LGBT Studies 

TM 936.01 Spirituality & Sexuality

This course explores, through theological and psychological texts, literature, poetry and film, the intricate interconnection between the ways in which human persons are oriented toward a relationship to the dimension of the transcendent and the Holy (spirituality), and the reality of our creation as embodied, desiring beings who seek fulfillment and connection through a wide variety of interpersonal relationships (sexuality).  It is a course in theological anthropology that takes seriously the actual, empirical experience of human sexuality in all its diversity and complexity.

John McDargh

SC 522 Theories of Sexual Identity: Queer Theory and Beyond

In this seminar, we explore both “the classics” in the interdisciplinary field of queer theory and “the beyond” in theories of sexual identity. We begin the course with the study of the history of queer theory through important foundational texts from thinkers such as Michel Foucault, Judith Butler and Eve Sedgwick. We consider the central themes in queer theory: the performativity of the sexual subject; the incoherenceand inconsistency of the sex, desire, and gender; the challenge to sexual essentialism and resistance to fixity in identity; and the celebration of marginal and non- normative sexual practice.

Aimee Van Wagnen

Literature: Traditions & Countertraditions

In this course, we will explore the notion of The Outsider in literature. We will contrast the work of canonical authors with writers often marginalized (e.g. feminist authors; writers from minority cultures; gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered writers.)

Ricco Siasoco