USC Schedule of Classes

Exploration of identity development in terms of social, political and cultural constructs; examination of collegiate athletics and the contributions of men of color.

Examination of how gender and sexuality have been constructed, experienced and legislated.

Genealogies of queer theory, from psychoanalytic theories to feminism and post-structuralism; evolving concepts of gender; relation to social justice, resistance and power.

Experiential course examining how beliefs about mortality are produced by history, gender, culture, and context; how the handling of death shapes urban society.

Cross-cultural analysis and comparison of the experience and cultural conception of birth, maternity, parenthood, and childhood in western and non-western societies.

Interdisciplinary analysis of LGBTQ issues; examination of the intersections of gender and sexuality with social class, race, religion and nationality.

Intensive experience with gender-focused community organizations; analysis of relationships between organizations and feminist and queer theory.

Cross-cultural notions of the body, health, and healing; historic and cultural variability of ideas of reproduction, birth, sexuality, mental illness and disability.

Comparative examination of family and kinship in tribal, peasant, and complex societies, emphasizing non-Western cultures, societal and normative consequences of forms and functions in family.

Psychological and physiological base of sexuality; gender identity, childbearing, birth control, venereal diseases; dysfunctions and treatments.

Introduction to works of major women writers from the Middle Ages to the 20th century in their literary, social and cultural contexts.

Interdisciplinary examination of social, personal meanings of masculinity; variety of male experience by social class, race, sexuality and age; emerging masculinities of the future.

Research methods in gender and sexuality studies scholarship; study of feminist, queer and post-colonial epistemologies.

Issues of gender in communication, including: mediarepresentations of femininity and masculinity; and gender's rolein communication at the interpersonal, public, and cultural levels.

Examination of the changing representations of gender and sexuality in Korean cultural texts over the course of the twentieth century.

How various developmental theories analyze the role of women as producers and how Third World women are increasing their role in development.

Gender and news media evolving images of women and men in print and electronic media. Impact of gender in content and style of news, television and cinema. Open to non-majors.

Independent research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Writing of the honors thesis; for students in the Gender and Sexuality Studies Honors Program.

Interdisciplinary investigation of concepts, theories, and debates in the study of race and its intersection with gay, lesbian, trans, heterosexual and other sexualities/genders.

Women and immigration, employment, and household and family relations in the context of the global economy; women's social and political movements in diverse cultural contexts.

Research leading to the master's degree in cognate fields. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Foundations of designing a dissertation research project in gender and sexuality studies; guidance with preparation of dissertation research proposal.

History and ideology of gender studies, feminist theory, gay and lesbian discourse, and other studies in feminisms and masculinities in relation to literature.

The social organization of gender in the contexts of work, families, intimacy, sexuality, reproduction, violence. Variations by race, ethnicity, social class. Processes of social change. Duplicates credit in former SOCI 552.