Theory of Social and Cultural Diversity IV

Reading assignments for the first half of the course: WEEK 1 Introduction Week 2 Kath Browne and Catherine J. Nash. (2010). Queer Methods and Methodologies: an introduction. In Brown, K & Nash, C.J. Queer Methods and Methodologies: Intersecting Queer Theories and Social Science Research. Routledge, pp. 1-24. Alison Rooke. (2010). Queer in the Field: On emotions, temporality and performativity in ethnography. In Brown, K & Nash, C.J. Queer Methods and Methodologies: Intersecting Queer Theories and Social Science Research. Routledge, pp. 25-40. Week 3. Yvette Taylor. (2010). The ‘outness’ of Queer: Class and sexual intersections. In Brown, K & Nash, C.J. Queer Methods and Methodologies: Intersecting Queer Theories and Social Science Research. Routledge, pp. 69-84. Andrew King and Ann Cronin. (2010). Queer Methods and Queer Practices: re-examining the identities of older lesbian, gay, Bisexual adults . In Brown, K & Nash, C.J. Queer Methods and Methodologies: Intersecting Queer Theories and Social Science Research. Routledge, pp. 85-96. Week 4 Andrew Gorman-Murray, Lynda Johnston and Gordon Waitt. (2010). Queer(ing) Communication in Research Relationships: a conversation about subjectivities, methodologies and ethics. In Brown, K & Nash, C.J. Queer Methods and Methodologies: Intersecting Queer Theories and Social Science Research. Routledge, pp.97-112. Catherine J. Nash. (2010). Queer Conversations: old-time lesbians, transmen and the Politics of Queer research. In Brown, K & Nash, C.J. Queer Methods and Methodologies: Intersecting Queer Theories and Social Science Research. Routledge, pp.129-142. Week 5 Michael Connors Jackman. (2010). The Trouble with Fieldwork: Queering Methodologies. In Brown, K & Nash, C.J. Queer Methods and Methodologies: Intersecting Queer Theories and Social Science Research. Routledge, pp. 113-128. Stacy Holman Jones and Tony E. Adams. (2010). Autoethnography is a Queer Method. In Brown, K & Nash, C.J. Queer Methods and Methodologies: Intersecting Queer Theories and Social Science Research. Routledge, pp.195-214. Week 6 Jamie Heckert. (2010) Intimacy with strangers/intimacy with self: Queer experiences of social research. In Brown, K & Nash, C.J. Queer Methods and Methodologies: Intersecting Queer Theories and Social Science Research. Routledge, pp.41-54. Mathias Detamore. (2010) Queer(y)ing the Ethics of Research Methods: Toward a Politics of intimacy in researcher/researched relations. In Brown, K & Nash, C.J. Queer Methods and Methodologies: Intersecting Queer Theories and Social Science Research. Routledge, pp.167-182. Week 7 Mark Graham. (2010) Method Matters: ethnography and Materiality. In Brown, K & Nash, C.J. Queer Methods and Methodologies: Intersecting Queer Theories and Social Science Research. Routledge, pp. 183-194. Kath Browne. (2010) Queer Quantification or Queer(y)ing Quantification: Creating lesbian, gay, Bisexual or heterosexual Citizens through governmental social research. In Brown, K & Nash, C.J. Queer Methods and Methodologies: Intersecting Queer Theories and Social Science Research. Routledge, pp.231-250. Week 8 Tsika, Noah. (2016) “CompuQueer: Protocological Constraints, Algorithmic Streamlining, and the Search for Queer Methods Online.” Women’s Studies Quarterly 44, no. 3/4 111–30. http://www.jstor.org/***** Haber, Benjamin. (2016) “The Queer Ontology of Digital Method.” Women’s Studies Quarterly 44, no. 3/4 150–69. http://www.jstor.org/***** Week 9-13 Presentations about original research.

The course will be based on participants presenting to the class a summary of each chapter and then discussion in the class. Participants will be expected to present at least two presentations (three if participants are few): one (or two) presentation(s) about the reading assignments (article summary and class discussion questions); and one for your original research presentation: summary of your recommended article and discussion questions for class participants.

Presentation for reading assignments 50% Presentation for original research 50%

You must read all reading assignments before the class.