In early January of 2020, the first cases of Covid-19 were found in the United States. As quarantine started from state to state, students adjusted to a new way of life. Academia shifted from classrooms to zoom, and school hallways became barren. In some cases, students went off for spring … Continued
1. How would you introduce yourself? I’m a mixed-Black transmasculine non-binary queer person and technically a millennial but I find that to be such a strange designation! I am originally from California (the Bay Area) but I have called the South home since 2012. I feel at home in the … Continued
When I think of the past four years, the word that comes to mind is: unforgettable. Receiving the news in Spring 2017 that I had been chosen as the Linda Carlisle Excellence Professor (2018-2021), left me with a strange sense of relief. I would be the only Black woman on … Continued
“We get hell for being in WGSS, people say that it’s worthless and a waste of money, and that’s just untrue; doing something that I’m passionate about is always worth it. Being the first person to go to college in my family wouldn’t have been worth it if I couldn’t … Continued
On Thursday February 18th, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at UNCG hosted Dr. Mab Segrest for a provocative discussion on her book, Administrations of Lunacy: Racism and the Haunting of American Psychiatry at the Milledgeville Asylum (2020). The book explores the history of the American South told through the Asylum, … Continued
In October 2020, Dr. Derek Krueger along with Mark Masterson from the Victoria University of Wellington, Claudia Rapp from the University of Vienna, and Shaun Tougher from Claudiff University participated in a zoom event entitled “Rethinking Byzantine Masculinities: Gender, Sexuality, Emotion, Devotion,” hosted by the Program in Byzantine Studies at … Continued
On Monday, February 15th, for the second year in a row, the WGSS program showed our appreciation for UNCG’s housekeepers. The pandemic and the chilly and wet weather didn’t keep us from showing how much the housekeepers mean to the UNCG campus. While Covid protocols restricted us from gathering, WGSS … Continued
A hearty congratulations goes out to our program’s December Graduates in the form of this video from Dr. Sarah Cervenak! Watch the Congratulations video here
With the country facing a pandemic, economic crisis, and civil unrest in response to racism and instances of racist violence, the 2020 election couldn’t be more important, or contentious. UNC Greensboro professors Dr. Andrew Engelhardt (Political Science) and Dr. Lisa Levenstein (History and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies) share their election reactions and … Continued
On October 30th, Dr. Jen Feather presented “‘rumor in ambiguo est’: Abusive Authority, Public Emotion, and Renaissance Theater.” Dr. Feather is the recipient of the 2019-2020 Linda Arnold Carlisle Faculty Grant. Dr. Feather decided for her LAC piece that she would discuss what she would describe as “an odd combination” … Continued