This course will focus on the representation and the formation of LGBTQIA2S+ epistemologies and identities in Québec. Students will explore literary and cinematographic accounts of queerness and will be introduced to key themes and critical frameworks through theoretical readings. This will give them a historical and cultural understanding of the Québec’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Two-Spirit + scene. Using an interdisciplinary approach and an intersectional perspective, in this class we will look at diverse expressions of sexuality, LGBTQIA2S+ activism, and community, while giving students a comprehensive and broad understanding of the many forms of Queer(ing) Québec. Assignments will include weekly response postings, analytical papers, and oral presentation. Readings, films, discussions, and assignments are all in French.
- Teacher: Cris Robu