In a 1981 interview, Foucault remarked, ‘the disappearance of friendship as a social relation and the declaration of homosexuality as a social/political/medical problem are the same process’. How does the problematization of (homo)sexuality limit the possibilities of friendship? Illustrate with reference to examples of your choice.
Case Study Essay Pick One: (Total word limit 1500) In what ways does Willa Cather’s (1905) short story Paul’s Case bear out Foucault’s (1978) argument in The History of Sexuality, Volume 1? Illustrate with reference to the text. Notes: See Week 2 Materials/ Readings Useful link for this question: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willa_Cather Normative sexual and gender identities […]