WST Classes
This 100-level class teaches the basics of WGSS, including intersectionality, waves of feminism, social constructionism, and global feminism.
What is WST 103: Women, Culture, and Difference?
This journalist and social activist was the recognized leader of the second wave feminism movement of the 1960s/1970s.
Who is Gloria Steinem?
This movement advocates for social, political, and economic equality between different sexes and races.
What is "feminism"?
This wave of feminism focused on suffrage, property ownership, and access to education.
What is the first wave of feminism?
This 100-level class covers queer theory, the social construction of sexuality, and the real-life implications of cisheterosexism.
What is WST 111: Introduction to Queer Students in the Humanities?
This feminist scholar and activist is known for her books Ain't I a Woman and All About Love, which discuss feminist theory through an intersectional lens
Who is bell hooks?
This term describes how different systems of opression (race, class, gender, etc.) interact to create a unique profile of privilege and discrimination.
What is "intersectionality"?
This current wave of feminism started in South Korea and has become a major talking point in recent months.
What is the 4B movement?
This 200-level class has a rotating roster of topics as it discusses the current legal, social, and ethical issues of today.
What is WST 210: Contemporary Issues in Women's and Gender Studies? (Topic next semester: Queer and Trans Archives)
This feminist scholar is known for their extensive work on gender performativity
Who is Judith Butler?
This theory describes how history, culture, and personal interactions have created categories between humans, and how traits are attached to these categories.
What is "social constructionism"?
This wave of feminism focused on intersectionality, bodily autonomy, and the redefinition of "feminism"
What is the third wave of feminism?
This is a foundational 200 level course that covers historical and contemporary interdisciplinary theories used in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, delving into various theories of feminism across academia.
What is WST 291: Introduction to Feminist Theory?
This scholar coined the term "intersectionality" in 1989
Who is Kimberlé Crenshaw?
This theory explores how racism is not only a product of individuals, but also embedded in legal systems and policies
What is "critical race theory"?
This wave of feminism focused on digital feminism and mobilization through online platforms (such as the Me Too movement), tackling issues ranging from body image to sexual harassment and rape culture.
What is the fourth wave of feminism?
This 400 level course is a mandatory graduation requirement for majors as well as minors, focusing on the development of a capstone research paper over the course of the semester, which can focus on any topic.
What is WST 407: Senior Research Seminar for Women's and Gender Studies Minors?
This poet and activist wrote Sister Outsider and their work 'The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House' is read in many WGSS classes
Who is Audre Lorde?
Coined by Alice Walker in 1983, this movement advocates for women of color, their unique injustices, and their contributions to humanity.
What is "womanism"?
This wave of feminism focused on reproductive justice, entering the workforce, workplace discrimination, and domestic violence.
What is the second wave of feminism?