Upcoming Courses

The following courses will be offered in Summer 2024

CL 210: Love and War in the Ancient World (Del Chrol)
  • WEB – Summer C session
PSY 330: Human Sexual Behavior (Melissa Atkins)
  • WEB – Summer C and Summer D sessions

The following courses will be offered in Fall 2024

Women’s and Gender Studies

WS 101: Intro to Women’s and Gender Studies (Deborah Thurman)
  • TR 11:00-12:15, Harris Hall 137
  • This is the required introductory course for the Women’s & Gender Studies minor.
ANT 480/580: Gender and Identity in Archaeology (Marion Coe)
  • TR 12:30-1:45, Smith Hall 530
  • Examination of archaeological research on women and other underrepresented identities, highlighting gender as a cultural construct with cross-cultural variation in the past.

ART 424: Women and Art (Heather Stark)

  • TR 11:30-12:45, VAC 209
  • Explores the relationship of women to art historically; as artists, as subject matter, and as patrons/consumers.

CL 231: Women in Greek & Roman Literature (Christina Franzen)

  • TR 11:00-12:15, Harris Hall 402

ENG 242: Women Writers (James Riemer)

  • WEB, asynchronous
  • You will be reading, discussing, and writing about plays by women writers from the first part of the twentieth century through the present day .and how these texts address a range of themes including issues of gender, race, identity, sexuality, class, career, family dynamics.

HST 467: History of Fashion and Textiles (Laura Michele Diener)

  • MWF, 12-12:50, Harris Hall 139
  • A cross-cultural comparison of the history of clothing and textile work from prehistoric cultures through the nineteenth century.

Sexuality Studies

PHL 330: Philosophy of Sex (Jeff Powell)

  • WEB (1st 8 weeks)

The following courses were previously offered in Sp. 2024

Women’s and Gender Studies

WS 101: Intro to Women’s and Gender Studies (Hilary Brewster)

CJ 405: Women and the Criminal Justice System (Leslie Dawn Quick)

CMM 421/521: Gender and Communication (Julie Snyder-Yuly)

ENG 242: Women Writers (Sabrina Jones)

ENG 426: Appalachian Lit & Theory (Women Writers) (Paul Robertson)

ENG 442: Gender and Sexuality in Film (Walter Squire)

HST 314: LGBTQ+ History of the US (Greta Rensenbrink)

JMC 455: Race, Gender, and Mass Media (Rob Rabe)

PHL 392/RST 392: Seminar: Sex, Nietzsche, and God (Jeff Powell and Rosa Ross)

PSY 499: Cap: Soc Psych & Women’s Health (Dawn Goel)

SOC430/530 and STHM440/540: Women in Sports (Kristi Fondren)

SST 301: Intro to Sexuality Studies (Rachel Danford)

Sexuality Studies

SST 301: Intro to Sexuality Studies (Rachel Danford)

ENG 442: Gender and Sexuality in Film (Walter Squire)

HST 314: LGBTQ+ History of the US (Greta Rensenbrink)

PHL 330: Philosophy of Sex (Jeff Powell)

PHL 392/RST 392: Seminar: Sex, Nietzsche, and God (Jeff Powell and Rosa Ross)

PSY 330: Human Sexual Behavior (Melissa Atkins)

Contact Us

Please email any questions or suggestions to wgss@marshall.edu. Alternatively, you may contact:

Director, Dr. Hilary Brewster

Assistant Director, Dr. Rachel Danford

 

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