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Course Info for AMST - 324 - 01, Fall 2026
Class number: 3329 Title: Gender and Global Politics Department: American Studies
Career: Undergraduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 6 Current enrollment: 5 Available seats: 1
Start date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 End date: Wednesday, December 23, 2026 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM, SH - T121 Instructor(s): Hussain, Shaznene
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Soc Sciences & Identity Power Equity Req
Note: 5 seats reserved for AMST majors.
Course Description:
This course will examine gender roles and relations of power in international and transnational politics. The course focuses on the constructions of gender difference, experiences of women and LGBTQ+ people, as well as efforts to transform uneven or unjust gendered relations of power in global politics. We will further consider how gender, in combination with constructs of race, class, sexuality, nationality, and citizenship, serves as a basis for political organization, the distribution of power and resources, and participation in global politics. Topics covered will include conflict, security, economic globalization, labor, migration, environment, human rights, humanitarian intervention, nation-building, and transnational justice.