Queer Activism and Radical Scholarship: Beyond Theory vs. Practice
AMST 286
Fall 2016
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01
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| Crosslisting:
FGSS 286, ANTH 286 |
| Course Cluster: Queer Studies |
This course explores the relationship between scholarship and activism, with a focus on intersectional radical queer scholarship and activism--queer left, black radical, trans, immigration, prison abolition, and sex work--in the US. We will aim to connect the too-often bifurcated realms of academia and activism, theory and practice, research and action, so that we might think through the political stakes of knowledge-making in and outside the so-called "ivory tower," explore interdisciplinary methodologies we might use to study and learn from (and with) activists (including ethnography, oral history, community archive), and gain insight into the histories and current realities of social justice movements, campus activisms, the work of a radical imagination, art and activism, the impasse of the political present, and more. To put your theory into practice, you will undertake a semester-long radical research project on a queer issue or activist organization--past or present--of your choice. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AMST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (AMST)(ANTH) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Reading will include essays by: Wendy Brown, Jose Muńoz, INCITE, Antonio Gramsci, David Graeber, Robin D.G. Kelley, bell hooks, Angela Davis, Sara Ahmed, Fred Moten and Stefano Harney, Jennifer Doyle, Cathy Cohen, Dean Spade, Christina Hanhardt, Karma Chávez, Craig Willse, and Against Equality.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Major research project, with peer-review and guidelines; class presentation; several short papers |
| Instructor(s): Weiss,Margot Times: .M.W... 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: CAMS 1; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 5 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 5 | FR: X |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 2 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 1 |
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