1969 and Gay liberation movements of the 1970s, lesbian feminism and the politicization of sexuality, the HIV Crisis, LGBT civil rights and public policy, transgender politics, race and its relationship to sexuality, and cultural, literary, and filmic expressions of LGBT identity.
Overlap: PHIL 365 The Cultural Politics of GLBT Sexuality.
Prerequisites
Special information
4 Undergraduate credits
Effective August 19, 2018 to present
Meets graduation requirements for
Learning outcomes
General
- Apply this knowledge to assess the broader cultural and political dimensions of LGBT identity formation at an advanced collegiate level.
- Compare and contrast multiple approaches to LGBT identity formation at an advanced collegiate level.
- Critically examine various cultural practices, productions, examples, and/or artifacts of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) people.
- Identify and explain the particular social, economic, historical, discursive, and political factors that influence the development of these cultural artifacts at an advanced collegiate level.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum
Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
- Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
- Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within a historical and social context.
- Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.
- Engage in the creative process or interpretive performance.
- Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.
Goal 7: Human Diversity
- Understand the development of and the changing meanings of group identities in the United States' history and culture.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the individual and institutional dynamics of unequal power relations between groups in contemporary society.
- Analyze their own attitudes, behaviors, concepts and beliefs regarding diversity, racism, and bigotry.
- Describe and discuss the experience and contributions (political, social, economic, etc.) of the many groups that shape American society and culture, in particular those groups that have suffered discrimination and exclusion.
- Demonstrate communication skills necessary for living and working effectively in a society with great population diversity.
Spring 2025
| Section | Title | Instructor | books | eservices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | The Cultural Politics of LGBT Sexuality | McCartan, Laura J | Books for GNDR-365-50 Spring 2025 | Course details for GNDR-365-50 Spring 2025 |