Queer Theory & Practice Semester: Spring Year: 2018 Subject Name: Sexuality Wmn's & Gndr Studies Course Number: 220 Institution: Amherst College “Queer Theory and Practice” is an interdisciplinary methods course designed to complement the existing SWAG core sequence. Using theories and approaches from the discipline of performance studies, the explicit mission of the seminar is to acquaint students with the study of LGBT history, politics, and culture while also strengthening student research skills in four overlapping areas: archival research, close-reading, performance analysis, and community engagement-as-activism. Course activities include working in the Amherst College Frost Archives, the production of a performance piece, and structured engagement with contemporary LGBT activism in the Pioneer Valley and the larger world.Requisite: SWAG 100 or similar Five College intro to gender and sexuality courses. Recommended requisite: SWAG 200, 300, 330, or 353. Limited to 18 students. Spring semester. Professor Polk. Instructor Permission: Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only. Schedule #: SWAG-220-01-1718S Course Sections Year - Any -20192018201720162015201420132012 Term - Any -FallSpring Subject Course Number Institution - Any -Amherst CollegeHampshire CollegeMount Holyoke CollegeSmith CollegeUMass Amherst Section Number Queer Theory & Practice Sect # Credits Instructor(s) Instructor Email Meeting Times Location 01 4.0 Khary Polk kpolk@amherst.edu TH 02:30PM-05:00PM BARR 102