GSS345
Trans Studies in the Politics of Visibility
Subject code
GSS
Course Number
345
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
E. Rand
Course Long Title
Trans Studies in the Politics of Visibility
Cross Listed Courses
Description
Many people have welcomed the increased visibility of trans and/or gender-nonconforming people as a sign of progress. Yet who is visible, what constitutes visibility, and whom do particular visibilities benefit? This course uses a trans studies framework to consider both the products and the politics of visibility. Topics include the representation of queer gender and trans and/or gender-nonconforming people in contemporary visual culture; critiques of visibility in relation to state surveillance and white supremacy; and the interconnected roles of norms regarding race, sexuality, ethnicity, class, and ability in perceptions and practices of gender normativity and transgression. Recommended background: at least one course with substantial work in gender, queer, or trans studies or the study of visual culture.
Modes of Inquiry
Analysis and Critique [AC]
Writing Credit
No writing credit
Departmental Course Attributes - Major/Minor Requirements
(Africana: Gender)
INDS Program Relationship
IDGS - GSS Program
GEC This Course Belongs To
-
Class Restriction
Exclude First Years