Why GSWS?
Social transformation is at the core of our mission.
As a discipline, we examine constructions of gender and sexuality as they intersect with other categories of identity such as race and class. We work toward social justice and collective liberation. We engage in rigorous interdisciplinary academic study, as well as community engagement, activism and creative production.
In all that we do, we strive to put our students first.
Learn more about what you can expect to gain as a student in our department.
News
April 5, 2024
Class of 2024: As part of journalism’s next generation, Emily Richardson is ready to ask the tough questions
The mass communications major already has her first post-VCU assignment: a prestigious reporting fellowship.
April 2, 2024
VCU students, faculty document oral history of the East Marshall Street Well Project
The Health Humanities Lab, a research lab at VCU’s Humanities Research Center, is conducting the project in collaboration with the Family Representative Council.
March 13, 2024
VCU Staff Senate Awards recognize service to students, patients, colleagues and community
This year’s honorees reflect broad and deep impacts on the academic and medical campuses.