Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Courses Offered
GENDER STUDIES (see Professor
Allison Pease, Department of English)
GEN 101 Introduction to Gender Studies
3 hours, 3 credits
This course introduces students to the central themes and theories of
gender studies. By examining scholarly articles and texts from a
broad range of academic disciplines and cultural perspectives, we
will explore how societal definitions of gender shape people’s lives.
In the process, the course will address questions about connections
between biology and sex, and will explore how differences between
race, ethnicity, class, and sexual identities complicate theories of
universal female and male experiences. The course will introduce key
terms in the interdisciplinary field of gender studies as well as
important debates about education, work and economics, medicine,
bodies, families, love and sex that have shaped national and
international gender scholarship.
GEN 255 The Biology of Gender and Sexuality
(Same course as BIO 255)
3 hours, 3 credits
This course approaches the issues of gender and sexuality from the
perspective of the biological sciences. By exploring the evolutionary
origins of sexual reproduction, students will gain new insights into
how and why sex and gender differences in animals, including
humans, came to be. By gaining a solid grounding in basic sexspecific
anatomy, physiology, and endocrinology, students will have
a framework to consider several further topics, such as: gender-based
medicine and the masculinized state of priorities in the biomedical
industry; hermaphroditism, transexualism, and sexual reassignment;
and reproductive biology and medicine. Finally, the course will
examine sexual orientation and the study of its biological nature and
origin, both in humans and in the animal world.
Prerequisites: ENG 101, NSC107 or BIO103 or, BIO101 and
BIO102
GEN 205 Gender and Justice
3 hours, 3 credits
This course will examine assumptions about gender and sexuality and
the ways that various institutions such as nation-states, transnational
NGOs, religions, communities, and families reinforce and/or punish
people who challenge these images. The course will also address the
power held by governing institutions, particularly in the area of
justice—social and criminal – and the ramifications this power holds
for individuals and communities. Students taking this course will
better understand the ways that gender, sexuality, class, and race
interact with social institutions and norms throughout the world.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or 201, GEN 101
GEN 333 Theories of Gender and Sexuality
(Same course as PHI 333)
3 hours, 3 credits
Gender Studies is a field that has been formed in and through theories
originating in women’s studies, queer theory, masculinity studies and
their intersections with race and class. In this course students will
learn how gender studies theories have re-conceptualized gender and
sexuality as products of the interactions among historical,
representational, racial and cultural constructs. Readings and
discussions will focus on a series of themes and issues such as rage,
bodies, gender performance, family, consumerism, and political
rights.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or 201; and GEN 205 or PHI 231
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