Europe: Comparative Women's and Gender Studies in Europe
Krakow • Prague • Berlin • Amsterdam • Utrecht • Istanbul
Program Description
Comparative Women's and Gender Studies in Europe (WGSE) is designed for students interested in exploring women's, gender, queer, and sexuality issues and feminist theory as they earn 16 semester credits while traveling across Europe.
WGSE program participants engage in rigorous methodological and theoretical inquiry as they travel to Utrecht and Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Krakow, Poland; Prague, the Czech Republic; Berlin, Germany; and Istanbul, Turkey. Each student also conducts a self-designed, independent research project. Each research topic is unique -- past themes include: reproductive rights, LGBTQI issues, trafficking, queer youth support organizations, immigration issues, sex-work, feminist art, and many others.
Participating students also have the opportunity to attend lectures and seminars from leading scholars, artists, and activists. Click here for more information on this year's lecturers. The WGSE program combines immersing academic and experiential learning, theory, and practice, connecting women's and gender studies students across Europe.
The Comparative Women’s and Gender Studies in Europe program began in 1984 and students from a wide variety of schools have participated. A sampling of these institutions include: Albion College, American University, Bates College, Beloit College, Carleton College, Carnegie-Mellon University, Colby College, The College of Wooster, DePauw University, Drew University, Duke University, Earlham College, Grinnell College, Kenyon College, Knox College, Macalester College, Marietta College, Mills College, Mount Holyoke College, New York University, Northwestern University, Reed College, Saint Mary's College, Southwestern University, Stanford University, Swarthmore College, Tufts University, Tulane University, University of California, University of Massachussetts at Amherst, University of Missouri-St. Louis, University of Montana, University of Texas, Wesleyan University, and Yale University.