In late September, we gathered on zoom to celebrate Dr. Sarah Cervenak’s new book, Black Gathering: Art, Ecology, Ungiven Life. WGSS graduate students and faculty were joined by Dr. Cervenak’s colleagues at other universities as well as several of her friends and family members. Dr. Cervenak read a wonderful passage… Continue reading…
On Friday, September 24th, the Linda Arnold Carlisle Distinguished Excellence Professor Mark Rifkin hosted “Queer Kinship: A Roundtable.” The event was a conversation among contributors to the collection Queer Kinship: Race, Sex, Belonging, Form: Tyler Bradway, Elizabeth Freeman, Dilara Caliskan, Christopher Chamberlin, J. Demartini-Brito, Aobo Dong, Brigitte Fielder, Natasha Hurley,… Continue reading…
One hundred and one years ago, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was passed, guaranteeing and protecting women’s right to vote. On August 18, 1920, after a nearly century-long fight, Tennessee became the 36th and final state approval needed to ratify the amendment. How far have women’s rights come since… Continue reading…
WGSS mourns the passing of Dani Boachie, who graduated with an MA from our program in 2017. Dani was and is a beloved member of our WGSS community. Our hearts are aching. We honor Dani, and are so grateful to have known them.
Site-Particular Performance and Trans Ecological World-Making On March 29th, Dr. Daniel B. Coleman gave their Linda Arnold Carlisle Research Award Lecture. Dr. Daniel B. Coleman. Dr. Coleman is an Assistant Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and a trans-national artist, activist, and scholar. The author of numerous important articles… Continue reading…
This February WGSS took the opportunity to run a month-long social media campaign that highlighted Women’s History Month. Each week women and supporters of women in history were highlighted. These highlights included images of the person, a little about their lives, and other resources to learn more about them. Each… Continue reading…
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… Continue reading…
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… Continue reading…
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… Continue reading…
“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… Continue reading…