Women and gender studies

Students are asked to write a journalistic style op-ed on a piece of media of their choosing applying queer theory. Pieces of media can include songs, music videos, movies, books, podcasts or visual art. The article should be 2-3 pages double spaced. The article needs to use at least 3 course readings. Students may use […]

Descriiption: Write a 6-7 page research paper on a specific topic of interest related to Women and Religion, which focuses on an issue, concept, practice, or concern that relates to Feminist, Womanist, Mujerista, and/or Intercultural approaches to religion, and which engages the lenses used in the course. Purpose: To research a specific issue, concept, practice, […]

Using any part of Jeffrey Weeks (“Sexuality in History”), Susan Stryker (“Subjugated” Knowledges”), or the essays by Foucault, and no fewer than two other readings from the syllabus, explain how identity is socially constructed by the knowledge of sexuality–or the medical ideas associated with sexology. You might find the readings by Freud and Krafft-Ebing helpful […]