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WGS 498

Special Topics

3 units

Fall 2026

Readings

  • Bailey, Moya. Misogynoir Transformed: Black Women’s Digital Resistance. NYU Press, 2021
    required
  • Bey, Marquis. Cistem Failure: Essays on Blackness and Cisgender. Duke University Press Books, 2022
    required
  • cárdenas, micha. Poetic Operations: Trans of Color Art in Digital Media. Duke University Press, 2021
    required
  • Chen, Jian Neo. Trans Exploits: Trans of Color Cultures and Technologies in Movement. Duke University Press Books, 2019
    required
  • Dame-Griff, Avery. The Two Revolutions: A History of the Transgender Internet. NYU Press, 2023
    required
  • Gill-Peterson, Jules. A Short History of Trans Misogyny. Verso, 2025
    required
  • Haimson, Oliver L. Trans Technologies. The MIT Press, 2025. https://doi.org/ ↗
    required
  • Malatino, Hil. Side Affects: On Being Trans and Feeling Bad. Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2022
    required
  • Snorton, C. Riley. Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity. 3rd ed. edition. Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2017
    required
  • End of the World. Arsenal Pulp Press, 2019
    required
Fall 2026

Topics

  • Understand the philosophies of nonviolent resistance in social movements and interpersonal conflict
  • Reflect on the relationship between feminist theories and nonviolent resistance praxis
  • Develop the ability to analyze the use of particular nonviolent methods and strategies in relation to its aims
  • Gain practical research skills, strategies and hands-on experience with various methods
  • Gain practical skills for presenting research in various ways to a variety of audiences
  • Introduction to the Class
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