Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality 150 - Introduction to the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality
Intro Women,Gender & Sexuality
Spring
2025
03
4.00
Richa Nagar
TU TH 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM
Smith College
SWG-150-03-202503
Seelye 206
rnagar@smith.edu
This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of women’s, gender and sexuality studies. Students learn key concepts and theories of the field by analyzing the social construction of sex, gender and sexuality as they intersect with race, class, nationality and (dis)ability at the individual, institutional and ideological levels, and in national and global contexts. The course examines the historical roots of feminist movements and thinking, and engages with contemporary movements for social justice. Texts include archival materials, films, personal narratives, theory, scholarly works, poetry, fiction, art, and popular writing and culture. Students learn interdisciplinary methodologies of archival research, historical analysis, literary and visual analysis, and theoretical analysis. Primarily for first- and second-year students. Enrollment limited to 25.