NARRATING QUEER LIVES
Asks how LGBTI+ identity informs life experiences. Explores how LGBTI+ life experiences differ over time. Demonstrates the diversity of queer life stories. Examines the intersections of queer identity and other identity categories. Analyzes how religion, disability, race and class influence queer lives. Considers how and why queer memoirs share particular tropes. Investigates and employs oral history as a tool of preserving LGBTI+ life histories.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Discover and analyze the variety of queer (LGBTQ) experiences in the United States Audience: Undergraduate 2. Discover how trends in queer experience have changed over time Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze tropes of queer autobiography Audience: Undergraduate 4. Develop oral history techniques Audience: Undergraduate 5. Practice effective and respectful oral communication skills Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Discover and analyze the variety of queer (LGBTQ) experiences in the United States Audience: Undergraduate 2. Discover how trends in queer experience have changed over time Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze tropes of queer autobiography Audience: Undergraduate 4. Develop oral history techniques Audience: Undergraduate 5. Practice effective and respectful oral communication skills Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027