Upcoming Courses

• TR 11:00-12:15, Harris Hall 130
• This is the required introductory course for the Women’s & Gender Studies minor.

• MW 2:30-3:45, SH 418
• This course focuses on the legal response to child abuse, domestic violence, and elder abuse. Examines dynamics of abusive relationships, the effects of victimization, and current research on these issues.

CL 231: Classical Mythology (MC) (Sydnor Roy)

• TR 11:00-12:15, Harris Hall 236
• This class will explore the myths of the Ancient Mediterranean world with a focus on Greece and Rome. Through a thorough overview of myths of creation as well as stories of gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, war and peace, we will examine how these myths provide insight into the world-view and experience of the societies of the Ancient Mediterranean. Many figures from Classical mythology invites exploration of the representation and role of women in society and the exploration of gender and sexuality (in both the ancient and modern world!). My class will incorporate these topics throughout the semester.
• Prereqs: ENG 101 or YGS 161

CL 490/RST 490: Senior Seminar: Goddesses (Christina Franzen and Jeffrey Ruff)

• MW 1:00-2:15, Harris Hall 446
• Designed for majors as a senior humanities seminar and the culminating interdisciplinary study in the Humanities program.
• This semester’s class will coincide with a conference celebrating the 150th anniversary of Classics at Marshall University, dedicated to the theme: “The Goddess at the Crossing Place” from March 6-8, 2025.

ENG 242: Women Writers (Nicole Lawrence)

• TR 12:30-1:45 and WEB, asynchronous
• You will be reading, discussing, and writing about plays by women writers from the first part of the twentieth century through the present day .and how these texts address a range of themes including issues of gender, race, identity, sexuality, class, career, family dynamics.

ENG 440: Horror Film (WI) (Walter Squire)

• TR 2:00-3:15, Corbly Hall 467
• There will be blood. This course will trace developments in horror film from the silent era until the present, with focus upon sub-genres (mad scientist, slasher, zombie, vampire, and cannibal films), theory (the abject, the uncanny, queer theory, and disability studies), and intersections between specific films and socio-political concerns/structures, particularly those regarding gender and race.  Readings from the assigned text Horror, by Brigid Cherry, will be supplemented by select feature-length films, such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Frankenstein, Psycho, Night of the Living Dead, Jennifer’s Body, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, Get Out, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Let the Right One In, and Raw. Assignments will include low-, medium-, and high-stakes writing (various in-class exercises, viewing responses to assigned feature-length films, and a lengthier assignment), and class members will have the opportunity to create their own short horror film.
• Course also counts toward the Film Studies and Digital Humanities minors.

HST 314: History of LGBTQ+ History of the US (Greta Resenbrink)

• TR 9:30-10:45, Harris Hall 130
• A survey of LGBTQIA+ history in the United States from the colonial period to the present.

HST 392: Food and the City Since 1800 (Montserrat Miller)

• TR 2:00-3:15, SH 435
• This course examines the social and cultural history of various types of urban food markets in Western Europe and the United States from the late eighteenth century to the present.

JMC 455/555: Race, Gender, and Media (Rob Rabe)

• A seminar that explores the portrayals and participation of women and people of color in the mass media.

PSY 330: Human Sexual Behavior (Melissa Atkins)

• TR 9:30-10:45, Harris Hall 302
• A psychological approach to the functioning, attitudes, varieties and development of human sexual behavior.

PSY 430/692: Psychology of Women and Gender (Dawn Goel)

• MW 1:00-2:15pm, EB 100
• This course explores theories, findings, and social issues regarding the psychology of women and gender, with emphasis on gender role socialization on people’s beliefs and behaviors across the lifespan. There will be a focus on community projects to attempt to solve problems related to women and youth. The course will be combined with a graduate section that could be good for those seeking the graduate certificate.
• Prereqs: PSY 201 or PSY 201H

HST 314: History of LGBTQ+ History of the US (Greta Rensenbrink)

• TR, 9:30-10:45, Harris Hall 130
• A survey of LGBTQIA+ history in the United States from the colonial period to the present.

PHL 330: Philosophy of Sex (Jeff Powell)

• WEB (1st 8 weeks)
• Introduction to some of the basic authors, texts, and themes in this branch of philosophy beginning with Plato’s Symposium.

PSY 330: Human Sexual Behavior (Melissa Atkins)

• TR 9:30-10:45, Harris Hall 302
• A psychological approach to the functioning, attitudes, varieties and development of human sexual behavior.

The following courses were previously offered in Summer and Fall 2024

Women’s and Gender Studies