BLKST 330Black Queer Studies

This course examines a range of historical and contemporary issues, texts, movements, and figures of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, gender non-conforming, non-binary, intersexed, and two-spirited people. Students will be immersed in the groundbreaking work of the late 20th and 21st centuries to develop the field of Black queer studies. Students will be introduced to such topics as Black queer life, Black queer literature and the pedagogical implications of Black queer studies.