Gender, Sex and Sexuality: Queer and Trans Theory

This course focuses on debates in queer and trans theory. It explores how ideas of gender, sex and sexuality not only shape how we understand our bodies, identities, and relationships, but also wider political, cultural and historical movements. We will consider some of the historical roots of 21st-century identity categories, and how these intersect with questions of (dis)ability, colonization and race. We will also explore examples of where feminist, queer and trans theory have come into conflict, and possible paths forward. From this grounding in queer and trans theory, students will have opportunities to explore diverse approaches, from theories of the emotions to critical BIPOC perspectives to crip and neuroqueer embodiment.