「酷兒」(Queer)意指挑戰或抵拒傳統「正典」(Norm)建構價值的論述與實踐。台灣電影產業歷經台語電影、武俠片、功夫片、政宣片、學生電影及新浪潮電影等時期。魏德聖《海角七號》以後，台灣電影產業進入新一波復甦，更多類型的電影百花齊放。在台灣文學長流中，酷兒文學深具挑戰傳統價值與霸權思想的能量，近代數位與科幻相關論述主題更是豐富了原有的酷兒文學框架。本課程聚焦台灣當代具指標意義的酷兒文學與電影作品，試圖在二者之間建構多元對話，並搭配國內外重要酷兒理論，相輔相成。擇選作品不僅在文化美學上生產出獨特風格，亦與其創作時代的在地脈絡發出深遠的共鳴。
In the history of Taiwanese film, a variety of genres appear, including chivalric films, independent films, and New Wave cinema. In the local film industry’s period of revival following the box-office success of Wei Te-Sheng’s Cape No. 7, a new genre, queer film, emerged, which questions and problematizes traditions and norms. Referring to discourses and practices that focus on challenging normative constructions, queer art, and particularly literature, is a force that consistently resists all kinds of hegemony within Taiwanese culture. Emerging digital and science-fiction discourses further enrich the possibilities for queer literature and film. This course focuses on significant queer literature and film from the past decade, fashioning dialogues between the two.