11 courses with the subject WTQS, 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.
WTQS 148Introduction to Women’s, Transgender and Queer Studies
3 sem. hrs. Offered every semester. An interdisciplinary examination of contemporary scholarship on women’s experience. The course will include analysis of women’s political, social and cultural experiences, using discussions, readings, films, student presentations and guest lectures. WTQS 200/HS 200. Gender, Sexuality and Health 3 sem. hrs. Offered alternate years. Students will explore the complexities of gender and sexual diversity, as well as the differences between sex and gender within the context of health and wellness. Particular emphasis will be placed on the specific health issues and health disparities faced by women, transgender and gender non-binary individuals, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and intersex individuals, as well as professional competencies in responding to these issues. This survey course will be a foundation for further exploration of the specific issues faced by these vulnerable populations. WTQS 210/THEA 210. Queer Theatre and Feminist Activism 3 sem. hrs. 224 CO URSES
3 sem. hrs. This course will use sport to understand gender relations in a society. It will focus on how sports shape cultural ideas of masculinity and femininity and examine how assumptions about professional and amateur athletes reflect and challenge social norms about gender, sexuality, race, and class. This course will invite students to consider the intersection of politics, economics, society, culture, and representation in sport and will map out and respond to the multifaceted issues that emerge when women enter the sports world.
3 sem. hrs. Offered occasionally. Analysis of the ways women’s bodies are made the site of power struggles between competing interest groups in society, and the effect of this on individual women’s lives. Topics include body image, reproductive rights, violence, harassment, sexuality, self defense.
3 sem. hrs. Offered annually, spring semester. Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, this course will provide an introduction to the lives and experiences of indigenous women from pre-Contact to contemporary times. By centering indigenous women’s experiences, theories, and perspectives, dominant feminist frames of reference will be critically examined.
WTQS 285/385. Topics in Women’s, Transgender and Queer Studies
3 sem. hrs. Offered occasionally. May be repeated for credit. In-depth study of a selected topic in women’s and gender studies. Past topics have included: Women’s Utopian/Anti-Utopian Fiction; Transgenderism; Femininities/Masculinities.
WTQS 290/390. Internship in Women’s, Transgender and Queer Studies
2-4 sem. hrs. Offered every semester. May be repeated for credit. Graded: S/U. Students will use their backgrounds in women’s and gender studies to blend their academic expertise with work addressing women’s concerns, such as with the Women’s Hall of Fame, Planned Parenthood, N.O.W. Arrangements are the student’s responsibility in consultation with CO UR S E S 225
WTQS 295/395. Tutorial in Women’s, Transgender and Queer Studies
1 sem. hr. Offered as needed. May be repeated for credit. In-depth study of an area of special interest. Topic to be determined jointly by a faculty member and student(s) in consultation. Meets weekly for one hour.
3 sem. hrs. Offered annually. Intersectionalities is a paradigm for analyzing multiple oppressions in relation to each other. This course applies the interdisciplinary paradigm of intersectionalities as a method of theorizing within the context of feminist, queer, trans-, and gender studies. Emphasis placed on writing as thinking and preparing for a senior project.
3 sem. hrs. Offered alternate years. This course offers students an overview of the rich and evolving field of transgender studies. Topics include foundational concepts in gender diversity, key sociopolitical issues, pivotal moments in trans activism, and cultural representation and misrepresentation of trans lives. Particular emphasis will be placed on the intersections of trans lives with issues of race, class, disability, immigration status, and incarceration.
WTQS 401Senior Project in Women’s, Transgender and Queer Studies
4 sem. hrs. Offered annually, spring semester. Project of an interdisciplinary nature, informed by the student’s disciplinary focus, concerning gender studies. Directed by a primary adviser (selected from women’s studies faculty) and a secondary adviser. Students will present their work in the Women’s Studies Colloquium.
