Spring 2026 Gender and Women's Studies

Location: 1802 UH; Phone: (312) 996-2441.

Last generated: Monday, December 15 2025 08:30 AM CST

NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

GWS 101

Gender in Everyday Life

3 hours. UIC GE Individual and Society, and UIC GE US Society course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
20907DIS - AD210:00 AM - 10:50 AMF2152BSBElshire, EMeet on campus
19433DIS - AD311:00 AM - 11:50 AMF3692BSBElshire, EMeet on campus
15130LEC - AL10:00 AM - 10:50 AMMW2092BHDiaz Martin, EMeet on campus

GWS 102

Global Perspectives on Women and Gender

3 hours. UIC GE Individual and Society, and UIC GE World Cultures course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
15133DIS - AD302:00 PM - 02:50 PMFB62BHGhosh, RMeet online at set times
19431DIS - AD601:00 PM - 01:50 PMFB62BHGhosh, RMeet online at set times
15134LEC - AL102:00 PM - 02:50 PMMW2082BHReddy, GMeet on campus

GWS 192

Latin American Women Writers in Translation

3 hours. Same as LALS 192 and SPAN 192. Taught in English. Extensive computer use required. UIC GE Individual and Society, and UIC GE World Cultures course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
34676LCD02:00 PM - 03:15 PMTR2652BSBNiebylski, DMeet on campus

GWS 203

Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies

3 hours.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
28370LCD02:00 PM - 03:15 PMTRA0022LCABost, DMeet on campus

GWS 204

Gender and Popular Culture

3 hours. Same as COMM 204. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Credit or concurrent registration in GWS 101 or Credit or concurrent registration in COMM 102 or Credit or concurrent registration in GWS 102 or Credit or concurrent registration in COMM 103. UIC GE Individual and Society, and UIC GE US Society course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
30324LCD05:00 PM - 06:15 PMTR2202SHCeleste, MMeet on campus

GWS 205

Disability, Race, Class and Gender

3 hours. Same as DHD 205. UIC GE Individual and Society course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
39936LCDARRANGEDARR2ONLHorowitz, EOnline with deadlines

GWS 224

Gender and Society

3 hours. Same as SOC 224. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 or GWS 101 or GWS 102. UIC GE Individual and Society, and UIC GE US Society course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
30209LCD03:30 PM - 04:45 PMTR2082BHChetverikova, M; Fleming, CMeet on campus

GWS 245

Introduction to Gender, Sexuality and Literature

3 hours. Same as ENGL 245. UIC GE Creative Arts, and UIC GE Individual and Society course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
46715LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMTR1152BSBBohne, AMeet on campus
46711LCD12:00 PM - 12:50 PMMWF1042LHImran, ZMeet on campus
Departmental Approval Required

GWS 247

Women and Literature

3 hours. Same as ENGL 247. Previously listed as ENGL 111. UIC GE Creative Arts, and UIC GE Individual and Society course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
46717LCD08:00 AM - 09:15 AMTR2022LHCostello, VMeet on campus
46719LCD12:00 PM - 12:50 PMMWF1032LHEnglish, BMeet on campus
46712LCD12:30 PM - 01:45 PMTR2652BSBGayle, RMeet on campus

GWS 248

Afro Asian Solidarities

3 hours. Same as ANTH 248 and GLAS 248. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in ENGL 161. UIC GE US Society, and UIC GE World Cultures course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
48880LCD04:30 PM - 05:45 PMMW2192BSBReddy, GMeet on campus

GWS 259

Women and Gender in American History

3 hours. Same as HIST 259. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 161; or consent of the instructor. UIC GE Past, and UIC GE US Society course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion/Recitation.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
33093DIS - AD110:00 AM - 10:50 AMF22332ETMSWHudson, LMeet on campus
33094DIS - AD211:00 AM - 11:50 AMF22172ETMSWHudson, LMeet on campus
32984LEC - AL111:00 AM - 11:50 AMMW2052GHHudson, LMeet on campus
This course examines the history of women in the United States from the colonial era to the present. We will study the ways women have shaped political, cultural, and social development in the US. In addition to learning about what women did, we will also study the ways ideas about women, sex, and gender have shaped U.S. history as a whole. An important part of the course is an examination of the differences among and between women; we will focus on the role race, class, gender, and ethnicity have played in shaping womens experiences. Cultural, social, economic developments of gender relationships and womens lives from the seventeenth century to the present; political and ideological responses; feminism.

