Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
https://www.uwgb.edu/women-gender-studies/
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) explores:
- women’s past and present contributions to societies as persons, creators, and thinkers.
- the intersectional diversity--racial, economic, sexual, religious, generational—of women’s, men’s, and nonbinary individuals’ experiences.
- scholarship exposing the structural and institutional factors that perpetuate sexism, racism, classism, heteronormativity, and transphobia.
While WGSS is a discipline in its own right, our interdisciplinary program draws upon methods and content from a wide range of programs and majors, including anthropology, literature and the arts, biology, economics, history, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology. Our minor prepares students to:
- better understand individuals, particularly but not only women, and the social structures that impact the lives of individuals.
- think critically about the intersectional issues which they will face in their lives professionally and personally.
- extend their intellectual development by helping them to understand women’s accomplishments and capabilities, and by looking beyond the limits of traditional gender-differentiated roles.
- think, research, and write while using strong interdisciplinary skills.
Thus, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is an essential component of a liberal arts education.
Any student may elect Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies as a minor in addition to their chosen major. The minor is excellent preparation for further study in law as well as for graduate programs in WGSS, psychology, social work, literature, and education. Graduates with WGSS minors are working in a variety of fields, including business, child and family services, education, journalism, and social service administration.
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program Learning Outcomes
A student who completes a Women and Gender Studies minor at UWGB will demonstrate the ability to:
- critically read, recognize, and analyze the gendered identities presented to them;
- understand how gender expectations function in culture, history, and social dynamics
- investigate how gender constructs impact their everyday lives and issues within their major or current field of study
- begin to appreciate/understand other cultures and peoples through investigation of the role that gender plays in their societies
- construct alternative ways to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate their views of their major and related fields
- initiate positive change in terms of gender definition/stereotypes
- enhance their overall general education by synthesizing the various disciplines through this minor's pedagogical approach
Minor
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required Supporting Course | 3 | |
Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | ||
Choose one of the following Supporting Courses | 3 | |
Women in Literature | ||
Fertility, Reproduction, and Family Planning | ||
Women in the Performing Arts | ||
Human Trafficking | ||
Sociological Perspectives on Gender | ||
Women's Voices | ||
First Year Seminar | ||
Introduction to LGBTQ Studies | ||
Gender in Popular Culture | ||
Latin American and Latina Women | ||
Travel Course | ||
Upper-Level Courses | ||
Choose 4 of the following courses | 12 | |
Women, Art and Image | ||
Gender and the Law | ||
Women and Gender in First Nations Communities | ||
History of Sexuality in the U.S. | ||
U.S. Women's History | ||
The Biology of Women | ||
Psychology of Women and Gender | ||
Sociology of Sexual and Intimate Relations | ||
Topics in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | ||
Feminist Theory | ||
Internship | ||
Independent Study | ||
Travel Course | ||
Total Credits | 18 |
Faculty
Kathleen C Burns; Professor; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
Alison A Gates; Professor; M.F.A., University of Washington
Rebecca A Meacham; Professor; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Christine A Smith; Professor; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Dana Atwood; Associate Professor; Ph.D., Western Michigan University
Andrew W Austin; Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Bryan James Carr; Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Ann Mattis; Associate Professor; Ph.D., Loyola University
Valerie Murrenus-Pilmaier; Associate Professor; Ph.D., Marquette University
Rebecca L Nesvet; Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Lisa M Poupart; Associate Professor; Ph.D., Arizona State University*
Kimberley A Reilly; Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Chicago, chair
Jolanda M Sallmann; Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison*
Courtney J Sherman; Associate Professor; D.M.A., Arizona State University
Rebecca Stone-Thornberry; Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Colorado
Lisa Wicka; Associate Professor; M.F.A., Purdue University
Jennifer Young; Associate Professor; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Kaden Paulson-Smith; Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison
Samuel E Watson; Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Kansas
Tracy Rysavy; Assistant Teaching Professor; M.A., Boston College
Erica Wiest; Assistant Teaching Professor; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee