An overview of the interdisciplinary field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer studies, including historical and cross-cultural perspectives on same-sex sexuality, queer theory, intersectionality, gender and sexual identities, communities, culture, contemporary social policy, and LGBTQ movements.

No Prerequisites

5

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
Jane Ward
4.2
5 reviews

Time location TBD

Summer 2024 . Ward Jane
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09:00 AM - 10:20 AM
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FEMST80 . 24 Days Ago

Professor Ward is great! Discussions in class were so interesting and I appreciate how she talks to us like scholars not students. The content of this class was so interesting and she provided a really interesting perspective of the content. Really engaging lecturer and she had many fun anecdotes. Such an amazing professor definitely take her!

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FEMST80 . 1 Year, 9 Months Ago

Lectures were boring and tedious. The professor did not offer any good insights into the topics/readings at hand. Really, unnecessary to attend any of them. Do the readings, though -- the readings are actually interesting and informative. Very disappointing class.

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FEMST80 . 2 Years Ago

I took FEMST80 over W23 with Doctor Ward and I can easily say it was one of the most fun classes I've had. She's a great lecturer and is super engaging, there was no homework aside from one super easy project, and the class was incredibly informative!

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FEMST80 . 2 Years Ago

My favorite class so far at UCSB, lectures were always interesting and made me think about gender and sexuality in new ways. Really cares about students. Lots of weekly readings, some long ones, but they were interesting, textbook is a graphic novel. Prof Ward was inspiring and I would love to take her class again. :)

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FEMST80 . 2 Years Ago

This class is honestly so fun. The material about queer studies and the way the professor teaches the material is fun and interesting. I actually enjoyed going to lecture. There is a fair amount of reading, around 2-3 hours a week. Grading breakdown is simple and straight forward with attendance, mid term paper, zine project, and a final.

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