Women's Studies at NMSU
Women's Studies at NMSU is an interdisciplinary program focusing on the study of women, gender, and sexuality in a global context. It is an autonomous program institutionally affiliated with the Department of Sociology with faculty specializing in Journalism and Government, US Comparative and Multi-Ethnic Studies, Postcolonial and Diasporic Studies, and Gender and Sexualities Studies in Contemporary Literatures and Visual Cultures. Classes are offered in topics such as Media Studies, Women and Public Policy, arab-muslim women and the hijabs, Feminist Postcolonial Theories, Gender and Graphic Narrative, Contemporary and Post Feminist Aesthetics, Studies in Gender and Ethnicity, and Gender and Horror. Our Program equips students with foundational approaches in feminist thought as well as providing a progressive curriculum. Affiliated faculty across campus contribute to our set of courses helping to make Women's Studies at New Mexico State University an exciting program of study.
Women's Studies Mission Statement
Women's Studies classes are taken by people of all ages, races, classes, sexualities, genders, and cultures. They teach analytic and critical thinking about the social construction of gender in relation to such factors as race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, disability, and age. Feminist pedagogy is innovative and decentralized, encouraging students to take responsibility for their own learning, and to think critically and creatively in dialogue with others. In Women's Studies classes, students re-examine traditional ideas about gender roles and identities; learn about women's experiences and contributions across cultures, communities, and historical periods; develop the significant analytical skills demanded by feminist theory and methodology; and prepare for a wide variety of job fields. After graduating from our program with majors, minors, or graduate minors our students enter any number of professions or choose to pursue further educational opportunities. In fact, many of our students are double-majors combining Women's Studies with another field of study.
To that end, we seek to provide a rigorous and rewarding major and minor in Women's Studies, to encourage and support quality scholarship by and about women, to sponsor university based events relevant to women, to develop community partnerships and promote service learning, and to work with other academic units at NMSU to facilitate students in their learning. Underlying these endeavors is a fundamental commitment to equality, diversity, and social justice.
Directions to Women's Studies Program Center and Offices
Women's Studies is located in Science Hall. Science Hall is on the corner of Williams and Stewart Street on the NMSU campus. Science Hall is also on the Frenger Mall (pedestrians only - no vehicles) directly across from the Branson Library. After entering the Science Hall building, take the stairs or small elevator off of the main lobby to the second floor. Turn right into the hallway, towards the short end of the hall. At the end of the hall take a right, walk up the small staircase (or take the ramp) and walk through the blue double doors. The Women's Studies Program Center is the third door on the left, Science Hall 289.
Women's Studies Program
New Mexico State University
MSC3WSP
Box 30001
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
Phone Number: (575) 646-3448
Fax:(575) 646-7601
Email: wstudies@nmsu.edu