Queer of Color Critique
AFAM 259
Spring 2026
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This course will serve as an introduction to the debates, theoretical interventions, and methodological concerns that frame and inform a "queer of color critique." In this course we will observe how the scholarly contributions of LGBTQ people of color complicate, revise and/or reimagine the fundamental presumptions of queer theory. We will be exploring the emergence and development of "queer of color" knowledge production and activism in relation to the field(s) of black studies, film studies, queer theory, and African American literary production. This course will cover specific topics like gender, sexuality, culture, diaspora, and mutuality, paying special attention to the politics, ethics, and aesthetics of race and racial difference. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AFAM |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
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Audre Lorde, ZAMI (1982)
C. Riley Snorton, BLACK ON BOTH SIDES (2017)
José Muñoz, CRUISING UTOPIA (2009)
Roderick Ferguson, ABERATIONS IN BLACK (2003)
Kara Keeling, QUEER TIMES, BLACK FUTURES (2019)
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Examinations and Assignments:
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One presentation, one midterm essay, one final paper
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| Instructor(s): Anderson,Amanda Faith Times: ..T.R.. 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: CAAS LOUNG; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 8 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 6 | FR: 0 |
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