September 18-October 20, 2002

In the four and a half weeks of this seminar, which will take place entirely online, participants will be introduced to three important issues in LGBT studies. These issues include cross-cultural views on gender and sexuality; the debate between essentialism and social constructionism; and community prospects and tactics. The seminar will be facilitated by Professors Esther Newton and Deb Amory of the Lesbian/Gay Studies Program at SUNY Purchase.

This online mini-course is adapted from the traditional classroom course at Purchase College SUNY, Introduction to Lesbian and Gay Studies, which has been offered at the College since 1974. It will be offered as a full course for academic credit in the spring of 2003 through Continuing Education at Purchase College. Most of the readings will be drawn from The Columbia Reader on Lesbians & Gay Men in Media, Society & Politics, Larry Gross and James D. Woods, editors, (New York: Columbia University Press, 1999). All of the readings will be posted in Blackboard, an online courseware system, but participants might enjoy reading further in this text that examines the history and politics of LGBT identities and communities in and through media representations.

Technical Requirements:

• Adobe Acrobat Reader
  Download Adobe Acrobat Reader here
  
• Computer with Internet access and browser; modem minimum of 33k baud, but faster is always better.
  
• Audio Player: realplayer, musicmatch, etc. to play MP3 files.
  

Registration:
Course limit is 15 participants. Registration will be available through the CLAGS website, www.clags.org, starting late summer. Please contact the CLAGS office about registration for this free online discussion group at (212) 817-1955 or clags@gc.cuny.edu.

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