Spring 2024 - GSWS 830 G100
Selected Topics Graduate Seminar I (5)
Class Number: 3147
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Helen Leung
hhl@sfu.ca
1 778 782-5526
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Selected Topics
COURSE DETAILS:
This course examines the globalization of sexual cultures and the emergence of queer screen culture on the margin or 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 cinematic expressions reframe our understanding of LGBTQ issues from transcultural perspectives.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
For more detailed information please see the GSWS website: http://www.sfu.ca/gsws/graduate/courses/Educational_Goals.html
Grading
- Weekly In-Person Class Attendance 10%
- Weekly Online Learning Activities 20%
- Research Paper Proposal (1 page + annotated filmography/bibliography) 10%
- Research Paper Presentation (~ 20 minutes) 20%
- Final Research Paper (10-12 pages) 40%
NOTES:
Blended Delivery
This is a Blended course which requires:
- 2 hour/week in-person class 9me (meets together with GSWS 431)
- 2 hour/week asynchronous online activities
- 4 extra monthly grad-only 1-hour discussion sessions (dates TBD)
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
Course Films (subject to change)
All films are available via SFU library, shared on Canvas, or screened in class.
The Handmaiden (Park Chan-wook, 2016, South Korea), A Fantas3c Woman (Sebas9án Leilo, 2018, Chile), The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (Auraeus Solito, 2005, The Philippines), Strella (Panos H. Koutras, 2009, Greece), Twilight’s Kiss (Ray Yeung, 2019, Hong Kong), Wild Side (Sébas9en Lifshitz, 2004, France), Happy Together (Wong Kar-wai, 1997, Hong Kong)
REQUIRED READING:
All readings are available on Canvas.
Queer Cinema in the World (Karl Schoonover and Rosalind Galt, 2016, Duke UP)
+ Selected articles on individual films, regional contexts, film production/reception/distribution, film aesthetics, and LGBTQ issues
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Graduate Studies Notes:
Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.
Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html