Social Justice: Gender, Race, and Queerness – A New Minor Available Fall ‘22

Housed in the Justice Studies Department, and in collaboration with the Gender, Sexuality, and
Women’s Studies (GSWS) Program, the Social Justice: Gender, Race, and Queerness (GRQ)
minor will be starting in September! Just 3 core classes and 3 electives.

The Social Justice: Gender, Race, and Queerness minor offers students the opportunity to learn
and think critically about the ways in which structural inequalities and injustices based on
gender, race, and queerness exist, both historically and today, in the world of the criminal legal
system and from a social justice perspective.

Contact justicestudies@montclair.edu for more information

Social Justice: Gender, Race, and Queerness Minor: Course List

Core

• GSWS 102 Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
• SOCI 102 Race and Ethnic Relations OR ANTH 160 The Anthropology of Race
• JUST 101 Criminology

Electives (take any three)

Race

• JUST 317 Race and the US Legal System
• POLS 312 Black Politics in America
• HIST 217 The History of African Americans
• HLTH 454 Race, Racism, and Health
• AFAM 100 Introduction to Black Studies

Gender

• JUST/GSWS 403 Seminar on Gender and Crime
• JUST 320 Women in Prison
• GSWS 350 : Writing Women Safe: Writing, Rape Prevention, and Community Activism
• GSWS 208 Men and Masculinities
• SOCI 430 Sociology of Gender
• GSWS 200 Transnational Feminisms
• HLTH 474 Gender, Sexuality, and Health Disparities
• GSWS 402 Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Seminar

Queerness

• SOCI 426 Sociology of Sexuality
• GLQS 201 Queer Identities in a Transforming World: The Trouble with Normal
• GSWS 402 Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Seminar
• GLQS 100 Introduction to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (GLBTQ) Studies

Other

• JUST 205 Perspectives on Justice Studies
• JUST/GSWS 355 Human Trafficking
• JUST/GSWS 316 Victimology
• JUST 319 Hate Crimes
• JUST 223 Ethnography in Justice Studies
• JUST 402 Sex Crimes
• FSHD 445 Poverty and Families
• CHAD 202 Cultural Competencies in Child Welfare
• CHAD 212 Children and Justice
• CHAD 312 Fatherhood
• CHAD 340 Current Social Issues in Child Advocacy
• WRIT 400 Community Writing: Theories, Practices, and Partnerships