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Gender Studies Program

Gender Studies at Boise State focuses on building an academic and intellectual environment for students and faculty members. The program offers gender/sex/sexuality/intersectionality/ diversity/ race theory courses. Gender Studies seeks to provide students with an opportunity to learn about all forms of hierarchy and power relations which in turn perpetuate gendered socio-economic and political structures and oppressions. Multicultural and interdisciplinary in approach, the Program seeks to address many of the current social, economic, professional, media, individual, systemic, and public policy issues revolving around discussions of gender and sexuality and how we operate within them.

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Gender Studies Courses and Cross-listings – Spring 2024

GENDER 200 – Intro to Gender Studies – Core Requirement

Section Course Title Format Time
001 Intro to Gender Studies HYBRID Mo 6:00-7:15pm

GENDER 280 – Colloquium in Gender Studies (Various Topics)

Section Course Title Format Time
001 Intro to Ethnic Studies IN PERSON Tu/Th 10:30-11:45am
002 Intro to Ethnic Studies REMOTE Th 6:00-8:45pm
003 The Arts and Material Culture IN PERSON Tu/Th 1:30-2:45pm

GENDER 302 – Research Methods and Perspectives – Core Requirement

Section Course Title Format Time
4001 Research Methods and Perspectives ONLINE N/A

GENDER 380 – Colloquium in Gender Studies (Various Topics)

Section Course Title Format Time
001 Racial and Cultural Minorities IN PERSON Mo/We 12:00-1:15pm
002 Contemporary Chicanx Issues REMOTE We 6:00-8:45pm
003 Japanese Culture and Society IN PERSON M/W/F 10:30-11:20am
004 Korea Today IN PERSON Tu/Th 12:00-1:15pm
005 Korean Pop Culture and Society IN PESON Mo/We 12:00-1:15pm
006 Body Politics IN PERSON Tu/Th 10:30-11:45am
010 Sociology of Sex and Sexuality IN PERSON Tu/Th 3:00-4:15pm
011 Asian American Social Experience IN PERSON Mo/We 3:00-4:15pm
012 Sociology of the Family IN PERSON Tu/Th 1:30-2:45pm
013 China Today IN PERSON Mo/We 12:00-1:15pm
014 Media, Evolution, and Social Change IN PERSON Mo/We 1:30-2:45pm
015 Sociology of Body IN PERSON Th 4:30-7:15pm
017 Refugees in the Modern World IN PERSON Mo/We 1:30-2:45pm
018 Iranian Cinema IN PERSON We 4:30-7:15pm
019 Postcolonial Literature IN PERSON Tu/Th 9:00-10:15am
4001 Sociology of Violence ONLINE N/A
4002 Women Writers ONLINE N/A
4003 Radical Sociology ONLINE N/A

GENDER 480 – Seminar in Gender Studies (Various Topics)

Section Course Title Format Time
001 Social Inequality IN PERSON Mo/We 1:30-2:45pm
002 Organizational Theory and Bureaucracy Structure IN PERSON Tu/Th 12:00-1:15pm
003 Science, Technology, and Society IN PERSON Mo/We 1:30-2:45pm
004 History of Persuasion IN PERSON Mo/We 3:00-4:15pm
4001 Sociology of Gender and Aging ONLINE N/A
4003 Social Psychology ONLINE N/A

GENDER 294/494 – Cross-listed Workshops

Section Course Title Format Time
001 Exile Studies: The Basque Case IN PERSON 9:00am-5:00pm 1/20-1/21
002 Food and Cuture: The Basque Case IN PERSON 9:00am-5:00pm 1/27-1/28
003 Culture Memory and Identity: The Basque Case IN PERSON 9:00am-5:00pm 2/03-2/04
004 Basque Mythology and Symbolism REMOTE 9:00am-5:00pm 2/10-2/11
005 Genocide Studies: The Basque Case IN PERSON 9:00am-5:00pm 2/24-2/25

Gender Studies Courses and Cross-listings – Summer 2024

GENDER 200 – Intro to Gender Studies – Core Requirement

Section Course Title Format Time
001 Intro to Gender Studies REMOTE Tu/Th 3:00-4:15pm

About the Gender Studies Program

Established in 1994, the Gender Studies Program was recently honored by the National Council for Research on Women with its Emerging Center Award for 2010. This award recognizes the significant national impact of the research, advocacy and leadership engaged in by the Gender Studies Program and the faculty, students, and staff engaged in the program as it has grown in recent years.

Gender 300 students at the Kimberle Crenshaw Lecture

Gender Studies at Boise State focus on building an academic and intellectual environment for students and faculty members. The program offers gender/sex/sexuality/intersectionality/ diversity/ race theory courses, and/or courses taught with an interdisciplinary lens. It seeks to provide students with an opportunity to learn about all forms of hierarchy and power relations which in turn perpetuate gendered socio-economic and political structures. In other words, it encourages students to think outside the box and engage in critical thinking regarding the ethics and politics of equality and justice, and links the questions of gender and sexuality (both men and women) to all forms of hierarchical differences.

Multicultural and interdisciplinary in approach, the Program seeks to address many of the current social, economic, professional, media, individual, and public policy issues revolving around discussions of gender and sexuality. Students examine the experiences of women and men and concepts of gender and sexuality within different cultural, social, economic, and religious contexts through the study of scholarship and creative works in a variety of fields. Thus, the course work seeks to provide students with essential preparation for lives and careers deeply impacted by ongoing debates regarding gender and sexuality in our society. Students taking course work in Gender Studies have the opportunity to earn a Minor Degree in Gender Studies.

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Whether you are a current or prospective student, a faculty or staff member, or an interested visitor, we appreciate your interest in our program and invite you to explore our website, our program, and the opportunities to earn a Minor Degree in Gender Studies.

Best regards,

Dr. Aiden Christopher VanderStouwe
Interim Director of Gender Studies
Lecturer, Department of Linguistics
cvanderstouwe@boisestate.edu
Riverfront Hall 214 E

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