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2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

GWS 4601 - Capstone in Queer Theory (3) [CAP]

When Offered: On Demand
GEN ED: Capstone Experience
A senior capstone experience in the advanced study of ideas and figures central to queer theory. Questions explored include the norms and assumptions that structure our understanding of identity and its complex relationship to sexuality, sex and gender. Figures discussed include Foucault, Sedgwick and Butler. This course also investigates queer theory’s critique of both hetero- and homo-normativity.
Students who have previously received credit for GWS 4600  may not enroll in or receive credit for GWS 4601.
Prerequisites: senior standing.