WGS 3600 - Pleasure Activism Across Time

Effective Start Date: 10/25/2022
The history of white supremacy & the heteropatriarchy includes denying sexual pleasure of marginalized communities. A major benefit of pleasure is empowerment, which threatens power structures & leads to restrictive practices & laws. This course focuses on queer activists & feminists of color who examine pleasure, systemic oppression, & the connection of inner desires & needs -physical, mental, & emotional -as a part of enacting social change.

Requisites: Students can’t enroll if previously taken WGS 3559 Topic# 62 Pleasure Activism

Credits: 3