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Queer Theory - CHARM-EU

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A European university consortium is teaching Queer Theory as a core course — revealing how identity, normativity, and power structures are now central to mainstream academic curricula.

Queer TheorySocial ConstructionismNormative Power StructuresIdentity Theory

Theory Briefing

  • The University of Bergen delivers this Queer Theory course as part of the CHARM-EU multi-university European alliance.
  • The course offers in-depth knowledge of queer theory frameworks, directly challenging heteronormative and binary assumptions about identity.
  • Embedding Queer Theory into a transnational curriculum signals how social constructionism is reshaping higher education across Europe.