Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
WGS Courses - Fall 2026
First-year registration opens August 11, 2026 - all courses below have seats available
WOMGEN 1471 - Women and the Global Struggle for Black Liberation
Fall 2026
Prof. Marius Kothor
W 12-2:45pm
WOMGEN 1170 - Power To The People: Black Power, Radical Feminism, and Gay Liberation
Fall 2026
Prof. Michael Bronski
T 12-2:45pm
GENED 1176 - Sexuality in Literature: From Giovanni’s Room to Fun Home
Fall 2026
Prof. Linda Schlossberg
TTh 12-1:15pm
Achievements
WGS Graduate Secondary Field Alum Chloe Chapin Publishes New Book
An excerpt from Chapin's new book, Suitable: The Sartorial Revolution and the Fashioning of Modern Men , also appeared on Literary Hub. Read the excerpt here.
Professor Durba Mitra Interviewed in Public Books
Public Books interviewed Prof Durba Mitra about her new book, The Future that Was: A History of Third World Feminism Against Authoritarianism.
WGS Graduate Secondary Field Alum Jewel Pereyra Named Hutchins Center W.E.B. Du Bois Research Fellow
Jewel Pereyra has been named a Sheila Biddle Ford Foundation Fellow in the Hutchins Center, as part of the next cohort of W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute Fellows. Congratulations, Jewel! Read the full list of fellows here.
Announcements
Job Opportunity - MIT WGS, Lecturer
LECTURER, MIT Women’s and Gender Studies Program (WGS), (two part-time openings) to teach six individual undergraduate courses for Fall 2026 – Spring 2027. Will teach either a 2-1 or a 1-2 course load. Job Requirements REQUIRED: Masters in related field...
Add/Drop Period Now Open Until Feb. 3 - Register for a WGS Course Today!
The period to add or drop courses from your schedule is now open until February 3. Take a look at our list of courses here.
These courses still have seats available - register during Drop/Add
These courses still have seats available. Drop/Add opens on January 13, 2025. Use the links below to learn more about each course and email wgs@fas.harvard.edu with any questions. WOMGEN 97 - Sophomore Tutorial with Prof. Robin Bernstein WOMGEN 1210FT -...