"Gender studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to analyzing gender identity and gendered representation. Gender studies originated in the field of women's studies, concerning women, feminism, gender, and politics. (...) Its rise to prominence, especially in Western universities after 1990, coincided with the rise of deconstruction."
Studies the roles of gender and sexuality in various regions or cultures.
Gender and Colonialism: Examining the impact of colonialism on gender and sexuality in different regions.
Gender and Globalization: Exploring the intersection of gender, economy, and cultural exchange in a globalized world.
Feminist Activism: Understanding the role of women's movements and activism in different parts of the world.
LGBTQ+ Rights and Discrimination: Analyzing the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ communities in diverse cultural contexts.
Gender and Development: Assessing the impact of development policies and programs on gender equality and empowerment.
Transnational Feminism: Investigating the interconnectedness of feminist movements across national boundaries.
Gender and Religion: Examining the intersection of gender and religious beliefs, practices, and institutions.
Media and Gender: Analyzing the portrayal of gender and sexuality in different forms of media.
Health and Gender: Exploiting the disparities in health outcomes and access to healthcare based on gender and sexuality.
Masculinities: Investigating the construction of masculinities and their impact on gender relations in different cultures.
"Disciplines that frequently contribute to gender studies include the fields of literature, linguistics, human geography, history, political science, archaeology, economics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, cinema, musicology, media studies, human development, law, public health, and medicine."
"Gender studies also analyzes how race, ethnicity, location, social class, nationality, and disability intersect with the categories of gender and sexuality."
"In gender studies, the term 'gender' is often used to refer to the social and cultural constructions of masculinity and femininity, rather than biological aspects of the male or female sex."
"However, this view is not held by all gender scholars."
"Gender is pertinent to many disciplines, such as literary theory, drama studies, film theory, performance theory, contemporary art history, anthropology, sociology, sociolinguistics, and psychology."
"However, these disciplines sometimes differ in their approaches to how and why gender is studied."
"In politics, gender can be viewed as a foundational discourse that political actors employ in order to position themselves on a variety of issues."
"Feminist theory of psychoanalysis, articulated mainly by Julia Kristeva and Bracha L. Ettinger, and informed both by Freud, Lacan and the object relations theory, is very influential in gender studies."
"The field now overlaps with queer studies and men's studies."
"Gender studies also analyzes how race, ethnicity, location, social class, nationality, and disability intersect with the categories of gender and sexuality."
"Its rise to prominence, especially in Western universities after 1990, coincided with the rise of deconstruction."
"Its rise to prominence, especially in Western universities after 1990, coincided with the rise of deconstruction."
"Gender studies also analyzes how race, ethnicity, location, social class, nationality, and disability intersect with the categories of gender and sexuality."
"Disciplines that frequently contribute to gender studies include the fields of literature, linguistics, human geography, history, political science, archaeology, economics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, cinema, musicology, media studies, human development, law, public health, and medicine."
"Gender studies is also a discipline in itself, incorporating methods and approaches from a wide range of disciplines."
"Many fields came to regard 'gender' as a practice, sometimes referred to as something that is performative."
"Gender studies also analyzes how race, ethnicity, location, social class, nationality, and disability intersect with the categories of gender and sexuality."
"Its rise to prominence, especially in Western universities after 1990, coincided with the rise of deconstruction."
"Feminist theory of psychoanalysis, articulated mainly by Julia Kristeva and Bracha L. Ettinger, and informed both by Freud, Lacan and the object relations theory, is very influential in gender studies."