This module explores the complicated and often heated relationship between LGBTQ movements, feminist movements and religion/spirituality. It investigates how patriarchal and heteronormative constructions of gender and sexuality are challenged, both by those who attempt to reform religious traditions from within and those who break away to invent new forms of spirituality.
Cannot normally be taken with LH Gender, Sexualities and Religion.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Demonstrate a nuanced understanding of diverse feminist and LGBTQ critiques of religions, spiritualities and religious communities;
Critically analyse religious mainstream and reformist responses to the challenges raised by LGBTQ and feminist critiques;
Apply the insights from diverse feminist and LGBTQ thinkers to key topics and issues effecting different religious communities.
