Faculty First Year Seminars 197ECE4 - Queer Lights
Fall
2016
01
1.00
David McLaughlin;Genny Beemyn;Paula Hodecker
W 4:00PM 4:50PM
UMass Amherst
81228
81475
?Queer Lights? will cast light on lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and asexual (LGBTQA) topics while the students in the
class literally cast light?building LGBTQA-themed electronic light displays. An engineering professor and the director of the
Student Union Craft center will teach the students how to create and program the displays, and the director of the Stonewall
Center will lead the students in discussions about LGBTQA issues in the news and in their own lives. Some of the topics to
be covered include the intersections of racial and LGBTQA identities, the campus climate for LGBTQA students, and the
legal and political rights of LGBTQA people today. This seminar will meet in the Student Union Craft Center.
class literally cast light?building LGBTQA-themed electronic light displays. An engineering professor and the director of the
Student Union Craft center will teach the students how to create and program the displays, and the director of the Stonewall
Center will lead the students in discussions about LGBTQA issues in the news and in their own lives. Some of the topics to
be covered include the intersections of racial and LGBTQA identities, the campus climate for LGBTQA students, and the
legal and political rights of LGBTQA people today. This seminar will meet in the Student Union Craft Center.
Freshmen Only