Undergraduate Course Offerings
A social science perspective of women in psychological, sociological, historical, anthropological, economic, and political contexts; the changing roles, images, and institutions.
Carolina Core: GSS, VSR
Basic functioning of the female body; effects of society on processes of health and disease. Not for natural sciences credit.
Carolina Core: GSS
Historical and contemporary power relationships in race, social class, gender, and sexual orientation.
Cross-listed course: POLI 305
Historical development of feminist theory and contemporary debates within feminism.
Cross-listed course: POLI 307
An interdisciplinary survey of the contributions of African-American women to feminist theory.
Cross-listed course: AFAM 308
The study of the relationship among persons of color, women, and the mass media in the United States.
Cross-listed course: JOUR 311
Impact of gender on the distribution of power in society; foundations for intersections of gender, race, social class, and sexuality and their economic, social, and political concomitants.
Cross-listed course: POLI 352
The role of women and gender in the construction of western science from historical, philosophical and sociological perspectives.
Cross-listed course: HIST 492
This course examines the feminist and queer theoretical contributions and cultural impact of 'black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet' Audre Lorde. We will begin by reading Lorde's 1982 biomythography Zami: A New Spelling of My Name and discussing topics such as mother-daughter relationships, abortion, and youth activism. We will then locate Lorde's poetry and activism alongside her creative contemporaries in the Black Arts Movement and discuss how poetry and prose can be considered acts of resistance in social movements. We will also study the intellectual branches and genealogies of Audre Lorde's theoretical writings.
Cross-listed course: AFAM 398, ENGL 439
A survey of the musical and artistic contributions of Black women from several musical traditions and eras, partially inspired by the visual album Lemonade released by Beyoncé Knowles Carter in 2016.
Cross-listed course: AFAM 382, MUSC 445
An examination of reproductive health and rights in a global context.
Cross-listed course: SOCY 316
Causes and consequences of criminal victimization and public policy responses to victimization issues.
Cross-listed course: CRJU 421
This course provides an overview of psychological, social, physical, and emotional issues related to men’s lives. Major topics include: gender construction, men and work, men and health, men in relationships, male sexualities, men in families, and masculinities in the media and popular culture.
Cross-listed course: PSYC 432
A historical and global exploration of gender and sexuality in India and beyond.
Representative works written by women.
Prerequisites: C or higher in both ENGL 101 and ENGL 102.
Cross-listed course: ENGL 437
Supervised experience related to women’s and gender studies issues through engagement in a research experience.
Prerequisite: C or better in WGST 112 or WGST 113; C or better in one additional WGST course at the 200-level or higher.
Cross-listed course: WGST 499
Supervised experience addressing a community organization's needs and allowing the student to explore an aspect of the community related to women's and gender studies issues. Contract approval by advisor required.
Prerequisite: C or better in WGST 112 or WGST 113; C or better in one additional WGST course at the 200-level or higher.
Cross-listed course: WGST 498
An examination of reproductive controversies and health care concerns from a global perspective across various contexts of space and time.
Cross-listed course: ANTH 598
Impact of gender-based relations on crime and the criminal justice system.
Cross-listed course: CRJU 554
Approaches to gender and language emphasizing the social grounding of both; how language reflects sociocultural values and is a tool for constructing different types of social organization.
Cross-listed course: ANTH 555, LING 541
This course examines the genres, conventions, and aims of comedy in film and television of the US from the 1950s-present, focusing on how styles of comedy have emerged in particular historical and social contexts to serve particular industrial needs and speak to gendered audiences. We will examine variety and sketch comedy, sitcoms, slapstick, broad family comedy, feminist comedy, and satire.
Cross-listed course: FAME 591
Graduate Course Offerings
An examination of reproductive controversies and health care concerns from a global perspective across various contexts of space and time.
Cross-listed course: ANTH 598
Impact of gender-based relations on crime and the criminal justice system.
Cross-listed course: CRJU 554
Approaches to gender and language emphasizing the social grounding of both; how language reflects sociocultural values and is a tool for constructing different types of social organization.
Cross-listed course: ANTH 555, LING 541
This course examines the genres, conventions, and aims of comedy in film and television of the US from the 1950s-present, focusing on how styles of comedy have emerged in particular historical and social contexts to serve particular industrial needs and speak to gendered audiences. We will examine variety and sketch comedy, sitcoms, slapstick, broad family comedy, feminist comedy, and satire.
Cross-listed course: FAME 591