Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Courses

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Academic Year 2024-2025

Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Courses WGSS 3256

3256. Feminist, Queer, and Trans Theories

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Recommended preparation: WGSS 2250. Not open to students who have passed WGSS 3995 when offered as "Introduction to Queer Studies."

Grading Basis: Graded

Exploration of foundational and current critical theory in feminist, queer, and trans studies. Emphasis on the shared historical development of, transnational and intersectional approaches in, as well as controversies within and between these theoretical perspectives. Among diverse approaches to be considered are major feminist, queer, and trans revisions of critical race, psychoanalytic, Marxist, Foucauldian, indigenous and postcolonial theories. Formerly offered as WGSS 2253.