WGSS 350 Final Exam by Madison Mollman https://padlet.com/z1830205/szhlq4c5sslyygjt en-us 2020-12-07 20:17:39 UTC 2020-12-08 01:31:57 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. What reading challenged you the most? z1830205 https://padlet.com/z1830205/szhlq4c5sslyygjt/wish/995906946 Just a Closer Walk with Thee by Kathy Y. Wilson 
Before reading this piece or listening to the Rivera podcast episode, I had a very rigid idea about the relationship between LGBTQ identities and religion. I was raised Catholic, and I’ve seen how harmful some ideas from the church can be for people who identify as LGBTQ. I thought that religion and ‘queer’ identity could not coexist with one another. This reading opened my eyes to the possibility of worship alongside inclusion. 
  • Reading this piece, I was introduced to new ways of preaching...: 
“If you’re gay or lesbian, you will not be preached about in the third person; you won’t be told to change your ways or risk eternal damnation.” (p 201) 
  • New ways of experiencing church...: 
“...not the same-gender couples who share Bibles and blithely brush against one another like intimates; not the teenagers who run the aisles with abandon...” (p 201) 
  • And new ways of thinking about the structure of the Church: 
“[Pastor Jones] says being a woman in the black church is as groundbreaking as being a lesbian” (p 206)
]]> 2020-12-07 20:21:52 UTC https://padlet.com/z1830205/szhlq4c5sslyygjt/wish/995906946 2. What module did you enjoy the most? z1830205 https://padlet.com/z1830205/szhlq4c5sslyygjt/wish/995909952 Module/ Week 10: Defining Camp
Through reading Joshua Glenn’s Camp: An Introduction and Susan Sontag’s Notes on Camp, and in viewing Dr. Kyle Livie’s presentation, I learned what ‘camp’ is. Dr. Livie defined camp using its French origin “to pose dramatically”; for Joshua Glenn it’s an “engaged detachment”; and for Susan Sontag, an unnatural “mode of sensibility”. Although hard to define, Dr. Livie explained, camp is essential to queerness.
My favorite part of this module was going through Dr. Kyle Livie's Primer on Camp in American Pop Culture. More specifically, I enjoyed viewing "Dawn Davenport and the Cha-Cha Heels". Apart from being hysterical, this scene is a great example of camp and puts the definition into a tangible persona/act.
]]> 2020-12-07 20:22:41 UTC https://padlet.com/z1830205/szhlq4c5sslyygjt/wish/995909952 3. Overall takeaways: z1830205 https://padlet.com/z1830205/szhlq4c5sslyygjt/wish/995912120 a. Now that you have read/discussed these themes of gender and sexuality, how do you apply them moving forward?
I originally took this course to expand my knowledge on LGBTQ history and current issues. I want to become the most well-rounded and inclusive counselor that I can be, so I think it's important to be informed on these issues. I have learned so much, but I think the main way I can apply this knowledge in the future is by being compassionate and by being an advocate. As a counselor I will have a duty to make my clients feel safe, heard, and respected. If a client identitfies as LGBTQ, I am now more informed to deal with issues in that context.
b. What is one area you believe you can continue to learn as you leave the course?
Something we talked about at the end of the semester was decolonization. We discussed the topic and read what some experts had to say about the idea, but I still don't feel like I have a full grasp of what decolonization is or what implementing it would look like. I think a good start would be for me to research on colonization and how that has affected our current state of living. From there, it might be easier to understand conceivably what undoing it would entail. I'm excited to delve deeper into the topic of decolonization, and I hope to find ways that I can contribute to the concept in my personal and professional life.]]> 2020-12-07 20:23:18 UTC https://padlet.com/z1830205/szhlq4c5sslyygjt/wish/995912120