Description:

Consisting of a variety of courses drawn from across the college, the program offers students the opportunity to study gender in a variety of historical periods and geographical areas using different academic, political, and feminist perspectives. The program equips students with reading, writing, research, and analytical skills that enable them to:

  • identify and analyze the links among gender, sexuality, identity, power, and social justice
  • identify and analyze intersections among gender and sexuality and other categories of difference, such as class, race, religion, nationality, and physical ability
  • situate gender and sexuality in broader historical and geopolitical contexts
  • write or otherwise present (depending on the field of study) analyses of gender and sexuality in specific visual, literary, and theoretical works
  • design and execute a senior project that demonstrates these competencies within a theoretical framework of gender and sexuality

Requirements:

In addition to meeting General Education requirements, all gender studies majors must complete a minimum of seven courses with a grade of C or higher and an 8-credit senior project (31–36 credits total), as follows.

  • GND 1200/Introduction to Gender and Sexuality: 4 credits
  • Five electives in gender studies: 15–20 credits
  • One theory course: 4 credits
  • SPJ 4990/Senior Project I: 4 credits
  • SPJ 4991/Senior Project II: 4 credits

Notes:

  • All students majoring in gender studies who do not have a second major are required to declare a minor and enroll in the methods course or junior seminar offered in that minor’s discipline. Consult with your minor advisor about appropriate coursework.
  • An internship is highly recommended.

Minor requirements:

Students majoring in any discipline may pursue a minor in gender studies, which offers a variety of courses drawn from across the college.

Students have the opportunity to study gender in a variety of historical periods and geographical areas using different academic, political, and feminist perspectives.

Students interested in this minor must submit a completed Application for a Program of Minor Study and should plan their program of study in consultation with the gender studies faculty in their major field or with the coordinator of the gender studies program.

Academic Requirements for the Minor in Gender Studies

Five courses, as follows:

  • GND 1200/Introduction to Gender and Sexuality
  • Four elective courses in gender studies, at least two of which must be upper-level (3000- or 4000-level)*
    *Learning assistantships, internships, independent studies, and tutorials cannot be used to satisfy this requirement.

Faculty

  • Associate Professor of History
    • BA, University of Oxford (England)
    • MA, University of Sussex (England)
    • PhD, Yale University
  • Associate Professor of Literature
    • AB, Harvard University
    • MA, MPhil, PhD, Yale University
  • Associate Professor of Cinema Studies and History
    Director, School of Film and Media Studies

    PhD, University of Maryland

  • Professor of Philosophy
    • BA, Williams College
    • MA, JD, Yale University
  • Professor of Sociology
    • BA, MA, University of New Orleans
    • PhD, New School for Social Research
  • Professor of Literature
    • BA, Yale University
    • MA, PhD, Rutgers University
    • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies
    • BA, Tufts University
    • MPH, University of California, Berkeley
    • PhD, University of California, San Francisco
  • Lecturer in Gender Studies
    • BA, Tufts University
    • MA, PhD, New York University
  • Associate Professor of Philosophy
    • BA, Swarthmore College
    • PhD, University of Pennsylvania
  • Associate Professor of Theatre and Performance
    • BA, Yale University
  • Professor of Anthropology
    Director of Natural and Social Sciences
    • BA, Yale University
    • MIA, Columbia University
    • PhD, Stanford University
  • Visiting Instructor of Gender Studies
    2023-2025 SUNY-PRODiG Fellow
    • BA, Montclair State University
    • MA, Montclair State University
    • PhD, Rutgers University
  • Professor of History
    • BA, Vassar College
    • PhD, University of Cambridge (England)
  • Professor of Art History
    • BS, Wheelock College
    • MDiv, Harvard University
    • PhD, Emory University
  • Professor of Media Studies
    Juanita and Joseph Leff Distinguished Professor 2023-2024
    • BA, Grinnell College
    • PhD, University of Texas, Austin
  • Associate Professor of Literature
    • BA (Honors), University of Delhi (India)
    • MA, MPhil, PhD, Columbia University
  • Professor of Theatre and Performance
    • BA, Yale University
    • PhD, Graduate Center, City University of New York

Contributing Faculty

  • Director, Neuberger Museum of Art
    Associate Professor of Art History (on leave)
    • BA, Tufts University
    • MA, George Washington University
    • PhD, Rutgers University
  • Associate Professor of Philosophy
    • BA, Swarthmore College
    • PhD, University of Pennsylvania
    • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • Assistant Professor of Political Science
    • BA, Purchase College, SUNY
    • MA, The University of Chicago
    • PhD, The University of Chicago

Courses