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Queer Studies In countries other than the U.S.

Since this page is flagged as not having world view, I am proposing to add a section on queer studies at foreign universities. It is very difficult to find credibly sources on this subject, but I did find one on Fudan University in Shanghai. I would add a new section to the Queer Studies page called "Queer Studies at non-U.S. Universities" and would begin with a paragraph on Fudan University that reads: I In 2003, the School of Public Health University at Fudan University in Shanghai, China opened its first course on homosexuality. The course is called Homosexual Health and Social Sciences and is designed to have a multi-disciplinary approach, with lectures focused on social sciences, humanities, and public health. Only one student was enrolled in 2003, but the course was open to the public and average attendance for that year was 89.9. The enrollment and average attendance in 2004 increased to 2 and 114, respectively.

Let me know if anyone has any suggestions! Tisamerefleshwound (talk) 01:42, 26 September 2016 (UTC)Tisamerefleshwound

Annotated Bibliography

Berlant, Lauren, et al. “FORUM: On the Political Implications of Using the Term ‘Queer,’ as in ‘Queer Politics,’ ‘Queer Studies,’ and ‘Queer Pedagogy.’” The Radical Teacher, no. 45, University of Illinois Press, Winter 2006, pp. 52-57. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/20709811. Accessed 29 Sept 2016.

This article analyzes how LGBTQ culture often takes things from popular culture and makes it its own, and how popular culture also takes form LGBTQ culture in in relation to what choices our culture has to “brand” LGBTQ people with. Berlant argues that the point queer pedagogy is to build a more accepting culture that doesn’t require people to choose “lesbian” or “gay.” I am using this article to explain how important it is for members of the LGBTQ to feel accepted and and not expected to fit in a certain box and that is the responsibility of everyone to create a culture where this can be achieved.

Costa, Angelo Brandelli, et al. “Prejudice Toward Gender and Sexual Diversity in a Brazilian Public University: Prevalence, Awareness, and the Effects of Education.” Sexual Research and Social Policy, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 261-272. PsychINFO, doi: 10.1007/s13178-015-0191-z.

I began this assignment wanting to look at different countries’ universities queer curriculum and LBGTQ presence on campus but it was difficult to find articles on foreign universities in English so this was an excellent find. This article creates a interesting discussion on the correlation between education on homosexuality and gender issues and a decrease in prejudice. I will use this article to provide a South American perspective on the discussion of why and how to teach LBGTQ issues at universities.

Ecker, John, et al. “Showing Your Pride: A National Survey of Queer Student Centres in Canadian Colleges and Universities.” Higher Education, vol. 70, no. 5, Nov 2015, pp. 881-898. EBSCOhost, doi: 10.1007/s10734-015-9874-x.

This articles gives real life examples of how important having an LGTBQ presence on campus is to the culture of a university. I will use these examples to exemplify how important it is to expose college age kids to the homosexual perspective.

Evans, Nancy J., and Todd K. Herriot. “Freshman Impressions: How Investigating the Campus Climate for LGBT Students Affected Four Freshman Students.” Journal of College Student Development, vol. 45, no. 3, May/June 2004, pp. 317-331. PsychINFO, http://muse.jhu.edu/article/171135.

This article is similar to Ecker’s article on Canadian college students, but this article interviews students from an American Midwestern college. This article is interesting because it takes the perspective of freshman students and records how having an LBGTQ center in their lives has shaped their experience. I will use this article to explain how important having an LGBTQ presence is on campus, even even if that university doesn’t have any queer studies courses.

Harned, Jon, et al. “Queer Studies and the Job Market: Three Perspectives.” Profession, 2006, pp. 82-90. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/stable/25595582. Accessed 29 Sept 2016.

This source is providing important information on how studying queer studies translates to the job market, as well as some of the issues that professors have faced when attempting to increase curriculum that covers gender and sexuality issues. I am using this information to describe how queer studies fits into the academic world, and why it should be there.

Shneer, David and Caryn Aviv. American Queer, Now and Then. Paradigm Publishers, 2006.

This book covers the development of queer culture and communities in America. I will use this to shape my argument that countries with more education on homosexuality and gender expression at higher level institutions contribute to creating a more tolerant and accepting society.

Whittington, Karl. “QUEER.” Studies in Iconography, vol. 33, Western Michigan U Medieval Institute Publications, 2012, pp. 157-168. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23924280.

Whittington not only outlines how the word queer is used, but its history in in academia to describe anything that wasn’t “of the norm, or the dominant.” I will use this article to not defend the us of the word queer and to give some of its background in academia in my paper.

Yanning, Gao, and Steven Gu. “The Course on Homosexuality at Fudan University: Make a ‘Hole’ to ‘Borrow’ Light from Humanities and Social Sciences for Public Health Education in Mainland China.” Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in Education, vol. 3, no. 4, 2006, pp. 87-95. EBSCOhost, doi: 10.1300/J36v03n04_08. Accessed 26 Sept 2016.

I am using this source to provide insight on the first course on homosexuality in China. This course will serve as a significant example of the incredible effect education on homosexuality can be to be a society’s tolerance.