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WGSS was a field born from struggle. Today, tomorrow, and in the days to come, we strive to honor and build upon that legacy.

We continue our department’s mission to generate knowledge about the complex interplay of power and difference, especially as inflected by categories of gender, sexuality, race, class, age, ability, and nationality. We interrogate the conditions that render specific populations vulnerable to violence, and we study and cultivate strategies of resistance.

Students, we welcome and hold space for and with you. We stand together in our shared commitments to analyze relationships of power and challenge forms of oppression.

Just as our department has done for the past fifty years, in the weeks and months ahead we will come together in our classrooms and communities to build knowledge that liberates. Join us.

Upcoming Events

November 7 - November 9, 2024
Ohio State Union
November 20, 2024
286A University Hall and online
November 22, 2024
286A University Hall and online
December 4 - December 5, 2024
Research Commons, 18th Avenue Library

Recent News

By Jen Getson

The Ohio State University Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation through its “Affirming Multivocal Humanities…

It’s been a busy first year for the Ohio State Center for Feminist Research, Education and Engagement (FREE Center). 

From launching Research and Connection Clusters to hosting…

May 1, 2024

We, the undersigned faculty, staff, and members of the WGSS community, express our deep concern regarding the violent treatment of protesters on our…

The Center for Feminist Research, Education and Engagement (FREE Center) is pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural Graduate Small Grants for Feminist Scholarship. These…