UCL Queer Community College Histories and Futures

<p>Terms like queer, heteronormativity, homonationalism, and pinkwashing are widely used, but where do they come from and what do they actually mean? How can these critical concepts help us to make sense of ourselves and the world around us? How might a queer approach shed light on ways that gender and sexuality intersect with class, race, patriarchy, disability and colonialism? For LGBTQ+ history month, take a deep dive into key ideas from queer theory, identities, politics, activism. Classes will comprise discussion, reading, and creative practice. </p>

<p>Terms like queer, heteronormativity, homonationalism, and pinkwashing are widely used, but where do they come from and what do they actually mean? How can these critical concepts help us to make sense of ourselves and the world around us? How might a queer approach shed light on ways that gender and sexuality intersect with class, race, patriarchy, disability and colonialism? For LGBTQ+ history month, take a deep dive into key ideas from queer theory, identities, politics, activism. Classes will comprise discussion, reading, and creative practice. </p>

<p>You don’t need any prior knowledge to participate, just a sense of curiosity and an open mind <br />
<strong>Reading lists and resources will be available each week for those who wish to explore these ideas further.</strong></p>

<p>Histories told through a colonial lens impose gender and sexual binaries, and erase queer stories. Queer lives are often not documented, partially represented, or entirely framed around moral panics, policing and prosecution, and disease, which presents challenges for practising queer history. This session invites us to address the archival absences and embrace the blurriness of historical identities in bringing queer pasts to light. How might these stories contribute to help us understand the present and imagine queer futures?     </p>

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