Week 6, 2/18/99

Agenda

• Re-edit final_project.htm with links to each student's website page.
• Create a linked webpage to final_project.htm. Please name your main webpage as I have suggested below.
• Each student in charge of a list of main websites.
• Laura (hatemain.htm): Support and Information Against Hate crimes and Homophobia
• FBI stats link
• Hatewatch
• Matthew Shepard
• PFLAG
• We Are Family
• Q.U.E.P.A.S.A.
• Sophia (antipolmain.htm): Anti-Queer Political Groups
• Family Research Council
• American Family Association
• National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuals
• Christian Coaliton
• God Hates Fags
• STRAIGHT
• American Guardian
• Jessica (propolmain.htm): Political Pro-Queer Groups
• Stonewall
• Human Rights Campaign
• Gay/Lesbian Issues
• GLAAD
• Wired Strategies
• Lesbian Avengers
• Minnie (comingoutmain.htm): Coming Out: Support and Alternative Groups
• Whosoever
• Dignity/USA
• Homosexual Anonymous
• Courage
• Christian Resources about Homosexuality and AIDS
• Stonewall Revisited
• Christian Coalition for Reconciliation
• Leach (legitmain.htm) or Gina: Contesting Legitimacy
• Bisexual Options
• International Journal of Transgenderism
• LGB Student Union at U of Florida
• West Chester University LGB Services
• American Psychological Association on Homosexuality
• Use this list to create a table of relevant information. Number of rows equals to number of websites. Number of columns should be four with the following categories: Names of Organizations; URLs; Brief Description of site; Analyses. Please see example of website-topic main page. Also, make sure you have made all necessary changes before uploading this page. You can check by viewing the Check-off List.
• Students are responsible to contact other students to get their analyses of the main websites.  This could be done by email or the other students handing in a disk. Please see handout of list of students and their sites.

 
• How to begin to analyze your site
• Description of what the site is: Who are the people behind this site? What are their objectives? What is your focused topic?
• Analysis of this site in context to contestations of sexualities: How does this site fit into our critical framework of contested sexualities? What perspective is it coming from? How does it legitimate its position and deviantize/marginalize its opponents, if any (for some sites, you can see list of links to its allies and enemies)? How successful do you think of its strategies? (see website project guideline for a more completed list of questions)
• What are some of the relevant assigned readings to help you better understand this site.
• Comparison among these organizations: How does this organization relate to other organizations?

 
• HOMEWORK: Finish the linked website page and upload it to your account. Due Wednesday Noon of the following week, 2/25/99. Be sure to upload it with the suggested file name.