Gender studies is a
field for
interdisciplinary study devoted to
gender identity and gendered
representation as central categories of analysis. This field includes
women's studies (concerning
women,
feminism, gender, and politics),
men's studies and
LGBT studies. Sometimes, gender studies is offered together with study of
sexuality. These disciplines study
gender and sexuality in the fields of literature, language,
geography,
history,
political science,
sociology,
anthropology,
cinema,
media studies, human development, law, and medicine. It also analyzes how
race,
ethnicity,
location,
class,
nationality, and
disability intersect with the categories of gender and sexuality.