Gender, Sexuality and Family

With 20 associated faculty members, the Gender, Sexuality, and Family group it is among the largest thematic fields in the History Department, and one of the strongest and most dynamic faculties in the United States for research and study in this field. The program has particular strengths in the comparative study of women and gender; the intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, and nationalism; theories of sexuality and their practices within sexual communities; links of family and kinship to property and economics; relationships between gender and religion; and the roles of gender within political culture.

In addition to our research and teaching, a lively community of graduate students and faculty work together to pursue mutual interests and engage in learning outside of the classroom, particularly in the interdisciplinary Gender Symposium, which brings us together on alternate Fridays to discuss work in progress as well as scholarship in the field as a whole.

Gender, Sexuality and Family faculty list

Gender Symposium