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Learn about the issues affecting and activism of women and LGBTQ+ people. Our interdisciplinary women’s and gender studies program will provide you the skills to examine and critique cultural, economic, historical, political, social, and sexual issues using feminist and queer philosophical paradigms.
Aside from learning about a cross section of feminist and queer thinkers, places, and events, you will explore ideas such as how one’s gender affects access to power and whether or not the idea of power itself is an inherently problematic arrangement. You will also have the opportunity to study how other factors such as race, class, sexuality, and ability further impact one’s feminist identification. A degree in women’s and gender studies opens up the door for careers in activism, education, law, medicine, nonprofit, politics, psychology, and more. We also offer a minor in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) studies, which investigates many of the same issues from the perspectives of queer theory and queer thinkers.
As part of the Women’s and Gender Studies program’s 50th anniversary celebration, scholar Amy Reid visited Brooklyn College in fall 2024. Watch her full talk, “And Still We Rise: Gender Studies in Challenging Times,” here.
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An vital part of our interdisciplinary women’s and gender studies program is our highly qualified faculty.
ALL FACULTY
Christopher Richards teaches art through the threads of humanity.
As senior assistant to the director of the LGBTQ+ Resource Center, Sami Binder ’18 is dedicated to creating safe spaces.
In a new internship last fall, anthropology major Lily Bello helped trans community members overcome the legal red tape of changing their names.
World AIDS Day
LGBTQIA+ Book Club
Affiliated Offices Winter Potluck
Christopher Richards Director and Program Adviser
You may e-mail Christopher Richards with any questions or to schedule an in-person meeting.
If you have an urgent question, you may contact the WGST administrative coordinator, Irva Adams, at 718.951.5476 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays.
