The聽IGSF聽supports cutting-edge research, teaching and outreach activities in gender, sexuality and feminist studies. We aim to produce knowledge that is accessible to the public and in dialogue with our local communities, and we are committed to creating a more just, equal, responsive and creative world. Our undergraduate teaching program in聽Gender, Sexuality, Feminist and Social Justice Studies聽trains students in critical, intersectional and transnational approaches to study. We also support the interdisciplinary聽Graduate Option in Gender and Women鈥檚 Studies, which offers graduate training in gender studies and feminist theories, methods and research.聽聽
Through community and university partnerships, we host public聽events, symposia, lectures, and a speaker series on a range of topics. Thanks to the generosity of donors, we support student聽internships聽in gender, sexuality and feminist studies, fund student awards on community service and academic excellence, host聽visiting professors聽from around the world, and organize public events and workshops on a number of issues, from current struggles for justice to emergent research methodologies and advocacy in the field. The Institute also gratefully acknowledges support from the聽Dean of Arts聽and its other institutional benefactors.聽
We invite you to learn more about the Institute鈥檚 activities and opportunities for students and researchers at McGill.