Spring 2027

WGS 101W: Introduction to Women and Gender Studies

This course explores the core concepts underlying the interdisciplinary field of Women and Gender Studies, introducing the ways in which the study of women and sex/gender as social categories transforms our understanding of culture, history and society. Topics include the social construction of gender, the gender division of labor, production and reproduction, intersections of gender, race, class and ethnicity, and the varieties of sexual experience. This course is the required introduction to the Women and Gender Studies major and minor, and has no prerequisites. It fulfills the US and its Diversity Flexible Core requirement under Pathways.

• • Sections:
    • Wed., 1:40PM – 4:30PM – Instructor: Carol Giardina
    • Tues/ Thurs., 10:45AM – 12PM – Instructor: Kate Schnur
    • Mon/Wed., 3:10PM – 4:25PM (hybrid) – Instructor: Kayla Reece
    • Mon/Wed., 10:45AM – 12PM – Instructor: Molly Lieber

WGS 104 (W): Introduction to LGBTQ Studies 

Students will explore the field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) studies. Students will learn to use the norms of LGBTQ studies as a tool for understanding U.S. history, power formations, culture, and artistic productions. Pathways Flexible Core: Individual & Society (IS).​

• Sections:
  • Tues/ Thurs., 1:40PM – 2:55PM – Instructor: Sawyer Kemp (Writing Intensive section)
  • Thurs., 5- 6:15 pm online synchronous and the rest asynchronous. Instructor: Gabriel San Emeterio (note: this section is not writing intensive)

WGS 250: Global Feminisms 

Exploration of global issues in contemporary feminism from Western and non-Western perspectives, focusing on questions involving religion, ethnicity, sexuality, class, and race. Looking at women and gender from a variety of perspectives, countries, and cultures, we will cover a variety of topics, including religious fundamentalism; reproductive freedom; sex work and trafficking; politics; lesbian, gay, and transgender rights; and violence against women.

• Section:
  • Mon/ Wed., 10:45- 12 pm
    • Instructor: Nourit Zimmerman

WGS 210: Topics in Women & Gender Studies

These are courses cross listed with other departments. WGS 210 can be repeated for credit if the topic is different. In Spring 2027, WGS will have seats in the following cross-listed courses:

• WGS 210: Inequality: Race, Class & Gender (cross listed with AFST)

• Tues./Thurs. 10:45 AM – 12 PM
• Instructor: Sayida Self

• WGS 210: Women of the African Diaspora (cross listed with AFST)  

• Mon./ Wed. 1:40 – 2:55
• Instructor: Natanya Duncan

Courses that Count Toward the WGS major/ minor and LGBTQ Minor in Spring 2027*

Information forthcoming!

*Please email Professor Weingarten, Director of WGS, if you have any questions about how these courses count toward your degree. If you’re enrolled in another course that you think might count toward the degree, please don’t hesitate to reach out to ask.