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Readings

Readings are also listed by session.

Required Texts

Foucault, Michel. History of Sexuality. Vol. 1. New York, NY: Vintage Books, 1990. ISBN: 0679724699.

Abelove, Henry, Michele Aina Barale, and David M. Halperin. The Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader. New York, NY: Routledge, 1993. ISBN: 0415905192. (LGBT Reader)

Freud, Sigmund. Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality. New York, NY: Basic Books, 2000. ISBN: 0465086063.

Borich, Barrie. My Lesbian Husband. Saint Paul, MN: Greywolf Press, 1999. ISBN: 1555972926.

Jagose, Annamarie. Queer Theory: An Introduction. New York, NY: New York University Press, 1997. ISBN: 0814742343.

Readings by Session


Lec # Topics READINGS
1 What is "Queer"? Sexual Identity as Historically Situated Scagliotti, John, and Greta Schiller. Before Stonewall. 1984. Documentary.
2 Medicalization and the "Birth of the Homosexual" Jagose, Annamarie. Queer Theory: An Introduction. New York, NY: New York University Press, 1997, pp. 30-43. ISBN: 0814742343.

Foucault, Michel. The History of Sexuality: An Introduction. Vol. 1. New York, NY: Vintage Books, 1990, pp. 1-131. ISBN: 0679724699.
3 Homosexuality and the Hollywood Production Code Wyler, William. The Children's Hour. 1961. Film.

Faderman, Lillian. The Scotch Verdict. New York, NY: Morrow, 1983, pp. 59-71, and 145-156. ISBN: 068801559X.

Halberstam, Judith. Female Masculinity. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1998, pp. 50-65. ISBN: 0822322439.

Russo, Vito. "The Way We Weren't." In The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies. New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1987, pp. 61-124. ISBN: 0060961325.

———. "Frightening the Horses." In The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies. New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1987, pp. 126-141. ISBN: 0060961325.
4 Science, History, and Theories of Gender and Sexual Identity Halperin, David. "Is There a History of Sexuality?" In LGBT Reader. pp. 416-431.

D'Emilio, John. "Capitalism and Gay Identity." In LGBT Reader. pp. 467-476.

von Krafft-Ebing, Richard. "Introduction" and "Foreword." In Psychopathia Sexualis. New York, NY: Arcade Publishing, 1998, pp. ix-xx. ISBN: 1559704268.

———. "General Pathology." In Psychopathia Sexualis. New York, NY: Arcade Publishing, 1998, pp. 186-194, 221-235, and 274-284. ISBN: 1559704268.

Somerville, Siobahn. "Scientific Racism and the Invention of the Homosexual Body." In Queer Studies: A Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Anthology. Edited by Beemyn and Eliason. New York, NY: New York University Press, 1996, pp. 241-261. ISBN: 0814712584.

Roughgarden, Joan. Evolution's Rainbow. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2004, pp. 245-261. ISBN: 0520240731.
5 Psychoanalysis and Sexual Identity Turner, William B. "I Am the Very Model of the Modern Homosexual." In A Genealogy of Queer Theory. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2000, pp. 62-82. ISBN: 1566397871.

Chauncey, George. Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Makings of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940. New York, NY: Basic Books, 1994. ISBN: 0465026214.

Freud, Sigmund. Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality. New York, NY: Basic Books, 2000. ISBN: 0465086063.

Abelove, Henry. "Freud, Male Homosexuality, and the Americans." In LGBT Reader. pp. 381-393.
6 The Invert, Third Sex, and Lesbians in History Vinicus, Martha. "'They Wonder to Which Sex I Belong': The Historical Roots of the Modern Lesbian Identity." In LGBT Reader. pp. 432-452.

Newton, Esther. "Just One of The Boys: Lesbians in Cherry Grove, 1960-1988." In LGBT Reader. pp. 528-541.

Nanda, Serena. "Hijras as Neither Man Nor Woman." In LGBT Reader. pp. 542-552.

Herdt, Gilbert. "Third Sexes and Third Genders." In Third Sex, Third Gender. New York, NY: Zone Books, 1993, pp. 21-50. ISBN: 0942299817.

Foucault, Michel. Herculine Barbin. New York, NY: Random House, 1980. pp. vii-xvii. ISBN: 0394738624.
7 Stonewall, the Closet, and Gay Marriage Jagose. "Gay Liberation." In Queer Theory: An Introduction. New York, NY: New York University Press, 1997, pp. 30-43. ISBN: 0814742343.

