Discussion Leadership

Tips for Discussion Leadership
1) Read your colleagues response papers. (All students should carry a copy of their response paper with them at all times, i.e., three copies should be in circulation.)

2) Identify certain themes and questions that emerge from the collection.

3) Compare and contrast responses to the readings.

4) Queer the readings, even more. Queer the responses, even more. (Focus your attention on identity categories, the desire for a particular "stability", the resistance to and trouble with certain discursive formations, and the implications of a sexual politic that would result from the authors' and your colleagues' political prescriptions).

5) Make notes, make clarifications, and compose a brief talking points paper (or, at least, a series of issues and questions). Compile all papers and your notes (stapled and ordered) and be ready to turn in to instructor on Wednesday.

6) Be prepared to facilitate discussion and to speak in front of the class on Wednesday.