Associated faculty: S. Ackerman (Religion, Women’s and Gender Studies), C. G. Boggs (English, Women’s and Gender Studies), S. J. Brison (Philosophy), M. A. Bronski (Women’s and Gender Studies), A. A. Coly (African and African American Studies, Comparative Literature), K. Conley (French and Italian), J. Cullinane (Anthropology), M. R. Dietrich (Biological Sciences), V. Fuechtner (German), M. R. Goeman (Native American Studies, English), M. R. Graver (Classics), K.J. Jewell (French and Italian), M. Meyers (Women’s and Gender Studies), A. Orleck (History), U. Rainer (German), I. Reyes (Spanish and Portuguese), I. T. Schweitzer (English, Women’s and Gender Studies), S. Swayne (Music), J. H. Tatum (Classics), B. E. Will (English), M. Williamson (Classics), M. F. Zeiger (English).
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies examines the lives, experiences, and representations of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons, studying in historical, contemporary, and theoretical contexts their communities, institutions, politics, languages, art, literature, and relationships to heterosexual norms. Drawing upon interdisciplinary and multicultural resources, GLBT Studies analyzes sexuality and sexual identity as complex social and historical phenomena. GLBT courses are listed under Women’s and Gender Studies. Related courses may be found in other departments and programs, such as:
African and African American Studies 40: Gender Identities and Politics in Africa
Anthropology 12: Gender and Sexuality in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Art History 16/80: Sex, Gender, and Identity in the Arts of the Ancient World
Classics 10/80: Platonic Love in its Cultural Context
College Course 8: Sexuality and Science
Comparative Literature 67: Colonial and Post-Colonial Masculinities
English 68: Woolfenstein
English 72: Whitman
English 73: Elizabeth Bishop
French 45: Masculinity/Femininity
Jewish Studies 15: Judaism, Sexuality and Queerness
Native American Studies 42: Gender Issues in Native American Life
Women’s and Gender Studies 41: Legends of Sappho
Women’s and Gender Studies 45: Beatniks, Hot Rods and the Feminine Mystique: Sex and Gender in 1950’s Hollywood Films
Women’s and Gender Studies 47: Introduction to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies
Women’s and Gender Studies 48: Gender Blending: Motifs of Androgyny
Women’s and Gender Studies 48: Plagues and Politics: The Impact of AIDS on U. S. Society
Women’s and Gender Studies 48: Queer Marriage, Hate Crimes, and Will and Grace: Contemporary Issues in GLBTS Studies
Women’s and Gender Studies 48: Sexuality, Identity and the Law