CMLT 132
Sexuality and Textuality
The course serves as an introduction to gay and lesbian studies and queer theory from the perspective of literature in an international and intercultural context.
Clark University values and supports its LGBTQIA+ community members — students, faculty, and staff. On this page, you will find information and resources to help you navigate your Clark experience, on campus and beyond. Stay tuned for more information regarding future programming and other initiatives.
All students in University housing may select to live with a roommate of a different gender in accordance with the gender-inclusive housing policy. Additionally, all gendered spaces are assigned based on students’ self-identified gender.
Want to know more? Contact Drew Melendez, Assistant Director of Housing Operations, at DMelendez@clarku.edu.
View a list of gender-neutral bathrooms on Clark’s campus. The Gender-Neutral Bathroom (GNB) Project s spearheaded by Oliver McCormick ’24, the founder and president of Queer Students for Education and Liberation (QSEL).
Clark recognizes that some community members wish to use a first name other than a legal first name to identify themselves. We will display a preferred first name in place of your legal first name in many, but not all, internal systems and reports.
QTSOC supports students in exploring the intersectionality in their lives with a particular focus on race, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation. Some examples of activities include discussing power and privilege through current events or the Clark context; identifying resources, community members, and events that allow support; story sharing to build community; and learning about our histories. Contact aa_ace@clarku.edu for more information.
Prism serves the lesbian, gay, transgender, intersex, and queer students of Clark University and their partners. Prism members are dedicated to improving support and awareness in both the Clark community and all over the globe, holding events throughout the school year such as Coming Out Stories, Pride Prom, and our Week of Awareness. Community-building is central to our group, and we serve as a resource center with information, a queer library, clothing swap, and a binder exchange.
Clark University was on the forefront of the gay liberation movement in the 1970s. A course on the subject, one of the first in the country, was offered in 1975; a student group also was active that year, and the University hosted a major conference in gay studies in 1976. “Queering Clark,” a 2019 exhibit, highlighted Clark’s LGBTQIA+ heritage from the 1970s to the present. Moving forward in 2021, Screen Studies Professor Rox Samer brought micha cárdenas, Zackary Drucker, and Chris E. Vargas to campus for the Higgins School of Humanities event on “Trans Media and Its Futures.”
Interested in career resources for LGBTQIA+ students?
Class of 2021 Senior Week activities include Clark’s second annual Lavender Celebration
Higgins School event includes nationally renowned guests for panel discussion on present and future state of transgender media
Professor emeritus discusses his journey as a gay man in the 1950s, ’60s
Professor Goldberg’s work takes interdisciplinary, intersectional approach
Professor honored for preserving stories of ‘marginalized and unrecognized’ communities
Professor Elizabeth Blake’s research and teaching focuses on modernism, also specializes in food, gender, and sexuality studies
CMLT 132
The course serves as an introduction to gay and lesbian studies and queer theory from the perspective of literature in an international and intercultural context.
SCRN 288
This course will explore how cinema has participated in the construction, deconstruction, and reimagining of gender across its history, reading examples of early feminist film theory.
HIST 212
Covers the history of sexuality from 1750-present focusing on Western Europe. Examine how different societies and times determined what was licit and illicit sexual behavior.
ENG 139
From the coded sighs of “the love that dare not speak its name” to the out and proud writers of the present moment, this course traces a non-linear history of literary engagement with queerness.
GERM 230
In this course, we will investigate the emergence of modern sexual discourses in the nineteenth-century German-speaking world.
PSYC 143
This course examines contemporary knowledge and attitudes towards human sexuality, relying on theoretical and empirical psychological research.
ENG 264
The Victorian period was full of writers addressing what we now consider themes of “queer” sexuality and gender. Often, however, these themes have gone unrecognized.
CMLT 233
What happens when we think of sexuality, with all of its transgressive and individualistic energies, in terms of rationally established universal human rights?
Local Partners
Founded by Love Your Labels, the Queer Coalition for Greater Worcester represents the best interests of the LGBTQIA+ community and recognizes the need for support, visibility, and representation for queer and trans people to realize a vision for the region that is diverse, inclusive, equitable, sustainable, and prosperous.
Original Rainbow Flag
First unfurled at the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day Parade on June 25, 1978, the flag was designed by Gilbert Baker.
Learn MoreProgress Pride Flag
Designed in 2018 by Daniel Quasar, a five-colored chevron places a greater emphasis on inclusion and progression.
Learn MoreIntersex-Inclusive Pride Flag
Created by media personality Valentino Vecchietti, this flag includes yellow and purple to represent intersex communities.
Learn MoreJoin the Clark community in celebrating Pride throughout the year! Download virtual backgrounds or pick a frame to add to your social media profile.
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