2026-27 Schedule
FALL 2026 | WINTER 2027 | SPRING 2027
Fall 2026 Course Schedule
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSS 101 | Feminism and Social Change | Sarah Brown |
MW 9:30-10:50 |
| GSS 220 | Sexual Subjects: Introduction to Sexuality Studies | S. B. West | MW 12:30-1:50 |
| GSS 230 | Traditions in Feminist Thought | Paola Zamperini | TTh 11-12:20 |
| GSS 260 | Critical Fat Studies | S. B. West | MW 11-12:20 |
| GSS 321 | Coalition Politics: Case Studies from Chicago & Beyond | Amy Partridge | TTh 12:30-1:50 |
| GSS 321 | A History of Sex | Zavier Nunn | TTh 2-3:20 |
| GSS 332 | Gender/Health/Medicine | Rebecca Ewert | MW 11-12:20 |
| GSS 332 | Health Activism | Amy Partridge | TTh 3:30-4:50 |
| GSS 340 | Gender, Sexuality and the Law | Joanna Grisinger | TTh 11-12:20 |
| GSS 361 | Introduction to Disability Studies in Literature | Noah Chaskin | MW 9:30-10:50 |
| GSS 372 | Topics in Popular Music: Women Rock | Linda Austern | TTh 11-12:20 |
| GSS 381 | Queer Theory | Jillana Enteen | MW 9:30-10:50 |
| GSS 390 | Trans Families Project | Elizabeth Smith | TTh 9:30-10:50 |
| GSS 401 | Colloquium | S. B. West | M 2-4:50 |
| GSS 490 | Queer Theory and Queer Cinema | Nick Davis | W 2-4:50 |
| GSS 490 | Sexual Knowledges: Science, Archives, Traces | Tessie Liu | M 2-4:50 |
| GSS 490 | Queer Theory | Jillana Enteen | W 3-6 |
| GSS 490 | Embodiment, Materiality, Affect | J. Michelle Molina | T 3-5:30 |
| GSS 490 | Women Rock | Linda Austern | TTh 11-12:20 |
Winter 2027 Course Schedule
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSS 101 | The Politics of Public Space | Jillana Enteen | |
| GSS 231 | Imagining the Internet | Jillana Enteen | |
| GSS 321 | Sex and Nazi Germany | Zavier Nunn | |
| GSS 321 | Making Sense of the Second Wave | Amy Partridge | |
| GSS 332 | AIDS Activism and Queer Theory | Amy Partridge | |
| GSS 342 | Gender in Latin America | S. B. West | |
| GSS 362 | Desire, Drama and Sorcery in 17th-Century Music | Linda Austern | |
| GSS 401 | Graduate Colloquium | S. B. West | |
| GSS 490 | Libertinage and Libertinism (17th-18th century) | Matthieu Dupas |
Spring 2027 Course Schedule
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSS 101 | Introduction to Feminism | Amy Partridge | |
| GSS 221 | Beyond Porn | Noelle Sullivan | |
| GSS 231 | Gender, Sexuality and Cinema | Nick Davis | |
| GSS 233 | Gender, Politics and Philosophy | Penelope Deutsche | |
| GSS 324 | US Gay and Lesbian History | Lane Fenrich | |
| GSS 327 | Language and Sexuality | Gregory Ward | |
| GSS 331 | Political Sociology: Gender, Societies and Politics | Ann Orloff | |
| GSS 332 | Reproductive Health/Justice/Politics | Amy Partridge | |
| GSS 374 | Imagining the Internet: Fiction, Film, and Theory | Jillana Enteen | |
| GSS 397 | Feminist Theory |
S. B. West |
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| GSS 490 | Global Pornographies |
Paola Zamperini |
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| GSS 490 | Feminist Theory and the Study of Religion |
Sarah Jacoby |
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| GSS 490 | Queer and Transgender Studies in Religion |
Shira Schwartz |
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| GSS 490 | Theories of Gender and Sexuality |
S. B. West |