Spring 2024 Course Offerings
From women’s health to sociology of gender, to media and popular culture, to global perspectives, to LGBTQ+ Studies, WGSS courses explore multiple topics across disciplines. Below is a list of our course offerings for Spring.
Undergraduate Course Offerings
For course times, instructors, room number and official course descriptions, check the Schedule of Classes for Spring 2024.
- AWSS 101: Introduction to Feminisms (3 credits)
- AWSS 109X: Women, Biology, and Health (3 credits)
- AWSS 202: Introduction to LGBTQ Studies (3 credits)
- AWSS 240: Classism, Racism, and Sexism (3 credits)
- AWSS 308: Global Perspectives on Women (3 credits)
- AWSS 320: Feminist Pedagogy in Theory (3 credits)
- AWSS 322Y: Feminist Pedagogy in Practice (3 credits)
- AWSS 362: Critical Approaches to Gender & Sexuality (3 credits)
- AWSS 363: Sociology of Sexualities (3 credits)
- AWSS 385: Music, Power, and Digital Tech (3 credits)
- AWSS 399: Topics in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (3 credits)
Topic: Sexuality and Reproductive Justice - AWSS 461: Women in Cinema (3 credits)
- AWSS 492Y: Internship in Feminist Activism and Social Change Advocacy (3 credits)
For a complete list of Undergraduate WGSS courses, see the WGSS listing in the Undergraduate Bulletin.
Graduate Courses
For course times, instructors, room number and official course descriptions, check the Schedule of Classes for Spring 2024.
- AWSS 515: Global Politics of Women’s Bodies (3-4 credits)
- AWSS 522: Advanced Feminist Pedagogy and Practice (2 credits)
- AWSS 560 Families (3 credits)
- AWSS 590: Research Seminar in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (3-4 credits)
- AWSS 592: Graduate Internship (2-4 credits)
- AWSS 599: Topics in Women's Studies (1-4 credits)
Topic: Political Identity
Students should select 3 credits when registering for this class. - AWSS 607: Anthropology of Gender (3 credits)
Graduate Courses of Interest from Other Departments
- RPAD 541: Managing Diversity and Inclusion (3 credits)
- AARH 561: Women in Cinema (3 credits)
- RPOS 599: Select Topics in Political Science (3 credits)
Topic: Class, Poverty and Politics - RPAD/RPOS: 604 Inequality & Public Policy (3 credits)
- RSSW 713: Intervening at the Intersection (3 credits)
- RSSW 789: Environmental Justice (3 credits)
- RPAD 675: Topics in Women's Leadership (3 credits)
For a complete list of Graduate WGSS courses, see WGSS listing in the Graduate Bulletin.
WGSS Topics Courses for Spring 2024
AWSS 399: Topics in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (3 credits)
Topic: Sexuality and Reproductive Justice
Reproductive Justice has three primary dimensions: (1) the right not to have a child; (2) the right to have a child; and (3) the right to parent children in safe and healthy environments. We will focus on each principle for a unit, paying special attention to the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality on reproductive choices and constraints. Diverse sexual and gender identities, including LGBTQ+ experiences, will be integrated throughout. Topics include sex education, compulsory heterosexuality, sex & the law, abortion, maternal mortality, assisted reproductive technology, queer reproduction, birth, parenting choices, breastfeeding/chestfeeding, and more.
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AWSS 599:Topics in Women's Studies
Topic: Political Identity
Identity has an increasingly important role in the American political system. The identities—e.g., gender, partisan, race, ethnicity—we hold affect how we interpret new information, the social and political opinions we form, and the extent to which we participate in politics. In this course, we explore the role of identity in American politics, analyzing how identity shapes political experiences for both members of the public and political elites. We will pay special attention to the role of gender in American politics and use an intersectional approach to examine how the combinations of identities we hold affect our political experiences.
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