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Seminar Preparation Week 3: Empire Critical Perspectives on Global Politics

4PIRS008W.2

Learning Portfolio Task 1

Complete the following reading notes for the essential reading,

Reading Title: Read Rahul Rao’s “Locations of Homphobia”, only until the bottom of page 184. (There is an optional recorded podcast with Rahul to listen to if you would like).

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Learning Portfolio Task 2

Please Read Carol Cohn’s Defence Sex and Death: The Rational World of Defense Intellectuals, Signs.

1) What role do religious actors play in shaping contemporary views on LGBT rights? Please discuss various contexts and various actors.

2) What are the issues with tying humanitarian aid between the Global North and the Global South to LGBT rights?

3) What do you think sexualised language makes war more permissible? Can you give an example from the second reading?