This course provides an in-depth study of the history of American feminist political movements and intellectual traditions from the beginnings of the woman suffrage movement through contemporary feminist activism.

Students will engage in an analysis of how gender and sexuality operate in the media and pop culture and examine how these representations affect identity formation. Can also be taken as SOC 323.

This course offers a survey of competing philosophical, political, and epistemological feminist frameworks for understanding gender inequality, examining how feminist theories both build on and critique Western philosophical traditions. Can also be taken as PHIL 360.

This course introduces students to the field of queer studies. It examines the histories, identities, and theories emerging from gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered communities and political movements.

This course provides opportunities to explore gender as a category of analysis in relationship to a variety of disciplinary approaches and selected topics. Repeatable, may be taken two times, under different subtitles.