Undergraduate Course Description

GRSJ 300: Intersectional Approaches to Thinking Gender

GRSJ 300: Intersectional Approaches to Thinking Gender

Interdisciplinary exploration of the multiple intersections between gender and (neo)colonialism, racism, poverty, ableism, and heterosexism in a globalized world; historical and cross-cultural aspects, and the social construction of sex and gender, masculinity and femininity.

GRSJ 235: Gender, Race, Sexuality & Social Structures in Modern Asia

GRSJ 235: Gender, Race, Sexuality & Social Structures in Modern Asia

Situates “Asia” in a global context and explores the complex relationships between gender, social structures, and social change.

GRSJ 230: Gender, Race, Sexuality & Representation in Modern Asia

GRSJ 230: Gender, Race, Sexuality & Representation in Modern Asia

The complex relationships between mechanisms of power, gender, and representation in Asia in different spaces examined through an interdisciplinary lens.

GRSJ 226: Human Rights & Artistic Expression: Thinking Beyond the Legal

GRSJ 226: Human Rights & Artistic Expression: Thinking Beyond the Legal

How human rights are expressed in the Arts. Critical engagement with feminist, race and social justice scholarship, and activism.

GRSJ 225: Youth Activism and Social Justice

GRSJ 225: Youth Activism and Social Justice

A critical engagement with major issues, debates, and politics in feminist and social justice scholarship through an exploration of youth movements with a focus on activists, popular culture, digital activism, fan cultures, and literature by and for youth.

GRSJ 224C: Gender, Race, Sexuality & Social Justice in Literature

GRSJ 224C: Gender, Race, Sexuality & Social Justice in Literature

Techniques of literary study, with emphasis on intersectionality and the ways in which gender is represented in literature and contributions of feminism and gender studies to literary studies.

GRSJ 224A: Gender, Race, Sexuality & Social Justice in Literature

GRSJ 224A: Gender, Race, Sexuality & Social Justice in Literature

Techniques of literary study, with emphasis on intersectionality and the ways in which gender is represented in literature and contributions of feminism and gender studies to literary studies.

GRSJ 200: Gender & Environmental Justice

GRSJ 200: Gender & Environmental Justice

An interdisciplinary and cross-cultural overview of contemporary environmental issues, as they relate to gender equality and social justice challenges and initiatives that respond to ecological crises.

GRSJ 102: Global Issues in Social Justice

GRSJ 102: Global Issues in Social Justice

Intersectional feminist theory and practice, focusing on contemporary issues in a transnational context.

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GRSJ 101: Introduction to Social Justice

An overview of intersectional feminist debates and theoretical traditions.