Queer Worlds: Sexualities, Knowledge, Affect (032IDS)

30 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll be introduced to queer theory and praxis in global perspective. This will include applying theories to real world concerns, for example with respect to:

• global health
• climate change
• migration
• transgender equality.

It will also involve critical engagements with issues arising when queer persons become objects of study, policy, law or intervention.

The module will open out epistemological and ontological engagements with ‘worlding’, facilitating your understanding of ‘multiple world theories,’ and their implications for international development, anthropology, politics and activism.

An affective approach to knowledge production will be employed as both pedagogical approach and as a means to enable you to raise critical questions pertaining to hegemonic representations of sexual and gender minorities in diverse international contexts. This will involve taking up intersectional perspectives on race equity and ethnicity, class and caste, disability and crip theory, and the politics of culturally comparative analyses of ‘difference’ and diversity.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 267 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.