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Students in the Gender, Race, and Identity major study the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, class and other forms of identity, difference and power that comprise our social world. The major is expressly interdisciplinary and intersectional and provides opportunities to study both historical and contemporary contexts as well as global and local settings. Students gain tools to critically analyze and engage our world and to enact change in their communities and professions, including through careers in public advocacy, politics, education, sustainability, the arts and more. Within the B.A. in Gender, Race, and Identity, students may fulfill either the general major in GRI or complete either of two specializations, Ethnic Studies or Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
Students in Gender, Race, and Identity study gender in historical and contemporary contexts with an emphasis on the intersections of gender, sexuality, class and other forms of identity, difference and power that comprise our social world. Drawing on diverse academic disciplines, students will analyze the construction of gender, sexuality and class, with additional attention to Indigeneity, ethnicity, citizenship, nationality, religion, ability status and other social categories in global and local contexts.
Students in the Gender, Race, and Identity major study the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, class, and other forms of identity, difference, and power that comprise our social world. The major examines identity, difference, and power from an intersectional perspective, in historical and contemporary contexts, and in global and local settings. Our course program is grounded in critically analyzing race, gender, sexuality, and class, with additional attention to Indigeneity, ethnicity, citizenship, nationality, religion, ability status, and other social categories.
Students in the Gender, Race, and Identity major with the specialization in Ethnic Studies study race, ethnicity, and Indigeneity in historical and contemporary contexts and global and local settings. The major is grounded in an intersectional perspective, attending to the interrelationship of race, ethnicity, and Indigeneity with other forms of identity, difference, and power that include gender, sexuality, class, citizenship, nationality, religion, ability status, and other categories.
Students in the Gender, Race, and Identity major with the specialization in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies study gender and sexuality in historical and contemporary contexts and global and local settings. The major is grounded in an intersectional perspective, attending to the interrelationship of gender and sexuality with other forms of identity, difference, and power that include race, class, Indigeneity, ethnicity, citizenship, nationality, religion, ability status, and other categories.
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Specialization Catalog Listing
The Department of Gender, Race, and Identity at the University of Nevada, Reno offers a number of interesting minors including:
These minors are designed to increase students’ awareness of ethnic, racial and religious issues, domestically and globally. Students studying one of the gender, race, and identity minors will examine the experiences and contributions of a wide range of peoples, societies and cultures.
The programs of study housed within the Department of Gender, Race, and Identity offer highly relevant courses of study, applicable in almost any future field of employment. Examples of local and national organizations where students can gain experience with gender, race, and identity skills are:
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