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Black Studies and Gender Studies at Queen's

The Department of Gender Studies is home to the Black Studies program and the Gender Studies program. We practice interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research, teaching, and programming that advance our commitment to social justice and social change.

We embrace an approach to gender that explores and challenges racism, capitalism, colonialism, (hetero)sexism, ableism, and other manifestations of power.

Our scholarship, activism and community work centre marginalized, alternative, and relational knowledges, span local and global contexts, and engage historical and contemporary perspectives. Working together, Black Studies and Gender Studies foster creative, collaborative, culturally diverse and transformative learning environments.

Black Studies and Gender Studies at Queen's

The Department of Gender Studies is home to the Black Studies program and the Gender Studies program. We practice interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research, teaching, and programming that advance our commitment to social justice and social change.

We embrace an approach to gender that explores and challenges racism, capitalism, colonialism, (hetero)sexism, ableism, and other manifestations of power.

Our scholarship, activism and community work centre marginalized, alternative, and relational knowledges, span local and global contexts, and engage historical and contemporary perspectives. Working together, Black Studies and Gender Studies foster creative, collaborative, culturally diverse and transformative learning environments.

Queen's University is situated on traditional Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe territory.

Date Published: Apr 23, 2025

Gender Studies Open House

Are you interested in a Specialization, Major, General or Minor in Gender Studies, a Minor or General in Black Studies, or a Certificate in Sexual and Gender Diversity?

Date Published: Feb 16, 2024

Gender Matters Speaker Series Roundtable 3

Our third Gender Matters event this Fall will be a Roundtable discussion with three Pre-Doc Fellows from the Gender Studies Department.

Date Published: Feb 01, 2024

Black History/Black Futures Month 2024

On Thursday, February 8, we open our doors to the new Black Students’ Space: Black Liberation Commons. This multi-use space with a study, meeting, and quiet reflection room is adorned with art from Black artists and stocked with books from Black intellectuals and revolutionaries.