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Gender Studies

Mark Taper Hall of Humanities 331-C
(213) 740-8286
FAX: (213) 740-6168
Email: gender@usc.edu

Chair: Nancy Lutkehaus, Ph.D. (Anthropology)

Faculty

Professors: Lois Banner, Ph.D. (History); Lisa Bitel, Ph.D. (History); Carla Kaplan, Ph.D. (English); Michael Messner, Ph.D. (Sociology); Gloria Orenstein, Ph.D. (Comparative Literature); Hilary M. Schor, Ph.D. (English); Walter Williams, Ph.D. (Anthropology)

Associate Professors: Elinor Accampo, Ph.D. (History); Sheila Briggs, Ph.D. (Religion); Alice Gambrell, Ph.D. (English); Tara McPherson, Ph.D. (Cinema-Television)

Associated Faculty

Professors: Constance Ahrons, Ph.D. (Sociology); Scott Altman, J.D. (Law and Associate Dean); Sandra Ball-Rokeach, Ph.D. (Annenberg School for Communication); Warren Bennis, Ph.D. (Business Administration); Joseph Boone, Ph.D. (English); Laurie Brand, Ph.D. (International Relations); Lee Campbell, J.D. (Law); Eugene Cooper, Ph.D. (Anthropology); Michael Dear, Ph.D. (Geography); Richard Easterlin, Ph.D. (Economics); Susan Estrich, J.D. (Law); Phillip Ethington, Ph.D. (History); Gelya Frank, Ph.D. (Occupational Therapy); Charlotte Furth, Ph.D. (History); Diane Ghirardo, Ph.D. (Architecture); Genevieve Giuliano, Ph.D. (Policy, Planning, and Development); Barry Glassner, Ph.D. (Sociology); Thomas Habinek, Ph.D. (Classics); Harlan D. Hahn, Ph.D. (Political Science); Nora Hamilton, Ph.D. (Political Science); Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, Ph.D. (Sociology); Janet Hoskins, Ph.D. (Anthropology); Valina Hasu Houston, M.F.A. (Theatre); Peggy Kamuf, Ph.D. (French and Italian); Mark Kann, Ph.D. (Political Science); Carla Kaplan, Ph.D. (English); Marsha Kinder, Ph.D. (Cinema-Television); Dorinne Kondo, Ph. D. (Anthropology); Alexandra Levine, M.D. (Medicine); Philippa Levine, Ph.D. (History); Doe Mayer, Ph.D. (Cinema-Television); Margaret McLaughlin, Ph.D. (Communication); Tania Modleski, Ph.D. (English); Bryce Nelson, M.Phil. (Journalism); Jeffrey Nugent, Ph.D. (Economics); Edward Ransford, Ph.D. (Sociology); Kathleen Reardon, Ph.D. (Business); Michael Renov, Ph.D. (Cinema-Television); David Román, Ph.D. (English); Eliz Sanasarian, Ph.D. (Political Science); Carol Shammas, Ph.D. (History); Barbara Solomon, D.S.W. (Social Work and the Graduate School); Nomi Stolzenberg, J.D. (Law); Madeline Stoner, Ph.D. (Social Work); Nelly Stromquist, Ph.D. (Education); Ann Tickner, Ph.D. (International Relations); William Tierney, Ph.D. (Education); Nancy Troy, Ph.D. (Art History); Ruth Weisberg, M.A. (Fine Arts); Jennifer Wolch, Ph.D. (Geography)

Associate Professors: Laura Baker, Ph.D. (Psychology); Marjorie Becker, Ph.D. (History); Bettine Birge, Ph.D. (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Carolyn Dewald, Ph.D. (Classics); Jo Ann Farver, Ph.D. (Psychology); Judith Jackson Fossett, Ph.D. (English); Wendy Gilmore, Ph.D. (Neurology); Greg Hise, Ph.D. (Policy, Planning, and Development); Eunice Howe, Ph.D. (Art History); Jeanne Jackson, Ph.D. (Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy); Elaine Bell Kaplan, Ph.D. (Sociology); Lon Kurashige, Ph.D. (History); Margaret Lazzari, M.F.A. (Fine Arts); Paul Lerner, Ph.D. (History); Janet Levin, Ph.D. (Philosophy); Sharon Lloyd, Ph.D. (Philosophy); Mauricio Mazon, Ph.D. (History); Susan McCabe, Ph.D. (English); Teresa McKenna, Ph.D. (English); Richard Meyer, Ph.D. (Art History); Erica Muhl, Ph.D. (Music); Laura Pulido, Ph.D. (Geography); Azade-Ayse Rorlich, Ph.D. (History); Margaret F. Rosenthal, Ph.D. (French and Italian); Margaret Russett, Ph.D. (English); Essie Seck, Ph.D. (Social Work); David Sloane, Ph.D. (Policy, Planning, and Development); Peter Starr, Ph.D. (French and Italian); Marita Sturken, Ph.D. (Communication); Joan Weibel-Orlando, Ph.D. (Anthropology); Elizabeth Zelinski, Ph.D. (Gerontology)

Assistant Professors: Sarah Banet-Weiser, Ph.D. (Communication); Todd Olson, Ph.D. (Art History)

The Gender Studies Program explores, across disciplines and cultures, the changing roles, functions and images of women and men from feminist perspectives. The undergraduate major focuses on the evidence and argument about what the places of women and men are in culture and what they should be. Course offerings include interdisciplinary core courses, selected cross-listed classes in more than 20 departments and the upper-division community internship and senior seminar. Majors work with program faculty, in conjunction with College Advising, to develop a four-year program designed to meet their individual needs. The program also offers a minor and a graduate certificate for students majoring in other disciplines.