Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies (FGSS)Arts and Sciences

Showing 27 results.

Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. The Catalog/Courses of Study 2025-2026 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Last Updated

  • Schedule of Classes - April 21, 2025 7:21PM EDT
  • Course Catalog - April 21, 2025 7:07PM EDT

FGSS 2010
Introduction to Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Studies is an interdisciplinary program focused on understanding the impact of gender and sexuality on the world around us and on the power hierarchies that structure ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2475 FGSS 2010   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Newman, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FGSS 2160
Television

In this introductory course, participants will study the economic and technological history of the television industry, with a particular emphasis on its manifestations in the United States and the United ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  • 18269 FGSS 2160   LEC 001

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FGSS 2232
Queer Pop from the Stonewall Uprising to the Millennium

No description available. view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2232, LGBT 2232, MUSIC 2232

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19681 FGSS 2232   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Peraino, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19682 FGSS 2232   DIS 201

  •  
    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19683 FGSS 2232   DIS 202

  •  
    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FGSS 2535
Issues in Contemporary Fiction: Trans Utopias and Genderqueer Science Fiction

Dragons? Spaceships? Bodies that change gendered characteristics at will? Vampire archivists? Speculative fiction (sci fi, fantasy) imagines the world not as it is but as it should be. It can imagine worlds ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 2535, LGBT 2535

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20250 FGSS 2535   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Raskolnikov, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FGSS 2723
Digital Feminism and Race

This course raises profound theoretical questions about embodiment, agency, power, and race in virtual spaces. How do digital identities in their intersection with something called race, interact with ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 2723, COML 2723, VISST 2723

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19168 FGSS 2723   SEM 101

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Diabate, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FGSS 3000
Feminist Theory

This course will work across and between the disciplines to consider what it might mean to think 'as a feminist' about many things including, but not limited to 'gender', 'women' and 'sexuality'. We will ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3642 FGSS 3000   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Parrenas, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FGSS 2010 or permission of instructor.

FGSS 3318
Virtual Music

No description available. view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  • 19369 FGSS 3318   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Vigilante, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FGSS 3545
Every Body: Theories of the Body from the Sixteenth Century to the Present

No description available. view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FREN 3545

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20193 FGSS 3545   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FGSS 3555
Comics as a Medium

What are comics? While it's easy to identify a cartoon, graphic novel, or comic book, it's hard to understand the wide world of comics. As a medium, comics are part of a global tradition of visual storytelling ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi:

  • 19965 FGSS 3555   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Schoppelrei, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Primarily for: seniors and juniors.

FGSS 3636
Queer Classics

This course engages classical antiquity and its reception through the prism of queer studies. Cruising Homer, Sappho, Euripides, Plato, Ovid and more, we will explore how queer theoretical frameworks help ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 3635, LGBT 3635, SHUM 3635

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7199 FGSS 3636   SEM 101

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Lambert, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FGSS 3990
Undergraduate Independent Study

Individual study program intended for juniors and seniors working on special topics with selected reading or research projects not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Students select a topic in consultation ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11856 FGSS 3990   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Ghosh, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12427 FGSS 3990   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Ramberg, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12428 FGSS 3990   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Juffer, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12429 FGSS 3990   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Hodzic, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12515 FGSS 3990   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • McCullough, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13470 FGSS 3990   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Devault, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

FGSS 4265
Gender, Sexuality, and the U.S. in the World

This seminar explores the intertwined histories of sex, sexuality, and gender at the intersection of major themes in American transnational and global history: race, labour, empire, and the state. What ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  • 18401 FGSS 4265   SEM 101

  •  
    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Lawlor, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18402 FGSS 4265   IND 601

  •  
    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

FGSS 4371
Sociology of Sex and Gender

This course provides an introduction to the theoretical and empirical literature on the sociology of sex and gender. The readings cover theory and methods, feminism, masculinity, intersectionality, ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 6371, SOC 4370, SOC 6370

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8099 FGSS 4371   SEM 101

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FGSS 4458
Girls, Women, and Education in Global Perspective: Feminist Ethnography and Praxis

This seminar explores the educational lives and schooling experiences of women and girls through ethnographies conducted in the U.S. and different regions of the world. Drawing on the anthropology of education, ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  • 19098 FGSS 4458   SEM 101

  •  
    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Villenas, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FGSS 4460
Women in the Economy

No description available. view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 3440, ILRLE 4450

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18743 FGSS 4460   LEC 001

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Patacchini, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FGSS 4705
How to Make Queer Kin: Sustaining Bonds in LGBTQ Culture

How do queer people make family? What cultural and artistic practices sustain queer bonds? To answer these questions, this course examines queer and trans kinship narratives across a range of genres, including ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi:

  • 20143 FGSS 4705   SEM 101

  •  
    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FGSS 4815
Reading (with) Judith Butler

No description available. view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi:

  • 20238 FGSS 4815   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Bachner, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FGSS 4835
Performance Studies: Theories and Methods

An understanding of performance as object and lens, modality and method, is integral to scholarship and research across the humanities and social sciences. Charting the advent and defining principles of ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •  8074 FGSS 4835   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Jaime, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FGSS 4990
Senior Honors Thesis I

To graduate with honors, FGSS majors must complete a senior thesis under the supervision of an FGSS faculty member and defend that thesis orally before an honors committee. To be eligible for honors, students ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  2596 FGSS 4990   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Ghosh, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3547 FGSS 4990   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Juffer, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3614 FGSS 4990   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Ramberg, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3874 FGSS 4990   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Hodzic, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 10036 FGSS 4990   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Diabate, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

FGSS 6211
Environmental Bodies in Science and Technology Studies

No description available. view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 6211

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19960 FGSS 6211   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Parrenas, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FGSS 6265
Gender, Sexuality, and the U.S. in the World

This seminar explores the intertwined histories of sex, sexuality, and gender at the intersection of major themes in American transnational and global history: race, labour, empire, and the state. What ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  • 18407 FGSS 6265   SEM 101

  •  
    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Lawlor, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18408 FGSS 6265   IND 601

  •  
    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

FGSS 6371
Sociology of Sex and Gender

No description available. view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 4371, SOC 4370, SOC 6370

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 19587 FGSS 6371   SEM 101

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FGSS 6441
Feminist Pedagogy: What, Why, and How

This seminar will explore the both the intellectual grounding of and the nuts and bolts of feminist pedagogy. In what context did feminist pedagogy emerge and why? How have its practitioners variously ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 6610, ENGL 6440

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20254 FGSS 6441   SEM 101

  •  
    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • McCullough, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FGSS 6705
How to Make Queer Kin: Sustaining Bonds in LGBTQ Culture

How do queer people make family? What cultural and artistic practices sustain queer bonds? To answer these questions, this course examines queer and trans kinship narratives across a range of genres, including ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi:

  • 20147 FGSS 6705   SEM 101

  •  
    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FGSS 6815
Reading (with) Judith Butler

No description available. view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi:

  • 20239 FGSS 6815   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Bachner, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FGSS 6835
Performance Studies: Theories and Methods

An understanding of performance as object and lens, modality and method, is integral to scholarship and research across the humanities and social sciences. Charting the advent and defining principles of ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •  8077 FGSS 6835   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Jaime, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FGSS 7458
Girls, Women, and Education in Global Perspective: Feminist Ethnography and Praxis

This seminar explores the educational lives and schooling experiences of women and girls through ethnographies conducted in the U.S. and different regions of the world. Drawing on the anthropology of education, ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  • 19101 FGSS 7458   SEM 101

  •  
    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Villenas, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person