The Media Arts and Cultural Studies (MACS) course concentration and methodology in Gender & Sexuality Studies (G&SS) embodies the social practice of creative expression. MACS provides students with valuable opportunities to actively engage in their learning through initiatives like the Feminist Border Arts Film and Zine Festival.
MACS courses are available to G&SS majors, minors, graduate minors, and all interested NMSU students. This inclusive curriculum invites students from various disciplines to delve into the rich intersections of media arts (both digital and material), film, cultural studies, and women's, gender, and sexuality studies.
Developed by G&SS faculty and Feminist Border Arts co-founders, Dr. M. Catherine Jonet and Dr. L. Anh Williams, MACS offers a socially transformative interdisciplinary approach to understanding and creating film & media arts, theorizing, performance studies, and texts
In G&SS MACS courses and approaches, students encounter and gain a transformative understanding through feminist, queer, and transgender perspectives. These perspectives play a crucial role in amplifying the voices and experiences of historically marginalized communities. By centering these perspectives, G&SS media and cultural studies challenge dominant narratives, disrupt power structures, and provide a platform for the stories and struggles of marginalized individuals to be heard across various mediums and forms of expression. This inclusive approach fosters social justice and paves the way for more equitable representation in media and cultural discourses.
Through the integration of research-creation and hands-on media production or D.I.Y. methods (material & digital), students actively engage with their own creativity and critical thinking, fostering personal growth and the development of essential skills for research, expression, and public scholarship.
MACS Courses in Film, Media Arts, & Cultural Studies
GNDR 403/503 Gender & Horror
GNDR 407/507 Gender and Graphic Narrative
GNDR 408/508 Feminist Food Studies
GNDR 412/512 Gender and Film Studies
GNDR 450/550 Special Topics (The topic of course will vary and will be indicated by subtitle. May be repeated under different subtitles.)
GNDR 482/582 Gender and Popular Culture
GNDR 484 Gender and Film Studies Gender and Popular Culture Women's Literature
