Queer and Trans Film

1.5 credits · Undergraduate

Surveys the ever-evolving genre of queer and trans film. Situates films amidst related readings covering historical and aesthetic moments; pays attention to the broader social and political implications of these works. Topics include identity construction, AIDS, the body, sexuality, political activism, geographical location, race, labour and form. Relies on the social construction of gender, sexuality and difference as tools for analysis.