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Courses - Summer 2024
WGSS
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
WGSS105
Introduction to Disability Studies
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
GenEd: DSHU, DVUP
Explores theories of disability justice as they intersect with feminist and antiracist struggles. Analyzing how disability has been an important aspect of institutions and social experience in the United States and beyond, the course considers how disability activists have responded to ableism by developing art, political strategies, and subcultures that promote a more just society built for a wider variety of human bodies.
Cross-listed with: AMST298D. Credit only granted for: WGSS105 or AMST298D.
WGSS205
Reproductive Justice: An Introduction
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
GenEd: DSHS, DVUP
Developed by feminists of color, reproductive justice frameworks offer a roadmap for economic, social, and medical justice advocacy attentive to the intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality, and disability. This course reviews the historical, legal, and social bases of reproductive rights in the U.S.; discusses the history of feminist organizing for reproductive freedom; surveys critical theories of reproductive justice that go beyond abortion law to advocate for broader social transformation; and evaluates the possible futures of intersectional feminist activism after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Cross-listed with: AMST298J.
WGSS368
(Perm Req)
Undergraduate WGSS Internship
Credits: 3 - 6
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
WGSS498M
Advanced Special Topics in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Women and the Civil Rights Movement
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Also offered as HIST360 and AASP498I. Credit granted for AASP498I, HIST360, or WGSS498M.