Course Catalog

MODERN SEXUALITIES IN THE PROCESS OF WRITING (GS3076)

Considers a range of literary writing in which experimental prose and challenging depictions of sex have together defined a particularly subversive force. Reads these works against the development of particularly modern arieties of sexual identity and sexual behavior. Includes works by Genet, Nabokov, Orton, Bataille, Kathy Acker, Nella Larsen, among others.

POST-COLONIAL LIT. & THEORY (GS3081)

Explores literary works from Africa, Asia, India, Latin American, Ireland and/or the Caribbean alongside classics from the Western canon that address key colonial and post-colonial issues and concepts: imperialism, nationalism, globalization, empire, resistance writing, feminism, hybridity, border-crossing, exile and cultural translation. Introduces major voices in post-colonial literary and cultural studies, Franz Fanon, Edward Said, Homi Bhaba, and Gayatri Spivak.

EVOLUTION OF HUMAN SEXUALITY (GS3087)

Using the scientific method and data on humans, primates, and other animals, we will investigate the evolutionary basis of human sexuality, mating systems, and family structures. Why are there males and females, and how are they different? What are the underlying biological and social factors that shape human and non-human sexual identities and behaviors? Are humans “naturally” monogamous?

TOPICS IN GENDER STUDIES (GS3091)

Topics vary by semester

INTERNSHIP (GS3098)

Internships may be taken for 1 or 4 credits. Students may do more than one internship, but internship credit cannot cumulatively total more than 4 credits.

TOPICS IN GENDER STUDIES (GS3910)

Topics vary by semester

TOPICS IN GENDER STUDIES (GS3910)

Topics vary by semester

INTERNSHIP (GS3980)

Internships may be taken for 0 credits. Students may do more than one internship, but internship credit cannot cumulatively total more than 4 credits.

INTERNSHIP (GS3980)

Internships may be taken for 0 credits. Students may do more than one internship, but internship credit cannot cumulatively total more than 4 credits.