Library: Women's Studies 151 (Adler): OER/Open Access Materials

Open Educational Resources

Open Educational Resources (OER) are materials that you can freely use and reuse without charge. The following are just of few of the many resources that are available online today.

2018 Political Year of the Woman Election: A Critical Examination
This book consists of student-authored original research papers collectively examining the ways in which gender shaped, and was shaped by, the 2018 Year of the Woman elections.
Global Women's Issues: Women in the World Today, extended version
Female participation in the private sector is a crucial economic driver for societies worldwide. Economic security benefits every facet of a woman’s life, with positive effects on the health, education and vitality of families. Learn about women who are changing their societies for the better.
Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies
This textbook introduces key feminist concepts and analytical frameworks used in the interdisciplinary Women, Gender, Sexualities field.

Open Access Journals

Open Access journals are freely available online without a subscription.

Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology
Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology is an open-access peer reviewed journal featuring scholarship on gender, new media and technology.
Atlantis: Critical Studies in Gender, Culture & Social Justice
Atlantis is a scholarly research journal devoted to critical work in a variety of formats that reflects current scholarship and approaches to the discipline of Women's and Gender Studies.
Feral Feminisms
Feral Feminisms takes the feral as a provocative call to untaming, queering, and radicalizing feminist thought and practice today. Feral Feminisms is an independent, inter-media, peer reviewed, open access online journal.