Undergraduate Women's and Gender Studies
Undergraduate Women's and Gender Studies
2026 Summer Term
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INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQ STUDIES
WOMENST 120
An investigation of LGBTQ Studies from the perspective of various disciplines. The course examines the ways gender and sexuality interact with ethnicity, race, class, and ability and explores contemporary and historical issues related to LGBTQ lives. Included are such subjects as gender and sexuality as social constructions, violence and oppression, representation, history of LGBTQ movements and activism, and intersectional alliances.
GENDER AND FILM
WOMENST 266
Students will learn to critically view, consider, and describe films, with special attention to representations of sexuality and gender. The course will include instruction in gender theory and methods for deploying gender analysis in the context of film studies.
GENDER LAW AND POLICY
WOMENST 380
A study of legal, social, and moral issues related to gender and its intersections, such as the definition of sexual difference, inequality in the workplace, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights. How those issues have been handled historically and normatively within the legal system will be investigated.