U. Minnesota ‘Intersectional Medieval Art’ Class Explores ‘Transgender Saints’

U. Minnesota ‘Intersectional Medieval Art’ Class Explores ‘Transgender Saints’

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University of Minnesota offers art class on 'transgender saints'

The Center for Medieval Studies course views medieval art through the lenses of 'critical race theory, intersectionality, and queer theory.'

The university in Minneapolis now wants to teach about “transgender saints” and “medieval sex change surgeries.” “We will consider gender, orientation, and race in the context of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic medieval culture,” the description of the classes says. The classes offered by the university will be based on “queer theory” and issues related to “various discriminations.” After all, “fighting discrimination” is usually an opportunity f…