About this Course
On this course, you’ll discover the historical past of LGBTQ identities, experiences, and activism. We’ll research main occasions in world LGBTQ historical past, examine native histories of queer and transgender individuals and communities, and think about how LGBTQ histories have helped form broader conversations about civil rights, equality, and justice.
Syllabus – What you’ll be taught from this course
quarter-hour to finish
Introduction to Queering Identities
Study and get to know your instructors that may information you on this course.
4 hours to finish
Terminology and Key Ideas
This module gives an outline of the terminology and definitions we can be utilizing all through the course and establishes a plan of motion for studying from and with one another as we put the terminology into follow. We’ll focus on regional and native variations in terminology and language use, and learners will analysis and determine native functions of LGBTQ+ terminology. Learners will draw on their information to debate the present state of LGBTQ+ inclusion of their context.
4 hours to finish
The Fiction of the Gender Binary
On this module, we discover the idea of gender as a social assemble and think about how all of us find out about and reinforce or resist gender norms. We’ll have a look at some methods for inventive resistance to socially constructed beliefs about gender and likewise think about the experiences of transgender individuals as they transition into a brand new gender id.
3 hours to finish
Sexual Distinction?
This module extends the exploration of social constructs to contemplate how intercourse and sexual identities have been socially constructed. We critically look at the frequent presumption that intercourse is organic, or pure. We draw on the experiences of intersex and transgender communities to contemplate an alternate method to understanding intercourse. Then we introduce the thought of intercourse as a social assemble that’s intimately tied to, however is distinct from, gender.
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