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PHCRT-300-05: Queer Archival Desires

Spring 2019

Subject: Philosophy and Critical Theory
Type: Seminar
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Level: Undergraduate

Campus: Oakland
Course Dates: January 28, 2019 — May 06, 2019
Meetings: Mon 12:00-03:00PM, B Building - B2
Instructor: Rebekah Edwards

Units: 3.0
Enrolled: 0/15 Closed

Description:

This course explores the pleasures, compulsions and complexities of queer archival practices and projects. We will read queer and trans theory and theory about queer and trans archives, explore the special collections at the CCA library; visit a number of LGBTQ archival collections (some material, some digital), explore a range of archival methodologies including recent considerations regarding archival practices in Digital Humanities. This course draws on scholarly, creative and activists' practices and culminates in the curation and development of your own archival project.

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