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Courses / Women and Gender Studies

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WGSL 29016
Borders, Rights and Security: Immigration and the Law

This course will explore the constitutional history of immigrant civil and human rights and provide a comprehensive overview of immigration law.

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WGSL 29012
The Debt Trap: Implications for Race and Gender

This course is about understanding why student debt became so large and what are the implications of these long-term debt traps on race and gender?

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WGSP 29007
Prison Human Rights and Gender

The course will examine prison in the U.S. through the lens of human rights and gender by briefly looking at the philosophy and history of punishment.

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WGSS 29022
The Queer Global South

This course introduces students to the most significant theoretical and historical developments of queer theory across various geographical locales.

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WGST 29005
Intersectional Black Protest Movements

This multidisciplinary course will examine black protest movements across class, race, gender, sexuality, region, and nation.

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WGSS 29020
Politics of Marriage

This course will examine the role of marriage in culture, the economy, the law, and policies.

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WGSA 29013
Climate Crisis

This course critically examines the multifaceted complexities of climate change, analyzing its environmental, social, and political dimensions.

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WGSA 29011
Black Sexual Cultures: Across Page, Stage, and Screen

This course explores the representation, expression, and politics of Black sexuality through an interdisciplinary range of text and media.

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WGSA 29002
Gender, Violence and Theater Activism

This special topics course explores theater initiatives that raise awareness and challenge gender-based violence and systems of oppression.

Reproductive Rights
WGSS 30002
Reproductive Rights in the United States

This course examines reproductive rights in the United States from diverse perspectives.

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WGSA 29010
Art-Based Activism: Gender & Labor in NYC (formerly WGSA 29004 - ...

This course examines the Triangle Factory fire of March 25, 1911, from multiple interdisciplinary perspectives.

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WGSA 29003
Feminist Theater

This course explores theater as a form of activism through a selection of plays and performance pieces. No formal theater experience required.

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