Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary academic program that draws on curricula across the campus (and beyond) to engage students with the complex focal problem of “gender.”
Notice: On August 10, 2023, the New College of Florida Board of Trustees voted to direct the administration to take the necessary and proper steps to terminate the Gender Studies program, beginning with the 2024 enrollees.
About the Gender Studies Program
Gender Studies, recognized as an interdisciplinary academic program at New College since 1995, draws on curricula across the campus (and beyond) to introduce students to the complex focal problem of “gender” and to support student and faculty research in this dynamic field. Our program is defined broadly and encompasses other related fields including Women’s and Feminist Studies; Gender and Sexuality Studies; Queer and Trans Studies; and Masculinity Studies; it also intersects with interdisciplinary fields including Cultural, Ethnic, and Africana Studies.
Our program is comprised of a dedicated cohort of core faculty members, along with more than 30 faculty affiliates in disciplines in the Humanities, Social and Natural Sciences, all of whom support student work in Gender Studies in their classes and tutorials. Contact information for our Director, Program Advisor, Office Manager, and the Gender Studies Steering Committee, as well as a roster of our faculty affiliates, can be found below. Each semester we offer a roster of 20+ courses, including courses specifically listed in Gender Studies, as well cross-listed and Gender Studies-eligible courses. See the list below for a sampling of regularly offered courses and representative senior project titles.
Students in the AOC also complete an internship that allows them to explore career paths open to graduates. Local internships are available with organizations including SPARCC (Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center); Women’s Resource Center; Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida; ALSO Youth; and Family Law Connection. Others explore opportunities out of state, whether during the summer or ISP, or as part of a study abroad program. The Center for Career Engagement and Opportunity (CEO) help students to identify, apply for, and successfully complete internships.
Gender Studies is an active part of life on campus, including the Pride Living Learning Community, Feminist Fridays discussion group, and Queery student group. Support for students of all genders can be found in this guide to Gender Identity Affirmation Information at New College.
Find the latest news and events from the Gender Studies Program on Twitter @NCFGSP!
“The mentorship I received in New College’s Gender Studies program helped propel me into a successful career in the realm of political organizing. Without the skills I learned in this program, I would be on a totally different (and less exciting!) trajectory.”
Lauren Brenzel, ’13
Gender Studies AOC
Recent courses
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Recent Theses
- Everyday Activism for Everyday People: Transformative Practices of Self-Care, Cultivating Relationships, and Collective Care (Gender Studies)
- Exuberant Viscera (Art/Gender Studies)
- Prolific Mothers and Eternal Self-Sacrifice: Representations of Women in Fascist German and Italian World War II Propaganda (History and Gender Studies)
- Your Turn to Role: Queer World Building in Dungeons and Dragons (Gender Studies/Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies)
- The Relationship Between the Notions of Gender Roles in Flamenco Performances: How Are These Roles Defined in the Flamenco Culture? (Music/Gender Studies)
- The Forest, the Fire, and the Witness Watching It: Mitski Miyawaki’s Physical and Musical Embodiment of Gender, Asian American Identity, and Autonomy (Gender Studies)
- “Queer is the Best Word For It”: Exploring Preference for and Interactional Processes of ‘Queer’ Identities (Sociology and Gender Studies)
- Feminist Visions of Rural Development: Methods of Finding Local Well-Being and Global Sustainability (Gender Studies and Spanish Language and Literature)
- Sexual Minority Women’s Gender Expression, Connection to the LGBTQ+ Community, and Self-Esteem (Psychology/Gender Studies)
Potential Career Pathways
- Human Resources
- Marketing and Communications
- Medicine
- Social Work
- Community Relations and Organizing
- Education
- Writing and Journalism
- Nonprofit Administration and International NGOs
- Law
Contact Us
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Dr. Amy Reid
Affiliated Faculty
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Magdalena Carrasco Professor of Art History
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Dr. Kathleen Casto Assistant Professor of Psychology -
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Dr. Catherine Cottrell Associate Professor of Psychology -
Erin Dean Associate Professor of Anthropology -
Aron Edidin Professor of Philosophy -
April Flakne Professor of Philosophy
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Dr. Steven Graham Associate Professor of Psychology
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David Harvey Professor of History -
Sarah Hernandez Associate Professor of Sociology & Caribbean and Latin American Studies Co-Director of the Initiative on Diversity and Equity in Academics -
Sonia Labrador-Rodriguez Associate Professor of Spanish Language and Literature -
Dr. Elizabeth C. Leininger Associate Professor of Biology -
Fang-yu Li Associate Professor of Chinese Language and Culture -
T. J. H. McCarthy Professor of Medieval History -
Nova Myhill Professor of English and Theater, Dance & Performance Studies
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Dr. Christopher Noble Assistant Professor of Philosophy -
Dr. Jack Reilly Associate Professor of Political Science -
Wendy Sutherland Professor of German & Black European and Diaspora Studies
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Alina Wyman Professor of Russian Language and Literature
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Jessica Young Assistant Professor of Global English Faculty Steward of the Dr. Helen N. Fagin Collection in Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights -
Dr. Queen Zabriskie Associate Professor of Sociology / MacArthur Chair MacArthur Professorship 2019-2022 -
Dr. Jing Zhang Associate Professor of Chinese Language and Culture International & Area Studies Director -
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Dr. Katherine Brion Associate Professor of Art History and Museum Studies -
Dr. Kristopher Fennie Associate Professor of Epidemiology Co-Director of Health Cultures and Societies