Women's and Gender Studies

The MIT Program in Women's and Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program, providing an academic framework and broad-based community for scholarly inquiry focusing on women, gender, and sexuality. Read more about Women's and Gender Studies at MIT.

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 Course #Course TitleTerm
 
WGS.401Introduction to Women's and Gender StudiesSpring 2005
 
WGS.406Sexual and Gender IdentitiesFall 2006
 
WGS.412JFeminist Political ThoughtFall 2000
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WGS.414Gender and Media Studies: Women and the MediaFall 2008
 
WGS.430Literary Interpretation: Virginia Woolf's ShakespeareSpring 2001
 
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WGS.454JIdentity and DifferenceFall 2002
 
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WGS.454JIdentity and DifferenceSpring 2007
 
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WGS.455JGender, Sexuality, and SocietySpring 2006
 
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WGS.456JThe Contemporary American FamilySpring 2004
 
WGS.457JGender, Power, and International DevelopmentFall 2003
 
WGS.459JWomen in South Asia from 1800 to PresentFall 2006
 
WGS.461JInternational Women's VoicesSpring 2004
 
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WGS.484JThe Anthropology of ComputingFall 2004
 
WGS.492Popular Narrative: MastermindsFall 2004
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WGS.510JLiterary Interpretation: Literature and Urban ExperienceSpring 2009
 
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WGS.512Major Authors: Melville and MorrisonFall 2003
 
WGS.512Major Authors: After the Masterpiece: Novels by Melville, Twain, Faulkner, and MorrisonFall 2006
 
WGS.514Medieval Literature: Medieval Women WritersSpring 2004
 
WGS.517American Authors: American Women AuthorsSpring 2003
 
WGS.518JRace and Identity in American Literature: Keepin' it Real FakeSpring 2007
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WGS.575JWriting About RaceSpring 2007
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WGS.575JWriting About Race: Narratives of MultiracialityFall 2008
 
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WGS.576Advanced Essay WorkshopSpring 2008
 
WGS.607JGender and the Law in U.S. HistorySpring 2004
 
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WGS.608JCultural Performances of AsiaFall 2005
 
WGS.610JThe Economic History of Work and FamilySpring 2005
 
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WGS.620JMedicine, Religion and Politics in Africa and the African DiasporaSpring 2005
 
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WGS.621JViolence, Human Rights, and JusticeFall 2004
 
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WGS.622JDilemmas in Bio-Medical Ethics: Playing God or Doing Good?Spring 2005
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