Spring 2024

Exploration of identity development in terms of social, political and cultural constructs; examination of collegiate athletics and the contributions of men of color.

Examination of how gender and sexuality have been constructed, experienced and legislated.

Emergence of feminist thought from the Enlightenment to the present; historical development of female subjectivity; advancement of womens rights; feminisms from alternative ideological perspectives.

Genealogies of queer theory, from psychoanalytic theories to feminism and post-structuralism; evolving concepts of gender; relation to social justice, resistance and power.

Experiential course examining how beliefs about mortality are produced by history, gender, culture, and context; how the handling of death shapes urban society.

Interdisciplinary analysis of LGBTQ issues; examination of the intersections of gender and sexuality with social class, race, religion and nationality.

Intensive experience with gender-focused community organizations; analysis of relationships between organizations and feminist and queer theory.

An examination of the role women have played in world politics focusing on issues of war and peace, the environment and the global economy.

Explores the role of the media in the LGBTQ revolution that transformed the lives of sexual and gender minorities in the United States.

Questions of gay and lesbian identity, expression and experience in a variety of literary and cultural forms; emphasis on sexual politics, equality and difference.

Analysis of transgender behaviors, from androgyny and transvestism to transexuality. Discussion of changing laws, representations, medical standards, and social attitudes towards transgender and intersex people.

Psychological and physiological base of sexuality; gender identity, childbearing, birth control, venereal diseases; dysfunctions and treatments.

Literary representations and theories of gender difference. Examines questions of gendered voice in writing and the cultural construction of gender in various periods and cultures.

Cultural construction of gender in a number of non-western societies is compared to ideas of sex and sexual differences in American society.

Major figures and their roles in French society and contributions to French literature. Conducted in French. Corequisite: FREN 330.

Research methods in gender and sexuality studies scholarship; study of feminist, queer and post-colonial epistemologies.

Issues of gender in communication, including: mediarepresentations of femininity and masculinity; and gender's rolein communication at the interpersonal, public, and cultural levels.

Examines how gender and sexuality are figured in cinema and television with an emphasis on the development of feminist media theory.

How various developmental theories analyze the role of women as producers and how Third World women are increasing their role in development.

Gender and news media evolving images of women and men in print and electronic media. Impact of gender in content and style of news, television and cinema. Open to non-majors.

Independent research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Writing of the honors thesis; for students in the Gender and Sexuality Studies Honors Program.

Study of a selected problem, period, or theme through interdisciplinary approaches.

Women and immigration, employment, and household and family relations in the context of the global economy; women's social and political movements in diverse cultural contexts.

History of feminist theory and major perspectives of current feminist theory: liberal feminism, socialist/Marxist feminism, radical feminism, psychological feminism, spiritual feminism, and ecological feminism.

Research leading to the master's degree in cognate fields. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.