“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
On October 14th, members of the WGSS faculty met with students to discuss how Covid-19 and the current political climate was affecting their lives. The meeting focused on sharing ideas about “how we keep each other safe.” Space allowed students to express the hardships they faced in the pandemic. Many … Continued
Congratulations to Aries Powell, senior graduate assistant and second year Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies MA student, for being selected for a Cooper-DuBois Fellowship for 2020. Sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts, the Department of English, and the Center for Black Digital Research at Penn State University , the … Continued
Dr. Jennifer Nash (Duke University) presented her book, Black Feminism Reimagined After Intersectionality to WGSS students and faculty in a private book talk on October 16th. The talk was organized by Dr. Tara Green, the Linda Arnold Carlisle Distinguished Professor in WGSS, and moderated by Dr. Danielle Bouchard, Associate Professor … Continued