announcements
- Women's Studies Program changes name to Gender and Sexuality Studies -Feb. 2009
Contact info.
Nancy Maveety
Department of Political Science
316 Norman Mayer Hall
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
504-862-8300
Email: nance@tulane.edu
Photo, courtesy of Louisiana State Museum,
"Queen of Les Mysterieuses,"
first New Orleans women's Carnival krewe,1896
The Gender and Sexuality Studies Program at Tulane offers a broad interdisciplinary investigation of gender and sexuality as social, cultural, and political phenomena. The program offers a Major and Minor in addition to a Graduate Certificate. Students may choose from over forty courses taught by faculty from fourteen academic departments, four other SLA programs, and four Tulane University Schools.
New GESS Course for Fall 2012: Gender and Archives
This three-credit course focuses on developing knowledge of major theories of archives, on fostering research skills by engaging with materials, and on involving students in archival work that will allow questions about gender and musical culture. Taught by Newcomb Archivist Susan Tucker.
Tulane University, B03 Newcomb Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118 tel 504-862-8300 fax 504-865-8745 nance@tulane.edu