Gender Studies (GNST)
Overview
Kathryn A. Sloan
Director of Gender Studies
Professor of History
520 MAIN
(479) 575-5887
ksloan@uark.edu
The gender studies minor introduces students to the ways that various academic disciplines have examined women’s and men’s differing participation in work, the family, political systems, and creative endeavors. 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 minor is often chosen by students interested in investigating materials previously neglected by scholars and in fresh perspectives on traditional subject matter.
Requirements for a Minor in Gender Studies. Students must complete 15 credit hours from the list below, including at least 6 credit hours numbered at the 30000-level or higher.Â
| GNST 20003/200H3 | Introduction to Gender Studies | 3 |
| Choose 12 credit hours from the following: | 12 | |
| Classical Studies Colloquium (topic must be related to gender studies and approved by the program director) | ||
| Family Communication | ||
| Special Topics (topic must be related to gender studies and approved by the program director) | ||
| Communication and Gender | ||
| Gender, Race and Power | ||
| Reel Women | ||
| Representational Issues in Film | ||
| Topics in Gender, Sexuality, and Literature | ||
| Writing on Social Issues | ||
| Topics in African-American Literature and Culture (topic must be related to gender studies and approved by the program director) | ||
| Special Studies (Topic: Women and Arabic Literature) | ||
| Theories in Gender Studies | ||
| Studies in U.S. Latino/Latina Literature and Culture (topic must be related to gender studies and approved by the program director) | ||
| Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Literature | ||
| Gender, Bodies, and Technologies | ||
| Race, Gender, and Sport | ||
| Dissecting Gender in Science | ||
| Sexual Politics in the U.S. | ||
| Gender and Pop Culture | ||
| Gender, Sexuality, and Animality | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Special Topics in Gender Studies | ||
| Women and Gender in Modern Latin American History | ||
| Women in U.S. History | ||
| LGBTQ+ Histories | ||
| Honors Colloquium (topic must be related to gender studies and approved by the program director) | ||
| Society and Gender in Modern Europe | ||
| History of African American Women | ||
| New Women in the Middle East | ||
| Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Colonial Latin America | ||
| The Power of Women: Representations of & from Italian Women from Middle Ages to Early Modern Period | ||
| Honors Colloquium (topic must be related to gender studies and approved by the program director) | ||
| Latin American Studies Colloquium (topic must be related to gender studies and approved by the program director) | ||
| Introduction to Human Sexuality | ||
| Feminist Philosophy | ||
| Gender and Justice in the U.S. | ||
| Gender and Politics | ||
| Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality | ||
| Families and Social Change | ||
| Race and Society | ||
Any additional course with a Course prefix of GNST that is not in this list may also count towards major/minor requirement | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Courses
GNST 20003. Introduction to Gender Studies. 3 Hours.
This course explores cultural constructions of gender and sexuality using a variety of media, including literature, film, and architecture. (Typically offered: Fall and Spring)
GNST 200H3. Honors Introduction to Gender Studies. 3 Hours.
This course explores cultural constructions of gender and sexuality using a variety of media, including literature, film, and architecture. (Typically offered: Fall and Spring)
This course is equivalent to GNST 20003.
GNST 21203. Gender, Bodies, and Technologies. 3 Hours.
Explores the relationship between gendered bodies and technology while engaging with theories of the body and its interactions/intersections with technology. Examines theories of power and technologies of self to better understand the relationship between gender, bodies, and technology. (Typically offered: Fall Odd Years)
GNST 22203. Race, Gender, and Sport. 3 Hours.
Addresses the relationship between race, gender and sport by examining how sport gives meaning to racial and gender identity and the ways that sport works as a setting in which political struggles around race and gender are imagined and expressed. (Typically offered: Spring Odd Years)
GNST 24003. Dissecting Gender in Science. 3 Hours.
Examines the role of gender in science. Explores how perceptions of masculinity and femininity have been informed by science and how science's answers to questions of gender have been historically impaired by social understandings of gender. (Typically offered: Fall Odd Years)
GNST 31003. Sexual Politics in the U.S.. 3 Hours.
Presents LGBTQ+ perspectives on the U.S. South. Focuses on autobiographical, historical, and critical-qualitative analyses that attest to the innovative or inventive ways LGBTQ+ communities have survived and thrived in southern areas often deemed antithetical to a liberatory gender/sexual political agenda. (Typically offered: Fall and Spring)
GNST 33003. Gender and Pop Culture. 3 Hours.
Introduces various mediums of popular culture and analyzes the role of gender, race, sexuality, class, and identity in these texts. Explores critical and rhetorical theories related to popular culture. (Typically offered: Fall and Summer)
GNST 34003. Gender, Sexuality, and Animality. 3 Hours.
Explores the long list of language and imagery tying women to animals using examples in marketing, film, art, and comic books. Examining the connections between women, animals, and oppression through an intersectional lens. (Typically offered: Fall Even Years)
GNST 41303. Italian Women from the Middle Ages to the 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 41303, MRST 41303.
GNST 42203. Gender and Justice in the U.S.. 3 Hours.
Provide students with a historic and contemporary overview of the laws, policies, and politics surrounding gender, citizenship, and justice in the United States. Explores how law and public policy have affected the lives of marginalized sex and gender groups in the United States as well as the political dynamics surrounding gender and sexuality law. (Typically offered: Spring Even Years)
This course is cross-listed with PLSC 42203.
GNST 44403. Theories in Gender Studies. 3 Hours.
Introduction to the complex history and evolution of theories in gender studies research including Queer Theory into Queer Theor(ies) from Foucault to the Present. (Typically offered: Irregular)
This course is equivalent to ENGL 44403.
GNST 4900V. Independent Study. 1-6 Hour.
An exploration of gender studies topics studied independently with the supervision of a faculty member. Credit arranged with instructor. Prerequisite: GNST 20003 or GNST 200H3 or instructor consent. (Typically offered: Irregular) May be repeated for up to 6 hours of degree credit.
GNST 49803. Special Topics in Gender Studies. 3 Hours.
This course covers gender topics that are not usually offered in-depth in regularly offered courses. (Typically offered: Irregular) May be repeated for up to 6 hours of degree credit.