II. What Do You Already Know About Queer Cultures? (15 mins)
Posted by: queerbythebooks on: March 9, 2009
What’s in a name?
A people with a history.
A. Small Group Discussion
B. Report-back and Presentation
2 Responses to "II. What Do You Already Know About Queer Cultures? (15 mins)"
March 14, 2009 at 5:45 pm
Early 20th century, “queer” is outside nuclear family: Women’s domestic sphere, men’s external sphere. Entertainment at home.
In theater in the 1940s and 50s, “queer” was a noun.
Certain professions have queer status.
Generational differences about the use of terms.
Open to inclusion but also exclusive (not queer enough or unstable/fluid boundaries).
Policing; legal oppression. Sexual relations and contractual arrangements.
HIstorical association with flamboyant appearance.
“Passing”
Coming out stories: conversion narratives.
March 13, 2009 at 3:13 pm
The Friday Morning Gang Knows:
I know that I don’t know much.
What I know is self taught.
The power of words and language evolves, who embraces and who is offended by certain words.
The term “queer” is generational; language changes over time and cultures.
The term “queer” is not necessarily all inclusive but it gives you a sense of the intersections of multiple forms of identity that you possess.