Sedgwick, Eve Kosofsky. "Epistemology of the Closet." In LGBT Reader. pp. 45-61.

Warner, Michael. "Beyond Gay Marriage." In The Trouble with Normal. New York, NY: Free Press, 1999, pp. 81-116, and 117-147. ISBN: 0684865297.

D'Emilio, John. "My Changing Sex Life." In The World Turned: Essays on Gay History, Politics, and Culture. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2002, pp. 199-209. ISBN: 0822330237.

———. "Then and Now: The Shifting Context of Gay Historical Writing." In The World Turned: Essays on Gay History, Politics, and Culture. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2002, pp. 210-230. ISBN: 0822330237.
8 AIDS and a Changing Sexual Culture Alonso, Ana Maria, and Maria Teresa Koreck. "Silences: 'Hispanics,' AIDS, and Sexual Practices." In LGBT Reader. pp. 110-126.

Patton, Cindy. "From Nation to Family: Containing African AIDS." In LGBT Reader. pp. 127-140.

Watney, Simon. "The Spectacle of AIDS." In LGBT Reader. pp. 202-210.

Selden, Daniel. "Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Back in the Water..." In LGBT Reader. pp. 221-226.

Hollibaugh, Amber L. My Dangerous Desires. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2000, pp. 187-218. ISBN: 0822326191.
9 Lesbian Feminism and Queer Politics Rubin, Gayle. "Thinking Sex." In LGBT Reader. pp. 3-44.

Frye, Marilyn. "Some Reflections on Separatism and Power." In LGBT Reader. pp. 91-98.

Smith, "Homophobia: Why Bring it Up?" In LGBT Reader. pp. 99-102.

Wittig, Monique. "One is Not Born a Woman." In LGBT Reader. pp. 103-109.

De Lauretis, Teresa. "Sexual Indifference and Lesbian Representation." In LGBT Reader. pp. 141-158.
10 Performativity, Drag, and Gender Identity Butler, Judith. "Imitation and Gender Insubordination." In LGBT Reader. pp. 307-320.

Munoz, Jose Esteban. "Performing Disidentifications." In Disidentifications: Queers of Color and the Performance of Politics. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 1999, pp. 1-34. ISBN: 0816630143.

Newton, Esther. Mother Camp. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1979. ISBN: 0226577600.

Namaste, Ki. "'Tragic Misreadings: Queer Theory's Erasure of Transgender Subjectivity." In Queer Studies: A Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Anthology. Edited by Beemyn and Eliason. New York, NY: New York University Press, 1996, pp. 183-203. ISBN: 0814712584.

Livingston, Jennie. Paris Is Burning. 1990. Film.
11 Transsexuals and the Mutability of Gender Garber, Marjorie. "Spare Parts: The Surgical Construction of Gender." In LGBT Reader. pp. 321-338.

Raymond, Janice. The Transsexual Empire. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1979. ISBN: 0807021644.

Stone, Sandy. "The Empire Strikes Back: A Posttranssexual Manifesto." Version 1.0, Sandy Stone, 1987.

Spade, Dean. "Resisting Medicine, Re/modeling Gender." Berkeley Women's Law Journal 18 (2003): 15-37.
12 Butch/Femme Identities and Female Masculinity Borich, Barrie. My Lesbian Husband. Saint Paul, MN: Greywolf Press, 1999. ISBN: 1555972926.

Case, Sue-Ellen. "Toward a Butch-Femme Aesthetic." In LGBT Reader. pp. 294-306.

Halberstam, Judith. Female Masculinity. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1998, pp. 50-65. ISBN: 0822322439.

Hollibaugh, Amber L. My Dangerous Desires. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2000, pp. 187-218. ISBN: 0822326191.
13 Contemporary Portrayals of Sexuality: Queer Images, Television, Photography, and Censorship Clark, Danae. "Commodity Lesbianism." In LGBT Reader. pp. 186-201.

Crimp, Douglas. "The Boys in My Bedroom." In LGBT Reader. pp. 344-349.

Mercer, Kobena. "Looking for Trouble." In LGBT Reader. pp. 350-359.

Meyer, Richard. "Robert Maplethorpe and the Discipline of Photography." In LGBT Reader. pp. 360-380.

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