GENDER AT HARVARD

The study of gender at Harvard exists across the University; a scholarly thread woven through disciplines and degree programs that connects students, faculty and scholars from all corners of the university community. The Women and Public Policy Program at the Kennedy School; the Committee on Degrees in Studies of Women, Gender and Sexuality within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; the Women’s Studies in Religion Program at Harvard Divinity School; Harvard University Women’s Center—these are all testaments to Harvard’s continuing commitment to understanding the complex role of gender in society. Across Harvard’s ten schools, we are approaching gender through the frameworks of politics, policy, law, health, psychology, art, film, history, literature, race, religion, economics, education, family, sexuality, culture, and society; creating a rich academic landscape for the engaged scholar. This edition of the Guide to Gender-Related Courses at Harvard serves as a roadmap to the University’s vast interdisciplinary approach to gender studies and an information hub for the opportunities and resources available.

THE GUIDE

This eighth edition of the Harvard University Guide to Gender-Related Courses is designed to enable students, faculty, and staff interested in learning about gender to explore gender from a variety of disciplines. The guide was designed to facilitate students, faculty, and others identifying programs, courses, and resources relating to the study of women and gender throughout the University. It lists courses across the University with a primary or secondary focus on gender by interdisciplinary topic. Courses are categorized by topic based on information derived primarily from University registrar course listings and program websites. We attempt to be as inclusive and thorough as possible, but we are aware of the possibility that inaccuracies or omissions may inadvertently exist. It is also important to note that some schools only provide partial spring course listings. Please contact the schools or programs directly for complete course listings and cross-registration guidelines. Full course descriptions can be found in the various schools’ course catalogs or on course websites.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Harvard University Guide to Gender-Related Courses was initiated in 2000 by Victoria A. Budson, Executive Director of the Women and Public Policy Program and Christianna Morgan, Administrator of the Committee on Degrees in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality with special funding from the Office of the Provost.

The creation of the Guide was made possible through generous support of the Women’s Leadership Board. The primary research of the 2007-2008 guide was done by Ellora Derenoncourt and Leah Gordon, the primary editing by Kerry Conley, Megan Kearns, Theresa Lund, and Nicole Carter. Design and layout by Kerry Conley.

The 2007-2008 Gender Course Guide is a publication of the Women and Public Policy Program of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in collaboration with the Committee on Degrees in Studies of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program at FAS, and the Women’s Studies in Religion Program at the Harvard Divinity School.

Index Of Gender Related Courses 2007-2008

COURSES

The Arts and Gender
Foreign Languages and Gender
Literature, Mythology and Gender
Music and Gender
Visual Arts and Gender

Gender-Focused Research

Government, Politics, Law and Gender
Criminal Justice and Gender
Human Rights and Gender
Law and Gender
Public Policy and Gender

Health and Gender
Children and Family Health and Gender
General Health and Gender
Mental Health and Gender
Reproductive Health and Gender

Religion and Gender

Society, Culture and Gender
Anthropology and Gender
Economics and Gender
Education and Gender
Family and Gender
Gender Equity
History and Gender
Psychology and Gender
Race, Ethnicity and Gender
Sexuality and Gender
Society and Gender

AFFILIATED FACULTY

HIGHLIGHTED ORGANIZATIONS
Women and Public Policy Program (WAPPP)
Committee on the Degrees in Studies of Women, Gender and Sexualtiy (WGS)
Women’s Studies in Religion Program (WSRP)
Harvard College Women’s Center

RESOURCES