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The Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program offers students the opportunity to study a wide range of fields from the perspectives of feminist and LGBT critical analysis, in a global context and with the purpose of promoting social justice.
In “Purchase,” a new collection of poems from Associate Professor Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, the author seeks consolation for grief by turning to specific sources of beauty.
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As Election Day closes in, a Cornell expert in Black feminism sees 'deep meaning and significance' in superstar Beyoncé's support for Vice President Kamala Harris.
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The Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program reading group focuses on the topic Why Palestine Is a Feminist Issue. We invite you to join us on Nov. 14 as we educate ourselves, sharing readings that consider Palestine through a feminist lens.
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Read about Fabiola Faroh, an FGSS minor with a major in Operations Research and Information Engineering!
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On October 24, The Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program is excited to host Zillah Eisenstein, professor of Anti-Racist Feminist Theory, Emerita, Ithaca College. Professor Eisenstein will be there to talk about her work on Palestine.
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For the 2025 Spring semester, the Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies (FGSS) and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Studies Programs are offering a variety of courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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The George Freedley Memorial Award Special Jury Prize goes to Gainor for “The Routledge Anthology of Women’s Theatre Theory & Dramatic Criticism," which she co-edited.
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Read about Jaliah Smith, a current FGSS and Philosophy major!
Read moreCornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' (the Cayuga Nation). The Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' are members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, an alliance of six sovereign Nations with a historic and contemporary presence on this land. The Confederacy precedes the establishment of Cornell University, New York state, and the United States of America. We acknowledge the painful history of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' dispossession, and honor the ongoing connection of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' people, past and present, to these lands and waters.
This land acknowledgment has been reviewed and approved by the traditional Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' leadership.