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Women and Gender Studies

Welcome

The aim of Women and Gender Studies at Hunter is to produce graduates who possess feminist literacies and skills grounded in intersectional and transnational feminist theories, activism and public policy.

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ACADEMICS

Through its broad interdisciplinary research and curriculum, the department promotes transformative practices in research, creative work, pedagogies and partnerships.

FEATURED COURSES

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WGST 29001
White Supremacy

This course offers an overview of whiteness studies in the United States, a subfield within critical race theory.
Black Lives Matter protest
WGST 29005 (47740.01)
Intersectional Black Protest Movements

This versatile course engages with histories of black protest in the U.S. in order to grapple with our close intimacy with a past that has not passed.
Immigrant rescue on boat
WGSL 29001 (61440.01)
Bodies, Borders and Burkinis: Gender, Race and Immigration

This special topics course explores the gender and racial underpinnings of contemporary immigration politics in the Global North.

Meet Our Team

Our faculty and staff reflect the diversity of Hunter College and include notable authors, activists, scholars and more.

Catherine Raissiguier
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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Women and Gender Studies assists students in finding career opportunities with organizations that focus on gender, sexuality and race.

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