Spring 2017 - GSWS 431 D200
Local Sex on Global Screen (4)
Class Number: 9272
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Tue, 8:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Helen Leung
hhl@sfu.ca
1 778 782-5688
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Prerequisites:
45 units including six units in GSWS or WS or GDST.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Examines the globalization of sexual cultures and the emergence of queer cinema and screen culture outside of North America and Europe.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course examines the globalization of sexual cultures and the emergence of queer screen culture outside of North America and Europe. We will analyze the impact of globalization on local, diasporic, and postcolonial expressions of sexual practice and gender identity. In turn, we will also explore the various ways in which these mediatized expressions reframe our understanding of LGBTQ issues from transcultural and comparative perspectives.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
- gain a comprehensive understanding of current theoretical perspectives on queer cinema, its relation to the globalization of sexual cultures and to LGBTQ identities
- acquire literacy in the aesthetics and politics of global queer cinemas through in-depth case studies of representative films
- learn research techniques and critical skills in writing film analysis
- develop creative and interdisciplinary perspectives on sexuality and screen culture
- experience collaborative work and cultivate self-reflective awareness of the collaborative process
Grading
- Attendance 10%
- Class Participation 10%
- Film Discussion Participation on Canvas 10%
- Film Critique (3-4 pages) 20%
- Final Research Paper (8-10 pages) 30%
- Collaborative Group Project + Self-Reflection (1 page) 20%
NOTES:
Films (screened in class)
I Can’t Think Straight (Shamim Sarif, 2008, U.K.)
Children of God (Karim Mortimer, 2010, Bahamas)
Wild Side (Sébastien Lifshitz, 2004 France)
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (Auraeus Solito, 2005, The Philippines)
Drifting Flowers (Zero Chou, 2008, Taiwan)
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
All articles will be available through the SFU library. We will read articles on queer, transnational, diasporic, and postcolonial cinemas by authors including B. Ruby Rich, Jose Neil Garcia, Gayatri Gopinath, Özgür Yaren, Nick Rees-Roberts, Song Hwee Lim, Hamid Naficy, and others.
Registrar Notes:
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