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WGS 2100 Intro to Gender & Sexuality Studies
Bonnie Hagerman
An introduction to gender and LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) studies, including the fields of women’s studies, feminist studies, & masculinity studies. Students will examine historical movements, theoretical issues, & contemporary debates, especially as they pertain to issues of inequality & to the intersection of gender, race, class, sexuality, & nationalism. Emphasis will vary according to the interdisciplinary expertise & research focus of the instructor.
Special Note: Required for all WGS majors and minors, Intro courses do not count toward concentrations.
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WGS 2410/ENWR 2510 FYW Course, Topic: Dangerous Bodies
Sarah Orsak
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WGS 2600 Human Sexualities
Lisa Speidel
Examines human sexuality from psychological, biological, behavioral, social, and historical perspectives. Topics include sexual research and theoretical perspectives, sexual anatomy and physiology, sexual health, intimacy, communication, patterns of sexual response and pleasure and sexual problems and therapies. Course will also include examination of the development of sexuality and the intersections of other identities, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexuality and the law, sexual assault, and other social issues in sexuality.
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WGS 2795 Sexual Health Peer Leadership
Taylor Nichols
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WGS 3100 Intro to Theory
I.F. Gonzales
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WGS 3125 Transnational (Global Law)
Srimati Basu
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WGS 3150 Gender, Race, and Power
Lisa Speidel
Offers a study of race-racialization in relation to gender-sexuality. Consider how the concept of race shapes relationships between gendered selfhood & society, how it informs identity & experiences of the erotic, & how racialized gender & sexuality are created-maintained-monitored. With an interdisciplinary perspective, we will consider how race & power are reproduced & resisted through gender & sexuality, individually-national-international.
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WGS 3305 Issues in LGBTQ Studies
Doug Meyer
This course surveys key topics within LGBTQ+ Studies from historical, political, literary, and sociocultural perspectives. Likely areas of focus include: trans history and politics, identity categories (e.g., nonbinary, asexuality, bisexuality, two-spirit), polyamory, marriage, queerness and racialization, HIV and PrEP, queer migration, kink and BDSM, and fascism.
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WGS 3210 Gender, Sport, and Film
Bonnie Hagerman
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WGS 3500 Queer and Trans Rights
Doug Meyer
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WGS 3600 Pleasure Activism Across Time
Lisa Speidel
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WGS 3612 Gender and Sexuality in the United States, From 1865 - Present
Bonnie Hagerman
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WGS 3896 Front Lines of Social Change
Taylor Nichols
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WGS 4500 Heated Rivalry and Sexuality
Andre Cavalcante
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WGS 4500 Real World Feminisms
Cori Field and Chanel Craft Tanner
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WGS 4800 Queer Theory
Doug Meyer
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WGS 7500 Gender, Culture, and Law
Srimati Basu