Queer Studies Minor

Subject abbreviation: LGBS College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Jane Ward, Ph.D., Chair Department Office, 2025 INTN

• (951) 827-4843

jane.ward@ucr.edu lgbitstudies.ucr.edu

Committee in Charge Jane Ward, Chair (Gender and Sexuality Studies) Byron Adams (Music) Alicia Arrizón (Gender and Sexuality Studies) Crystal Baik (Gender and Sexuality Studies) Amalia Cabezas (Media and Cultural Studies) Jennifer Doyle (English) Katja Guenther (Gender and Sexuality Studies) George Haggerty (English, Emeritus) Keith Harris (Media and Cultural Studies, English) Tamara Ho (Gender and Sexuality Studies) Nalo Hopkinson (Creative Writing) Luis Lara Malvacias (Dance) Molly McGarry (History) Taisha Ciara Paggett (Dance) Brandon Robinson (Gender and Sexuality Studies) Joel Smith (Dance) Emma Stapely (English) Erika Suderburg (Media and Cultural Studies) James Tobias (English) Carole-Anne Tyler (English) Ni’Ja Whitson (Dance) Melissa Wilcox (Religious Studies) Traise Yamamoto (English)

Established in 1996, UCR’s queer studies minor was the first of its kind in the University of California system. The minor reflects current critical, theoretical, and methodological innovations in the study of gender and sexuality and the representation of queerness in art, literature, and media. Queer studies is by nature an interdisciplinary field, and this program is meant to introduce students to new developments in queer studies across multiple disciplines in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Though the minor is housed in the Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies, over 20 UCR faculty members are affiliated with queer studies and teach the minor’s required courses. The curriculum addresses: queer political movements, queer history, the evolution of sexual and gender identities, queer representation, queer perspectives on the arts, queer intersectionalities, and queer theory.

Requirements for the minor (24 units)

• 1. Lower-division requirements (4 units) cho-

sen from LGBS 001 or GSST 001

• 2. Upper-division requirements (5 courses

[at least 20 units]) chosen from the ap- proved list of courses:

• a) Humanities: at least one of the five

from ENGL 122 (E-Z)/LGBS 122 (E-Z), ENGL 143 (E-Z)/LGBS 143 (E-Z)/MCS 143 (E-Z), LGBS 105, GSST 139/LGBS 139

• b) Fine Arts: at least one of the five from

DNCE 135, ENGL 143 (E-Z)/LGBS 143 (E- Z)/MCS 143 (E-Z), LGBS 153/MUS 153

• c) Social Sciences: at least one of the five

from ANTH 145/GSST 103, ETST 175/GSST 175, GSST 128/LGBS 128, GSST 134/LGBS 134, GSST 135/LGBS 135, GSST 137/LGBS 137, GSST 139/LGBS 139, GSST 152/LGBS 152, GSST 100

Students may petition to have a course not on the approved list counted towards the five upper division requirements provided they can demonstrate that LGBIT issues play a signifi- cant role in the course and that they will focus their own work for the course (amounting to 30% of the final grade) on an LGBIT topic.

Students may use 4 units of LGBS 190 and up to 8 units of LGBS 193 to count towards the five upper division requirements.

Note Students may satisfy an upper-division re- quirement by completing 4 units of LGBS 198-I (Internship).

See Minors under the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in the Colleges and Programs section of this catalog for informa- tion on minors.

Education Abroad is an excellent opportunity to learn more about another country and its culture while taking courses to earn units toward graduation. Students should plan study abroad well in advance to ensure that the courses taken fit with their overall program at UCR. Consult the departmental student affairs officer for assistance. For further details, visit Education Abroad at ea.ucr.edu or call

• (951) 827-4113.

See Education Abroad in the Educational Opportunities section in the beginning of this catalog.