DePaul University : II. Areas of Concentration

LGBTQ Studies minors must take at least one elective course in each of the following three areas of concentration. This list is not exhaustive as new courses are regularly created and approved. Students should contact the Program Director for a current list of approved electives. Students may also petition the Director for approval of a course not listed. Courses followed by the designation “on approval” include Special Topics and other courses that can significantly change focus with each offering; students should check the current list of approved electives for confirmation.

1. Queer Theory and the Intersections of Identity. This concentration poses fundamental questions about constructions of personal and social identity in relation to sexuality and gender. In these courses, students probe the discourse of sexual identity from several disciplinary perspectives, including psychology, psychoanalysis, geography, and women’s studies. Approved courses include: PSY 213 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered Psychology; PSY 215 Human Sexuality; REL 254 The Body and Human Relationships; WMS 388/488 Queer Theory; WMS 394 Transnational Sexualities.

2. Queer Representations. This concentration includes courses that study the many ways in which same-sex desire has been represented in art and literature present and past. Approved courses include: ENG 272/379 Lesbian and Gay Literature; ENG 371 Queer African-American Literature; ENG 389 The Queer Novel; LGQ 397 Sappho to Shakespeare: Queer Desire in Ancient and Early Modern Literature; LST 310 Queer Latinidad; WMS 255 Deconstructing the Diva; WMS 290 Queer Cinema.

3. History, Politics, and Power. This concentration studies LGBTQ history in a variety of periods and settings, as well as current issues in LGBTQ politics. Approved courses include: AMS/HST 275 and AMS/HST 276 History of Sexuality in America; LGQ 332/WMS 332/432/PSC 312 Creating Change: Contemporary Lesbian and Gay Politics; LGQ 338/WMS 338 Sexual Justice: Lesbians, Gays and the Law; LGQ 397 Gay Men's Health Matters; NSG 335 Lesbian Health Matters; REL 256 Wellness, Disease, and AIDS in Cross-Cultural Perspective; WMS 394 Queer Pioneers: Culture, Gender, and Political Activism.