Gender Studies 206TH - Trans Hist/Ident/Communities

This course will examine the history of trans communities and identities and the development of trans activism in the US, focusing on how race, gender, sexuality, and class have affected transgender lives, communities, and politics. In doing so we will explore a number of topics including the social, medical, and political constructions of gender deviance; medical and social constructions of transsexuality; social, political, and other constructions of the category transgender; and the politics of trans liberation. While we will focus on the US, we will also briefly explore some examples of "trans" identities and communities in other parts of the world.

Prereq: GNDST-101.