Department of Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
WGSS 2710: Postcolonialism, Race, and Gender in Global Anglophone Literature and Film (3 Credits : CRN 32685)
Instructor: Professor Kavita Daiya
Description: This summer, explore how race and gender shaped empire and nationalism in international Anglophone literature and cinema from 1857 to 1960. Feminist, postcolonial, and critical race theory, engaged with modern literature, graphic narratives, and film. Includes a significant engagement in writing as a form of critical inquiry and scholarly expression to satisfy the WID requirement. This is an online course. For more details contact Professor Daiya at kdaiya@gwu.edu.
WGSS 2120W: Introduction to Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies (3 Credits: CRN 31817)
Instructor: Professor Cayo Gamber
Description: This course is designed to give students with diverse backgrounds and disciplines a basic understanding of the debates and perspectives discussed in the field of WGSS as well as the larger theoretical scope of feminism. The course will ask questions such as: What is feminism? What role do gender, sexuality, and intersectionality play in terms of understanding the varieties of human experience? How are issues of femininity, masculinity, and sexuality constructed and defined? In order to answer those questions, we will interrogate our responses/relationships to various texts – including academic arguments, personal narratives, advertisements, films, YouTube videos, celebrities, consumer goods – as they are inflected by our evolving understanding of feminism and social justice. This is an online course. For more details, contact Prof. Gamber at cayo1@gwu.edu.
WGSS 3136W: Chinese Women in Myth, Literature, and Film (3 Credits: CRN 32670)
Instructor: Professor Liana
Description: Women’s position in Chinese cultural and political life from prehistoric myth to the present. Includes a significant engagement in writing as a form of critical inquiry and scholarly expression to satisfy the WID requirement. This class is taught in English.
UW2020.M10: Women Artists in DC (4 Credits: CRN 32797)
Instructor: Professor Caroline Smith
Description: In this course, students will view, read, research, and write about the work of women artists whose work can be found in many museums located in Washington D.C. Each week, students will visit a different area museum, including The National Museum of Women in the Arts, The Portrait Gallery, and the Kreeger Museum. For more information contact Prof. Smith at cjsmith7@gwu.edu.
IAFF 6118: Women and Leadership in Africa (3 Credits: CRN 31621)
Instructor: Professor Ogbozor
Description: The course will provide a general understanding of the position and challenges of women in Africa as leaders at the community, society and national levels. Assessing the cultural environment, impediments/barriers and recognize the progress made (through various legal frameworks and policies), as well as opportunities. Ambassador MulaMula will share her practical experience over the years in various leadership positions in public service, as well as draw on living and current examples of women in politics(what it takes to win an election), conflict situations and transitional leadership. The objective is to create self-awareness, confidence, aspirations with clear goals, mindsets and overcome stereotypes of women and leadership.
IAFF 6138: Gender and Development (3 Credits : CRN 32246)
Instructor: n/a
Description: This graduate-level seminar will begin by examining the evolution of theoretical approaches regarding gender and development and the debates that have emerged over how to promote gender equity and rights across the gender spectrum. We will then consider some of the key issues in the field of gender and development and the challenges and successes that development practitioners have experienced in addressing gender inequalities. Throughout the course, we will seek to identify general patterns and lessons with broader applications as well as to recognize differences within and between societies. We will use a combination of academic sources, international development reports, and other materials produced by development practitioners to ground our discussions and study how organizations have sought to implement gender-sensitive approaches to development. The assignments are practical and relevant to professional work in the field of gender and development.
AMST 6190: Democracy in Film, Lit, & Museums (3 Credits : CRN 30627)
Instructor: Professor Anker
AMST 6190: Post-9/11Popular Culture (3 Credits : CRN 31554)
Instructor: Professor Anker
AMST 6190: Transnational America (1-4 Credits : CRN 32647)
Instructor: n/a
AMST 6190: Media, Culture(s) & the COVID crisis (3 Credits : CRN 33165)
Instructor: Professor McAlister
PSYD 6201: Multi-disciplinary LGBT Health (3 Credits : CRN 32232)*
Instructor: Professor Moss
Description: An intersectional approach to examining LGBT health and well-being through exploring mechanisms by which social mistreatment of LGBT people affects health behaviors and outcomes; how health care setting affect LGBT health at population and individual levels and how providers can improve in this domain; and specific illnesses and medical processes that concern members of these groups.
PSYD 6201: LGBT Health Policy (3 Credits : CRN 30783)*
Instructor: Professor Goodman
Description: LGBT health policy with a focus on skill-building in policy analysis, effective communication, and advocacy to explore ways in which advocates can shape experiences of the health system and related professional settings to better meet the LGBT community’s needs.
*The LGBT Health courses above are restricted, but the Program Director welcomes WGSS students and will grant permission to register upon contacting the instructor.
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