Study of Women and Gender 300 - SEMINAR: SPECIAL TOPICS IN SWG

Topics course. In this seminar, we look at the gay culture in the 1980s. In this regard, we consider four particular aspects: the AIDS epidemic in the U.S. and the activism that engages this crisis; the explosion of underground and mainstream art (visual art, music, literature, film, theater) that showcases an interest in thinking about sexuality, gender and gender normativity, sex and eroticism, and intersectionality; the decade's culture of conservatism, especially in relationship to the legacy of the '60s and the '70s; and the emergence of queer studies scholarship. Permission of the instructor required. Prerequisite: SWG 150 and at least one additional course in SWG.

Topic: The Gay 80s. Instructor permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores