KU Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

WGSS 701 Feminist & Queer Ecologies

Spring 2015 Graduate Seminar: 329 Blake Hall, Wednesdays 4-7pm
This seminar familiarizes students with historical and contemporary intersectional discourses
surrounding transnational environmental debate, policy and perspectives. The course provides a
theoretical grounding that bridges environmentalisms, post-colonial feminist thought, queer
theory, food studies, disability studies, science and technology studies, post/humanist thought and
social justice topics. Students explore how WGSS scholars and activists have debated the
environment (broadly defined) in multiple global locations and timeframes; and how constructs of
identity, biology, gender, sexuality, embodiment and reproduction are envisioned as subjects of
ecological import. Key course questions include: What is Environment? What is Nature/Natural? What
role do feminisms play in questions of ecology or biotechnology? How do constructs of
human/non-human influence environmental topics? How do struggles over land, labor, food, or
resources emerge along intersecting lines of race, class, gender, sexuality, nation, ability or
ethnicity? What is Ecofeminism?

Join us for this exciting graduate seminar!

Time/Location: Wed 4-7pm, 329 Blake
Course #: 65998
*Course satisfies WGSS major/minor elective (by dept. permission)
Questions? Please contact Dr. Rachel Vaughn rachel22@ku.edu