GWS 261

Reading Black Women Writing

3 hours. Same as BLST 261 and ENGL 261. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in a 100-level Black Studies or African American literature course; or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
38024LCD02:00 PM - 03:15 PMTR1132BSBJackson, LMeet on campus

GWS 263

Asian American Gender and Sexual Diversity

3 hours. Same as GLAS 263. Previously listed as ASAM 263. Prerequisite(s): ASAM 123 or ASAM 125 or GWS 101 or GWS 102. UIC GE Individual and Society, and UIC GE US Society course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
33402LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMTR1352ARCLee, MMeet on campus

GWS 275

Gender in Latin America

3 hours. Same as LALS 275 and POLS 275. UIC GE Past, and UIC GE World Cultures course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion/Recitation.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
45416DIS - AD111:00 AM - 11:50 AMF24332ETMSWFelizardo, DMeet on campus
45417DIS - AD201:00 PM - 01:50 PMF1132BSBFelizardo, DMeet on campus
45418DIS - AD310:00 AM - 10:50 AMF24332ETMSWFelizardo, DMeet on campus
45415LEC - AL01:00 PM - 01:50 PMMW2092BHZubillaga Gabaldon, VMeet on campus

GWS 292

History and Theories of Feminism

3 hours. Same as HIST 292. Recommended background: GWS 101 or GWS 102.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
24653LCD11:00 AM - 12:15 PMTRA0022LCAJackson, LMeet on campus

GWS 294

Topics in Gender and Women's Studies

1 TO 3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor or one gender and women's studies course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
21138LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMTR2152BSBTekobbe, CMeet on campus
3 hours Topics in GWS: Gender and AI Gender and AI. Same as COMM 294. This seminar poses critical questions about technology: how do digital technologies and artificial intelligence reinforce existing hegemonies? How do they subvert them? Can we, as feminists, critically engage with digital tools like AI to make them more democratic, resilient, and empowering? Through readings, websites, podcasts, videos, and apps, we explore the impact of AI and other technologies on gender, sexuality, identity, and community in our digitally mediated worlds.

GWS 356

Constitutional Law: Women, Gender and Privacy

3 hours. Same as BLST 356, and POLS 356. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in POLS 101 or grade of C or better in POLS 112 or grade of C or better in BLST 100 or grade of C or better in BLST 103 or grade of C or better in GWS 101; or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
28466LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMTR2092BHLyles, KMeet on campus

GWS 390

Feminism and Social Change

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): GWS 101 and GWS 102 and GWS 292; and junior standing or above.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
15139DIS12:30 PM - 01:45 PMTR1002LHGutierrez, EMeet online at set times

GWS 396

Independent Study/Research

1 TO 3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
47040CNFARRANGEDBost, D
21591CNFARRANGEDBrier, J
46247CNFARRANGEDCeleste, M
47041CNFARRANGEDDiaz Martin, E
11523CNFARRANGEDFair, F
11524CNFARRANGEDGutierrez, E
11526CNFARRANGEDJackson, L
37250CNFARRANGEDKapadia, R
11527CNFARRANGEDMoruzzi, N
37248CNFARRANGEDNaber, N
11522CNFARRANGEDNishida, A
30815CNFARRANGEDRansby, B
11528CNFARRANGEDReddy, G
46248CNFARRANGEDTekobbe, C
47042CNFARRANGEDWilliamson, T

GWS 409

Women and Gender in the Middle East

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): GWS 255; or graduate standing; or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44933LCD03:00 PM - 05:30 PMW1352BSBMoruzzi, NMeet on campus
3 hours Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
44934LCD03:00 PM - 05:30 PMW1352BSBMoruzzi, NMeet on campus
4 hours Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.

GWS 410

Race, Gender and Representation: Black Bodies in Media and Mass Culture

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Same as BLST 410 and COMM 410. Recommended background: Three or more credit hours in Black Studies or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
47969LCD03:30 PM - 04:45 PMTR2142LHCeleste, MMeet on campus
3 hours
47971LCD03:30 PM - 04:45 PMTR2142LHCeleste, MMeet on campus
4 hours

GWS 424

Gender, Crime, and Justice

3 OR 4 hours. Same as CLJ 424. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Two 200-level CLJ courses; junior standing or above; or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
42948LCD03:30 PM - 06:00 PMR2812BSBErez, EMeet on campus
3 hours Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
42949LCD03:30 PM - 06:00 PMR2812BSBErez, EMeet on campus
4 hours Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.

