Queering Europe

Queering Europe investigates the social and linguistic contexts, cultural production, and representation of LGBTIQA+ communities in Europe. A key objective of the subject is to explore the diverse ways in which queer and trans issues are brought to light in European culture. The subject familiarises students with contemporary LGBTIQA+ debates and Europe’s long queer history through a range of case studies. The subject engages students with cultural activism by LGBTIQA+ writers, film makers and artists and the ways in which they provoked readers/viewers in and outside their communities through new and complex cultural expressions. By exploring representations of queer and trans desire, sexuality, and gender diversity through European history, the subject showcases how the arts have given LGBTIQA+ communities an imaginary site of resistance and exchange.

• 1Develop a good knowledge and critical understanding of social, linguistic, and cultural production of contemporary and past queer communities in Europe
• 2Apply high level analysis and critical thinking in the study of diverse communities and their cultural production
• 3Critically examine European queer ideas and representations and developing the ability to evaluate specific issues in contemporary societies from queer and gender diverse perspectives
• 4Analyse and apply critical skills and methods to historical and contemporary issues related to gender and sexuality across a range of cultural contexts and socio-political settings.