Transnational Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality (341-0-20)
Topic
Gender Expansivity in Latin America
Instructors
S. B. West
Meeting Info
Kresge Centennial Hall 2-329: Tues, Thurs 12:30PM - 1:50PM
Overview of class
In this course, we will be guided by the following question: can the term "trans" inflect a global trans culture? We will frame our discussions of within historical, political, and economic contexts throughout Latin America to examine how hemispheric flows of global capital, culture, and knowledge impact gender expansive identities and world building. Readings will reflect diverse forms of scholarship, from traditional sources produced in academic settings to memoirs, manifestos, graffiti, film, art, poetry, novels, social media and other forms of virtual content creation. As we explore, we will also consider more specific questions, including: what are travesti politics? What does it mean to have the right to be a monster? What happens to gender when one crosses a border? In what ways do transness and gender expansivity relate to institutionalized structures of power? What indigenous subjectivities might be understood as gender expansive? Reading knowledge of Spanish is recommended, but not required.
Class Attributes
Global Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity