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 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 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 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 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 intersectionality, bodily autonomy, and the redefinition of "feminism"
What is the third wave of feminism?
This scholar coined the term "intersectionality" in 1989
Who is Kimberlé Crenshaw?
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?