2025-26 Academic Courses

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Fall 2025                                         

WMS 020: Cultural Representations of Gender (S. Thompson)

GSW 050: Introduction to Critical Gender Studies (J. Hua)

GSW 070: Theory and History of Sexualities (C. Decker)

GSW 102: Colonialism (A. Mama)

GSW 103: Introduction to Feminist Theory (S. Thompson)

WMS 145: Women's Movements in Transnational Perspectives (A. Mama)

GSW 201: Special Topics in Feminist Theory & Research (A. Kim) *OPEN ONLY TO GRADUATE STUDENTS*

Winter 2026

WMS 025: Gender & Global Cinema (A. Mama)

GSW 050: Introduction to Critical Gender Studies (C. Hanssmann)

WMS 104: Feminist Research (A. Mama)

WMS 138: Critical Fashion Studies (S. Thompson)

GSW/AMS 139: Feminist Cultural Studies (J. DeCristo)

WMS 162: Feminist Film Theory (S. Thompson) 

WMS 170: Queer Studies (A. Kim)

GSW 179: Literature as Aesthetics of Resistances (TBA)

WMS 189: Special Topics in Critical Gender Studies (TBA)

GSW 200B: Problems in Feminist Research (R. Jaleel) *OPEN ONLY TO GRADUATE STUDENTS*

Spring 2026

GSW 050: Introduction to Critical Gender Studies (S. Thompson)

WMS 060: Feminist Critiques of Western Thought (B. Jafri)

WMS 137: Contemporary Debates in Western Feminist Theory (R. Jaleel)

GSW 140: Gender & Law (R. Jaleel)

GSW 148: Science, Gender, & Social Justice (C. Hanssmann)

WMS 164: Gender & Cinema (S. Thompson)

GSW 182: Globalization and Gender Culture (C. Decker)

GSW 190: Senior Seminar (B. Jafri)

GSW 200A: Current Issues in Feminist Theory (C. Hanssmann) *OPEN ONLY TO GRADUATE STUDENTS*