Welcome
Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies is an interdisciplinary program that examines the ideological, cultural, and historical forces that have constructed and transformed gender and sexuality at the intersections of race, ethnicity, ability, class, age, and other social identity categories. Gender is a fundamental principle organizing contemporary society, and having a gender, being a gender, performing a gender, and inhabiting or exploring a sexuality are all central to who we are as human beings. As such, the study of women, gender, and sexuality is fundamental to all aspects of identity and experience. The program offers courses across a range of disciplines, periods, cultures, and texts to create a vibrant culture of intellectual exchange. Above all, we are an activist unit committed to making the world better for women, sexual and racial minorities, and for all oppressed people everywhere. Founded in 1991, we offer a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, an undergraduate minor, and a graduate minor. We are proud to include faculty from every college at LSU, who represent over 25 departments. In the past, we have had a library which we recently donated to the Women's Center and to LSU's main library. Check out our program overview via Powerpoint!What can you do with a WGSS degree?There are many amazing things you can do with a degree in WGSS and many ways in which this degree can combine and enhance your current major (if applicable) when on the post-college job market. In fact, did you know that there are more than 200 career paths you can follow with a degree in WGSS? Check out this list for career options available for a WGSS concentration or minor. If you are interested in finding out more about a six-class undergraduate minor or about concentrating in WGSS, email the Undergraduate Advisor, Challen Nicklen or if you are interested in a four-class graduate minor contact the Director of the Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program, Benjamin Kahan. Stop by our office in 362 Hatcher to learn more!
Faculty Meetings
Fall 2023 Meetings TBD
Gender Snacks
Gender Snacks is a monthly gathering of WGSS faculty and grad students for exchanges ranging from the serious to the hilarious. We meet the first Thursday of every month at Mestizo’s anytime between 5 and 7 p.m. Join us and bring your WGSS friends and colleagues! Stay tuned for the next Gender Snacks!