Viewing: SOAN-398 : Queer Theory

Last approved: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 16:54:55 GMT

Last edit: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:06:27 GMT

Justification for this inactivation request

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Academic Level

Undergraduate

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Sociology/Anthropology

Subject

Sociology/Anthropology

Course Number

398

Is this course cross-listed with any other course?

Title

Queer Theory

Short Title

Queer Theory

Description

Interrogation of the category of “normal” by examining the political economy of a/sexuality. Drawing on poststructuralist scholarship, this course stimulates critical thinking about a/sexuality and heteronormative assumptions that shape our daily lives and structure the social world. Close reading of texts that reveal the main questions, concepts, and concerns of contemporary queer theory; query of transnational issues of respectability, resistance, and revolution in order to situate social inequalities across identities, experiences, place, and space.

Prerequisites

SOAN 100 or 110; two 200-level SOAN courses.

Corequisites

Restrictions

Consent of Instructor is always required.

Variable Credit

Can be repeated for credit?

Credit Hours (Minimum)

Credit Hours (Maximum)

Usual Semester of Offering

Fall or Spring

Yearly Cycle

Once Only

Elective for program?

Name of Program

Required for program?

Name of Program

Grading Options

Letter Grade with Credit/No Credit Option

Overall capacity of course

Reason for non-standard capacity

Please state cap request and explain the need for a non-standard cap

Is there a course fee?

Amount

Explanation of fee

The course is being taught by:

A visiting faculty member

Please explain:

Course Type

Course Type - Major/Minor

Should the course satisfy a major or minor requirement or elective?

Yes

Satisfies an elective for the major or minor

List the major(s) and/or minor(s) for which the course satisfies an elective or requirement

SOAN major; GEND minor

Please list the sub-group, area or category it satisfies. (Example: Category II in English, or Global Governance in IA.)

Course Designations

Is the course being proposed to meet the Connect-Portland designation?

Course Scheduling (Including Lab, Studio and Discussion/Conference Time)

Does your course have a separately scheduled lab, discussion, conference or studio section that is associated with the lecture section?

How many hours per week should the lab/studio/discussion section meet, and in what type of blocks?

Reason

Is there any additional information about the lab/studio/discussion section?

Is this course being taught on an off-campus or overseas study program?

List the overseas program on which it will be taught.

General Education Courses

Is this course intended to fulfill a General Education requirement?

The course is proposed to satisfy the following General Education requirements:

Explanation

Departmental Start-up cost

N/A

Capital Equipment

N/A

Ongoing Expenses

N/A

Library Resources (books, periodicals, interlibrary loan, etc.): If currently held library resources are inadequate, what increase is needed?

adequate resources are likely, may add additional texts

Computing and/or Media Resources

no additional costs

Please explain in detail the reasons for adding or modifying this course. In your response, be sure to respond to the following:

How does the addition of this course or the change to this course modify or advance the goals/objectives of the overall department/program/major/minor?

This course provides a focus on Queer Theory not currently on offer in the department. This addition strengthens the department's engagement with critical scholarship from diverse perspectives, particularly on gender and sexualities.

How does the addition of this course or the change to this course relate to other courses outside of the department/program/major/minor?

Students interested in gender studies will find this course engaging.

How does the addition of this course or the change to this course relate to development in the discipline and to the course offerings and goals/objectives of comparable departments/programs/majors/minors in our peer and aspirational institutions?

Queer Theory is widely on offer at peer and aspirant institutions, and now understood as a critical theoretical orientation across several disciplines.

Please explain what other curricular changes will occur in the department/program/major/minor in order to permit this course to be taught at the proposed frequency?

none

Please explain what curricular changes will occur outside of the department/program/major/minor to permit this course to be taught at the proposed frequency? What impact may it have on other departments/programs/majors/minors or General Education? What departments/programs are involved?

none

Are there any other changes you wish to make to this course or information the Committee should know (please explain)?

none

Attach a syllabus. (A draft syllabus is acceptable if you are currently developing the course.)

queer theory proposal s22.pdf

Attach other documentation which may be helpful to the Committee

Is this a field placement course?

Does this course require a regularly scheduled class room? (classes that do NOT require a regularly scheduled classroom are for example: field placement only course, thesis, independent study, etc.)

Please explain in detail the reasons for adding or modifying this course

Are there any considerations or consequences of adding or changing this course that the department chair, curriculum committee, or dean should be aware of?

Who is expected to enroll?

Does the course overlap with content provided in other courses?

How does this course or the change to this course contribute to the graduate school's diversity mission?

What additional resources are required for this course?

Please Attach A Syllabus

Reviewer Comments

kmerck (Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:06:27 GMT): Edits made to conform to catalog style.

History

Viewing: SOAN-398 : Queer Theory

Last approved: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 16:54:55 GMT

Last edit: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:06:27 GMT

Course Type

Course Type - Major/Minor

Course Designations

Course Scheduling (Including Lab, Studio and Discussion/Conference Time)

General Education Courses

Explanation