Gender Studies (GNST)
Lisa Corrigan
Director of Studies
417 Kimpel Hall
479-575-3046
Ryan Calabretta Sajder
Associate Director
425 Kimpel Hall
479-575-3324
The Graduate Certificate in Gender Studies is designed for students currently enrolled in a graduate program (masters or doctoral level) at the University of Arkansas who want to expand their traditional disciplinary training and enrich their understanding on the study of gender and sexuality. The Graduate Certificate provides knowledge from various methodological approaches including quantitative methods, qualitative methods and textual methods. Courses explore sex and gender differences and such concepts as masculinity and femininity, essence and performance; distributions of power, work, and resources; and the symbolic representation of gender and identity in literature, religion, and art. The Graduate Certificate is often chosen by students interested in investigating materials that challenge the traditional separation of academic theory from political and professional experience.
Requirements for Graduate Certificate in Gender Studies
The Graduate Certificate in Gender Studies is designed for students currently enrolled in a graduate program (master's or doctoral level) at the University of Arkansas who want to expand their traditional disciplinary training and enrich their understanding on the study of gender and sexuality. The Graduate Certificate provides knowledge from various methodological approaches including quantitative methods, qualitative methods and textual methods. Courses explore sex and gender differences and such concepts as masculinity and femininity, essence and performance; distributions of power, work, and resources; and the symbolic representation of gender and identity in literature, religion, and art. The Graduate Certificate is often chosen by students interested in investigating materials that challenge the traditional separation of academic theory from political and professional experience.
A total of 12 credit hours from the following:
| Choose one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Queer Theor(ies) | ||
| Feminist Texts and Theories | ||
| Choose three courses from the following: | 9 | |
| Destabilizing Queer Theory | ||
| Identity and Culture in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands | ||
| Introduction to Critical Theories in Art Education | ||
| Destabilizing Queer Theory | ||
| Transnational Feminist Perspectives in Art and Education | ||
| Greek Art and Archaeology | ||
| Roman Art and Archaeology | ||
| Advanced Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Literature | ||
| Seminar in Gender, Sexuality, and Literature | ||
| Queer Theor(ies) (if not taken above) | ||
or CLCS 54403 | Queer Theor(ies) | |
| Feminist Texts and Theories (if not taken above) | ||
| U.S. Labor History to 1877 | ||
| Antebellum America, 1828-1850 | ||
| U.S. Labor History, from 1877-present | ||
| The Era of the French Revolution | ||
| Society and Gender in Modern Europe | ||
| New Women in the Middle East | ||
| Research Seminar in History (topics related to gender studies) | ||
| Philosophy of Race and Gender | ||
| Feminist Philosophy | ||
| Special Themes in Russian (topics related to gender studies) | ||
| Advanced Practice in Behavioral and Mental Health | ||
| History of the Theatre II | ||
or any related course as approved by the director of the program. | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Courses
GNST 51303. The Power of Women: Representations of & from Italian Women from Middle Ages to Early Modern Period. 3 Hours.
Examines the various representations of women through diverse genres, by both male and female authors, from the Middle Ages to the Early Modern period in Italy. Taught in English. (Typically offered: Spring)
This course is cross-listed with ITAL 51303, MRST 51303.
GNST 53303. Gender, Sexuality, and Archival Research. 3 Hours.
Studies in intersectional feminist, queer, and trans perspectives on archival research. Focuses on employing methodologies in a range of archival contexts, emphasizing the politics of archiving and the implicit gendered, racialized, and class-based biases that permeate archival inquiry. (Typically offered: Fall Odd Years)
GNST 54403. Queer Theor(ies). 3 Hours.
Introduction to the complex history and evolution of Queer Theory into Queer Theor(ies) from Foucault to the Present. (Typically offered: Irregular)
This course is cross-listed with CLCS 54403.
GNST 56503. Feminist Texts and Theories. 3 Hours.
Explores concepts and ideologies that articulate and define principles of feminism. Attention given to critical and creative works that challenge the centrality of gender in feminist analyses through intersections of race, class, nationality, and sexuality. (Typically offered: Fall Odd Years)
This course is cross-listed with COMM 56503.