ETHNC 5725 - Queer of Color Critique

Queer of color critique and cultural work is a rich, important, and often overlooked site of knowledge production that has heavily influenced popular culture, activist movements, and theoretical frameworks.Drawing from lived and embodied experience, the work of many queer and trans BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) scholars, activists, and artists not only critique and expand upon the fields of queer studies and ethnic studies, but also create an entirely new field from which we can gain the theoretical and material tools for ensuring a future in which all peoples survive, thrive, and flourish. Together, we will analyze theoretical readings, alongside music, poetry, cinema, art, and performance, to think critically about the kind of radical future these works make possible.