Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students will be able to:
- Analyse and discuss a range of approaches to feminist and queer theory
- Examine literary and cultural texts through the lenses of feminist and queer theory
- Show knowledge and understanding of the historical and theoretical relations between feminist and queer theory
- Demonstrate skills and confidence in reading theoretical texts and applying theoretical concepts
- Write clear and thoughtful academic prose with respect for scholarly accuracy and referencing conventions
Indicative Module Content:
Topics may include:
theories of gender and sex
trans feminist thought
social reproduction theory
emotional labour
Black feminist thought
vegan feminism
ecofeminism
xenofeminism
postfeminism
homonationalism
queer ecology
queer temporalities