Department: Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Description: A critical examination of selected topics in women's, gender, and sexuality studies. Multiple enrollments allowed if topic is different; a maximum of 6 hours.
Credit Hours: 3
Dates: 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025
Location: DeGarmo Hall 204 (DEG 204)
Instructor: Jacklyn Weier
Class Notes: Feminist Theories and Methodological Issues - this is an advanced feminist theory class for undergraduate students. It is a mixed undergraduate/graduate student class. It is a seminar dependent on reading and in-class discussion. During Fall 2025, WGS 391 fulfills the 'WGS Additional Requirement' for the WGSS Minor or a WGSS Minor elective. It is recommended that students have already taken WGS 120.
Textbooks have not been finalized for section.
Dates: 01/12/2026 - 05/02/2026
Location: Fell Hall 112 (FEL 112)
Instructor: Jacklyn Weier
Class Notes: Feminist Theories and Methodological Issues - this is an advanced feminist theory class for undergraduate students. It is a mixed undergraduate/graduate student class. It is a seminar dependent on reading and in-class discussion. During Fall 2025, WGS 391 fulfills the 'WGS Additional Requirement' for the WGSS Minor or a WGSS Minor elective. It is recommended that students have already taken WGS 120.
Textbooks have not been finalized for section.
Dates: 01/12/2026 - 05/02/2026
Location: DeGarmo Hall 306 (DEG 306)
Instructor: John Hawkins
Class Notes: Gender and Sexuality in Critical Animal Studies This course will explore sites where the politics of gender, race, and power meet up with stories people tell about relationships between humans and other animals. From Princess Mononoke to feminist theory to social media discourse, the way we talk and think about animals impacts our sense of what kinds of politics are possible in the world. Students will have an opportunity to create their own animal narratives and theories in addition to exploring those of others. This is a mixed undergraduate/graduate student class. It is a seminar dependent on reading and in-class discussion. It includes some writing assignments. During Spring 2026, WGS 391 fulfills the 'WGS Additional Requirement' for the WGSS Minor or a WGSS Minor elective. It is recommended that students have already taken WGS 120.
Textbooks have not been finalized for section.