Queer Asia(n)
Course #: ASIAN 246L, Class #: 14502, Section #: 01
Description
What's queer about Asia? What's Asian about queer? This class introduces students to key theoretical problems and empirical issues concerning LGBTQ+ life across Asia and Asian diaspora. We will examine the intersecting webs of forces that condition queer Asia as space, experience, and method: cis-heteropatriarchy, nationalism, regionalism, colonialism, orientalism, neoliberalism, and authoritarianism. Taking an expansive view of Asia and Asian-ness and using a global Asia framework to bridge area and ethnic studies and emphasize connections between regions. LGBTQ+ issues under examination include kinship practices, media representations, community activism, gay and transgender tourism, and international development. This class fulfills the International Diversity requirement.
Course Details
Date / Time
9/8/26 - 12/11/26
TuTh 9:30a.m. – 10:45a.m.
Location
University Hall Y04-4170
Credits
3
Session
Regular Academic Session
Class Dates
9/8/2026 - 12/11/2026
Location
University Hall Y04-4170
Enrolled / Capacity
6 / 35
Status
Open