Gndr, Sexuality, & Wms Stdies: Trans Theory & Visual Culture

Advanced discussion-based, interdisciplinary approaches to the study of topics in the field. Representative topics: Feminist Media Studies; Feminist Theory in Historical Perspective; Gender, Sexuality and the Law. May be repeated for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Prerequisites: GSWS 1010 or GSWS 1500; six additional hours in GSWS; Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies major or minor or Sexuality & Gender Identity Studies minor.

Prerequisites enforced by the system: (GSWS 1010 or 1500) Prerequisites: GSWS 2050 or 2070; PACE students with permission and override

Trans life today is undeniably enmeshed with visual culture. This course interrogates questions about the complex stakes of representation and visual culture regarding the negotiation of which trans lives are livable and who is most at risk. And how visual culture can be deployed as a tool for social justice and liberation, education, and beyond. Course topics will cover a variety of approaches to contemporary art and visual culture produced by trans creatives.

We will study a variety of trans and visual culture methodologies. The course will include lectures, discussions, student research presentations, field trips, and guest lectures. Through lectures, class discussions, texts, guest, and student-led research projects, we will investigate artwork, methods, and shifts in practices and theories throughout contemporary trans art and visual culture. This course will also support developing students' abilities to conduct trans visual studies research, hone different stylistic approaches to writing and research, and relate trans visualities and trans methodologies to their research practice.