Welcome to the Women's and Gender Studies Program
The Women's and Gender Studies Program enables students to explore the social and cultural effects of gender difference.
Our program encompasses two overlapping approaches. Women's Studies emphasizes the intellectual, artistic, political, social, economic, and spiritual contributions of women, which traditional scholarship long overlooked or denigrated. Gender Studies extends the interdisciplinary methods of Women's Studies to a broader range of issues, including the social and cultural meanings of masculinity and sexual identity. Both approaches explore the way that race, class, nationality, religion and other social categories interact with gender and sexuality.
Our program offers the following courses of study:
Because work in Women's and Gender Studies draws on many academic disciplines, our program complements virtually every major (See our Summer 2012 Courses, our Fall 2012 Courses, and our list of classes by discipline). Moreover, our courses expose students to new ways of thinking about personal identity as well as about traditional scholarly inquiry.
Events
.ashx?h=85&w=85) View all | Telling Our Story: 100 Years of Women at SMUCelebrate the history and legacy of various women's organizations and groups on campus, past and present.
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 View all | Contribute to Women's and Gender Studies Find out how you can contribute to the Women's and Gender Studies Program. We gratefully accept gifts in any amount!
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 View all | Gender at the LecternFebruary 17, 2012 WGS and the Center for Teaching Excellence present
"Gender at the Lectern: Perceptions, Expectations, and Course Evaluations." 11:30 AM - 5:00 PM. Lunch, lecture, panel discussions. For faculty and students.
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