GSS 101 Introduction to Gender and Sexuality
This course provides students with an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of gender and sexuality studies. Students will gain experience in feminist, queer, intersectional, and transgender methodologies as ways to explore the social construction of gender and sexuality. Issues covered may include: the normalization of gender and sexuality through social institutions and families; the politics of knowledge production; histories of social action and movements around gender and sexuality; global and transnational perspectives, such as the gender and sexual politics of imperialism, nationalism, colonialism, and neocolonialism; and the gender and sexual politics of everyday life. Students will gain practice in engaging in informed, meaningful, and respectful conversations around feminism, gender, and sexuality.