10 courses with the subject GSS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Required for the gender and sexuality studies major and concentration, this course introduces students to the concept of gender as a category of analysis. It is designed for students who seek a fuller understanding of themselves as gendered individuals living in a gendered society - all genders are encouraged to participate! Offered each semester.
This course covers a wide range of approaches to trans (from gender identity, gender expression, to trans as a method and a theory). Students examine a number of topics including: definitions and language; the binary gender system and its effects on trans life; the history of the trans movement; the legal, social, and medical aspects of transition; transnational perspectives of trans experience; decolonial approaches to trans experience; and socio-political issues of trans life. Offered periodically. OLE Core Requirement: Power and Race.
This interdisciplinary seminar introduces students to critical and cultural texts written by authors of color to name the complex politics of race, gender, and sexuality. Students develop intersectionality as an analytical tool with which to understand how systems of interlocking oppression have marginalized women and LGBTQ people of color. Readings emphasize literary and cultural representations as acts of resistance to racial gender violence, racial homophobia, policing and militarization, and global economic inequality. Offered annually. OLE Core Requirement: Power and Race.
Hip Hop Feminism combines Womanist Thought with Hip Hop. Hip Hop Feminism engages with the contradictions of identifying as feminist while still enjoying misogynistic aspects of Hip Hop. This course discusses aspects of Hip Hop culture that relate to Black womanhood and girlhood, such as double-dutch, hair braiding, twerking, and playground games Students engage with core Hip Hop Feminism concepts such as "the personal is political," respectability politics, intersectionality, Black Girl Magic, and radical self-love. Offered periodically. OLE Core Requirement: Creativity.
OLE Core Requirement: OLE Experience in Practice.
Independent work is guided by a faculty member. Students need to have the necessary background, including appropriate coursework, before an independent project is approved. A student may not substitute an IS/IR course for a course regularly offered in a department or program. IS/IR culminates in at least one product (a paper, laboratory report, work of art, etc.). Normally, the student and faculty instructor are expected to meet at least once a week. See catalog for more information under registration and course enrollment. Prerequisite: at least second-year standing; at least 2 relevant courses for 298 (IS); approval from the faculty instructor, the academic advisor, and the department chair or program director.
OLE Core Requirement: OLE Experience in Practice.
This course provides a comprehensive research opportunity, including an introduction to relevant background material, technical instruction, identification of a meaningful project, and data collection. The topic is determined by the faculty member in charge of the course and may relate to their research interests. Offered based on department decision. May be offered as a 1.00 credit course or .50 credit course. Prerequisite: determined by individual instructor.
Independent work is guided by a faculty member. Students need to have the necessary background, including appropriate coursework, before an independent project is approved. A student may not substitute an IS/IR course for a course regularly offered in a department or program. IS/IR culminates in at least one product (a paper, laboratory report, work of art, etc.). Normally, the student and faculty instructor are expected to meet at least once a week. See catalog for more information under registration and course enrollment. Prerequisite: at least second-year standing; at least 5 relevant courses for 398 (IR); approval from the faculty instructor, the academic advisor, and the department chair or program director.
The course provides a capstone to the major. Taught as a seminar, it offers an opportunity for students to integrate their studies of women and gender across disciplines and to become more aware of the intricate web of gender, race, culture, and class that informs women's experiences. Offered annually in the spring semester. Prerequisite: GSS 121; priority given to majors and concentrators.
Source: St Olaf College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
