writing "Gender and women studies"

Discussion questions for Stonewall Uprising If you choose to write your film response on Stonewall Uprising, I would like to see a discussion of heterosexism, homonegativity, stereotyping and discourse. Please address some of the questions below in your paper to show that you understand these three concepts.

1. How did heterosexism in the 1950s and 60s contribute to homonegativity? Be sure to demonstrate that you understand the difference between the two.

2. How does Stuart Hall define stereotypes in “Stereotyping as Signifying Practice?” What were the stereotypes about gay men in the 1950s and 60s? (Think of the public service announcements shown in Stonewall Uprising.) How did these stereotypes create categories of “normal” and “deviant” and position homosexuals as “the Other?” How did these categories result in their exclusion from society?

3. In “Stereotyping as Signifying Practice,” Stuart Hall argues that stereotypes “occur where there are gross inequalities of power.” How were the stereotypes about homosexuality in the 1950s and 60s connected to a power imbalance?

4. In “Introduction to Beyond the Natural Body,” Nelly Oudshoorn argues that the dominant discourse, which changes over time, shapes our scientific understandings. How did the discourse of the 1950s and 60s pathologize homosexuality and construct it as deviant? What were the consequences for non- heterosexuals?