Projected Courses
Note: You may use the information below to help you plan your 2023-24 academic year, but also know that it is subject to change at any time. Courses are not definite and times/days of the week for each class are not officially determined unless the term’s schedule has already been posted here. Courses below represent core courses, experimental courses, topic changers and so on. It does not include practicum, research, dissertation or reading courses (which are typically offered every term) or cross-listed courses from other departments. For a description of courses, please see the UO Catalog. Core Education key:
- AL: Arts & Letters
- SS: Social Science
- SC: Science
- US: US: Difference, Inequality, Agency
- GP: Global Perspectives
- IP: Identity, Pluralism & Tolerance (Multicultural)
- AC: American Cultures (Multicultural)
- IC: International Cultures (Multicultural)
Note: Students enrolled prior to Fall 2019 fulfill the Multicultural course requirements.
Fall 2023
| Course | Title | Instructor | Queer Studies | Gen Eds |
| WGS 101 | Introduction to Women’s & Gender Studies | Andrea Herrera | SS, IP, US | |
| WGS 221 | Bodies and Power | Andrea Herrera | ✓ | SS, IP, US |
| WGS 261 | Gender & Pop Culture | Yvette Saavedra | AL, US | |
| WGS 321 | Feminist Perspectives: Identity, Race & Culture | Yvette Saavedra | SS, AC, US | |
| WGS 350 | Lit as Feminist Theory | Isabel Millán | ✓ | AL,IP, US |
| WGS 410 | Abolition, Fem, Soc | Kristin Yarris | ||
| WGS 411/511 | Feminist Praxis | Isabel Millán | IP |
Winter 2024
| Course | Title | Instructor | Queer Studies | Gen Eds |
| WGS 101 | Introduction to Women’s & Gender Studies | Graduate students | SS, IP, US | |
| WGS 201 | Introduction to Queer Studies | Yvette Saavedra | ✓ | IP, US |
| WGS 315 | Hist & Dev of Feminist Theory | Kemi Balogun | SS, IP | |
| WGS 341 | Women, Work & Class | Andrea Herrera | ✓ | SS, IP |
| WGS 422/522 | Transgender Studies | Andrea Herrera | ✓ | IP |
| WGS 451/551 |
Top Latin Amer Fem&Soc |
Kristin Yarris | ||
| WGS 615 |
Contemp Feminitst Theo |
Yu Fang Cho |
Spring 2024
| Course | Title | Instructor |
Queer Studies |
Gen Eds |
| WGS 101 | Introduction to Women’s & Gender Studies | Graduate Students | SS, IP, US | |
| WGS 250 | Gender, Literature and Culture | Isabel Millán | ✓ | AL, IP, US |
| WGS 303 | Women & Gender in American History | Yvette Saavedra | SS, IP | |
| WGS 331 | Science, Technology & Gender: Reproductive Practices & Technologies | Andrea Herrera | IP | |
| (TBD)WGS 351 | Decolonial Feminisms | Ana Lara | SS, GP, IC | |
| WGS 410/510 | Gender & Sexuality in the Archives | Judith Raiskin | TBD | |
| (TBD) WGS 410/510 | Perf. Ethnography | Ana Lara | ||
| WGS 421/521 | Bodies and Embodiement | Kemi Balogun | ||
| WGS 450/550 | Feminist World-Making | Isabel Millán | ✓ | |
| WGS 615 | Contemporary Feminist Theory | Ana Lara |
Summer 2024
Session 1: 6/24-7/21
WGS 261 Gender and Popular Culture
CRN: 41671
Dates: 6/24-7/21 (Async)
Instructor: Dr. Saavedra
This survey course utilizes a queer and feminist lens to analyze different elements of expressive culture to study how gender and sexuality are represented and performed in various forms of cultural production. No textbooks required, all course material on Canvas.
WGS 351: Decolonial Feminisms
CRN: 41674
Dates: 6/24 – 7/21 (Async)
Instructor: Dr. Balogun
Credits: 4
Core Ed course: SSC, GP, IC
We will critically examine decolonial feminist theory and activism to deconstruct the relationship between gender, race, and sexuality by centering imperialism, settler-colonialism, and geopolitics. Pre-requisites waived. No Textbook – all class materials FREE on Canvas!
WGS 361 Gender, Film, and Media: Queer Aesthetics
CRN: 41675
Dates: 6/24 – 7/21 (Async)
Credits: 4
Core Ed: A&L; IP (Identity, Pluralism, and Tolerance)
Queer Studies Qualifying Course
Instructor: Dr. Millán
- What does a queer aesthetic look like in film and media?
- Learn about queer “classics” as well as contemporary examples of queer media.
- Analyze through a queer and feminist theoretical lens.
Session 2: 7/22-8/18
WGS 221 Bodies and Power
CRN 41670
Dates: 7/22-8/18 (Async)
Instructor: Dr. Herrera
Credits: 4
Core Ed course: SSC, IP, US
Queer Studies Qualifying Course
We will explore sex work, disability, race, beauty etc. to analyze how ideals of “normal” bodies explain systemic inequalities. Use various materials including film and social media. Incorporate “ungrading”: your grade is based on completion of a certain number of activities.
WGS 321 Feminist Perspectives: Identity, Race, and Culture
CRN: 41672
Dates 7/22-8/18 (Async)
Instructor: TBD
Credits: 4
Core Ed course: SSC, GP, IC
Examines intersections of race and ethnicity, class, sexuality, and gender in the history and lives of United States women of color. Explores definitions of community, culture, and identity.
Session 3: 8/19-9/15
WGS 341 Women, Work, and Class
CRN: 41673
Dates: 8/19-9/15
Instructor: TBD
Credits: 4
Core Ed: SSC, IP
Explores contexts and cultural attitudes shaping the women’s market and domestic labor including race, sexuality, age, and class as well as occupational segregation and control.