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- ABOUTI own and manage the gendersex.net domain name and use it for two main purposes: to provide general resources on the study of gender and sexuality and to provide specific resources for my WRTG 3020 classes at CU Boulder, which focus on the topic of “The Rhetoric of Gender and Sexuality.” You can read more about these two purposes below. Most of the materials on the site are visible to all viewers, but some material is restricted only to users who are logged into their gendersex.net accounts, such as articles subject to copyright or conversations among students that are of a personal nature. RESOURCES FOR GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES The primary audience for materials on the main Rhetoric of Gender & Sexuality site includes scholars and students in the fields of gender studies and LGBT studies, as well as anyone interested in learning more about these fields. The primary purpose of the site is to provide resources for investigating issues such as the origins of gender identity, the impact of a binary model of gender, and the nature of sexual orientation. The collection includes links to relevant web sites, a main blog with posts in a variety of categories, and…
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Category Archive for: ‘Queer Studies’
Weeks, Jeffrey. “The Construction of Homosexuality.”
Weeks, Jeffrey. “The Construction of Homosexuality.” Queer Theory/Sociology. Ed. S. Seidman. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 1999. weeks-homo-construction.pdf TOPICS:Traces the history of ways of thinking about homosexuality as a behavior vs. an identity.
Read MoreSchlichter, Annette. “Contesting ‘Straights’: ‘Lesbians,’ ‘Queer Heterosexuals’ and the Critique of Heteronormativity.”
Schlichter, Annette. “Contesting ‘Straights’: ‘Lesbians,’ ‘Queer Heterosexuals’ and the Critique of Heteronormativity.” Journal of Lesbian Studies 11.3/4 (2007): 189-201. Print. schlichter-contesting-straights.pdf
Read MoreSullivan, Nikki. “Assimilation or Liberation, Sexuality or Gender.”
Sullivan, Nikki. “Assimilation or Liberation, Sexuality or Gender.” A Critical Introduction to Queer Theory. NY: New York UP, 2003. 22-36. sullivan-queer-theory-ch2.pdf
Read MoreKenen, Stephanie. “Who Counts When You’re Counting Homosexuals? Hormones and Homosexuality in Mid-Twentieth Century America.”
Kenen, Stephanie. “Who Counts When You’re Counting Homosexuals? Hormones and Homosexuality in Mid-Twentieth Century America.” In Science and Homosexualities. Ed. Vernon A. Rosario. New York: Routledge, 1997. kenen-hormones-homosexuality.pdf
Read MoreWeeks, Jeffrey. “The Invention of Sexuality.”
Weeks, Jeffrey. . “The Invention of Sexuality.” Sexual Lives: A Reader on the Theories and Realities of Human Sexualities. Eds. Robert Heasley and Betsy Crane. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2003. Print. weeks-invention-sexuality.pdf
Read MoreHutchins, Loraine. “Bi Any Other Name.”
Hutchins, Loraine, and Lani Kaahumanu. “Bi Any Other Name.” Sexual Lives: A Reader on the Theories and Realities of Human Sexualities. Eds. Robert Heasley and Betsy Crane. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2003. Print. hutchins-bisexuality.pdf
Read MoreAult, Amber. “Ambiguous Identity in an Unambiguous Sex/Gender Structure: The Case of Bisexual Women.”
Ault, Amber. “Ambiguous Identity in an Unambiguous Sex/Gender Structure: The Case of Bisexual Women.” The Sociological Quarterly 37.3 (1996): 449-463. ault-bisexual-gender.pdf
Read MoreTerry, Jennifer. “The Seductive Power of Science in the Making of Deviant Subjectivity.”
Terry, Jennifer. “The Seductive Power of Science in the Making of Deviant Subjectivity.” In Science and Homosexualities. Ed. Vernon A. Rosario. New York: Routledge, 1997. terry-seductive-science.pdf READING NOTES Summary In this article, Terry raises questions about the knowledge we have about homosexuality through scientific research. She examines the history of scientific research into homosexuality in order to show that science …
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