Gender, Sexuality, & Feminist Studies

cultivate competencies in interdisciplinary and transnational approaches to the creation, meaning, function, and perpetuation of gender and sexuality in societies, both past and present. 
analyze gender always in conjunction with other categories of difference. 
become proficient critical theories of race, sexuality, as well as postcolonial, global and transnational feminisms. 
appreciate and understand the interrelationship of activism and intellectual inquiry. 
forge connections between personal experiences and larger social institutions and practices. 
develop a nuanced understanding of the events that shape contemporary culture’s portrayal of feminism, both in the US and as a global discourse about women and social change; 
gain competence in applying theory to practical experience for social transformation and citizenship that is both engaged and global.