Introduces the theories and methodologies constitutive of Feminist & Gender Studies, an interdisciplinary field that examines the historical, contemporary, and always changing relationships between power and markers of identity, such as gender, sexuality, race, class, nation, dis/ability, and citizenship. Informed by the legacies of the civil rights, student, labor, LGBTQ, and women’s movements, this course encourages reflection on student participation in institutions of power and privilege, as well as their role in affecting change.