GWS 494

Advanced Topics in Gender and Women's Studies

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Senior or graduate standing.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
36412S103:30 PM - 06:00 PMR1312BSBMeet on campus
3 hours Topics in GWS Feminisms of the Other Europe Complex Trajectories of the Polish Feminist Movement(s) after 1989 This course offers an introduction to the recent history of the Polish feminist movements. It provides an explanation of the political, social, and technological contexts in which feminist movements have been operating, characterizes the forms, themes, and concepts that have dominated the movements in consecutive decades, and exemplifies these with case studies of pro-choice/pro-abortion activism. The focus on pro-choice/pro-abortion activism will facilitate meaningful discussions, as both in the United States and in Poland the issue of abortion is a central topic of public debate. The objective of the proposed course is to examine the distinctive characteristics of the Polish feminist movement in the context of the Other Europe. The central question that will be addressed throughout the course is as follows: What is the most appropriate way to describe the feminist movements that originated in the former Eastern Bloc? A number of sub-questions will be posed for consideration. What are the defining characteristics of the Polish feminist movements that emerged in the period following 1989? What are the essential contextual considerations? What challenges do feminist movements in the region known as Other Europe pose to the dominant feminist historiography? In what ways might the transnational and decolonial frameworks be employed to facilitate discussion of Polish feminist movements? Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
36413S103:30 PM - 06:00 PMR1312BSBMeet on campus
4 hours Topics in GWS Feminisms of the Other Europe Complex Trajectories of the Polish Feminist Movement(s) after 1989 This course offers an introduction to the recent history of the Polish feminist movements. It provides an explanation of the political, social, and technological contexts in which feminist movements have been operating, characterizes the forms, themes, and concepts that have dominated the movements in consecutive decades, and exemplifies these with case studies of pro-choice/pro-abortion activism. The focus on pro-choice/pro-abortion activism will facilitate meaningful discussions, as both in the United States and in Poland the issue of abortion is a central topic of public debate. The objective of the proposed course is to examine the distinctive characteristics of the Polish feminist movement in the context of the Other Europe. The central question that will be addressed throughout the course is as follows: What is the most appropriate way to describe the feminist movements that originated in the former Eastern Bloc? A number of sub-questions will be posed for consideration. What are the defining characteristics of the Polish feminist movements that emerged in the period following 1989? What are the essential contextual considerations? What challenges do feminist movements in the region known as Other Europe pose to the dominant feminist historiography? In what ways might the transnational and decolonial frameworks be employed to facilitate discussion of Polish feminist movements? Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.

GWS 496

Independent Study

1 TO 3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): GWS 101 and GWS 102; and consent of the instructor. Recommended background: GWS 292 and GWS 390. Departmental Approval Required

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
38849CNFARRANGEDBrier, J

GWS 502

Feminist Knowledge Production

4 hours.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
28371LCD03:30 PM - 06:00 PMR1132BSBFair, FMeet on campus

GWS 596

Independent Study

1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
47043CNFARRANGEDBost, D
Departmental Approval Required
21592CNFARRANGEDBrier, J
Instructor Approval Required
38685CNFARRANGEDCeleste, M
Departmental Approval Required
47044CNFARRANGEDDiaz Martin, E
Departmental Approval Required
11535CNFARRANGEDFair, F
Departmental Approval Required
11536CNFARRANGEDGutierrez, E
Instructor Approval Required
11538CNFARRANGEDJackson, L
Instructor Approval Required
30886CNFARRANGEDKapadia, R
Departmental Approval Required
11539CNFARRANGEDMoruzzi, N
Instructor Approval Required
36354CNFARRANGEDNaber, N
Departmental Approval Required Online
11534CNFARRANGEDNishida, A
Departmental Approval Required
11540CNFARRANGEDReddy, G
Instructor Approval Required
46251CNFARRANGEDTekobbe, C
Departmental Approval Required
47045CNFARRANGEDWilliamson, T
Departmental Approval Required