The JAH podcast this month features a conversation about Dr. Lisa Levenstein’s article (from the Sept issue) on the Beijing Women’s Conference of 1995. She is joined by Loretta Ross, a founder of the reproductive justice movement who attended the conference, and Robyn Spencer, a leading scholar on black feminist… Continue reading…
On Thursday, November 1, 2018 the Women’s and Gender Studies Program welcomed Lia García , better known as Lia La Novia Sirena. And a siren she is. Her presentation “Between Transits and Genders: Performance and Affect as Social Resistance”, was without a doubt, both moving and transformative. Lia’s performance was a… Continue reading…
The Women’s and Gender Studies Program offers a sincere thanks to all who joined us in welcoming science fiction and fantasy author Nalo Hopkinson on Wednesday, September 26, at 4pm for the Dylan Rose and Eloise Kadis Rose Women’s Lecture Series. Introducing Hopkinson, Dr. Mark Rifkin noted of her work,… Continue reading…
On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, WGS welcomed this year’s recipient of the Linda Arnold Carlisle Research Grant, Dr. Cybelle McFadden, who presented her research on “Screening Racialized France: Immigration, Discrimination and Citizenship in Contemporary French Cinema.” Drawing on films released since 2000, Dr. McFadden’s book project, Screening Racialized France, evaluates… Continue reading…
WGS would like to cordially thank Dr. Marcia Ochoa, Dr. Treva Ellison and our very own Dr. Daniel Coleman Chávez for participating in “Transfeminisms,” the third presentation of our Contemporary Feminisms series, on February 7th, 2018. Dr. Ochoa opened the panel discussion by sharing about her organization in California –… Continue reading…
WGS would like to thank Dr. Shannon Bell, Dr. Stephanie Buechler and Dr. Sonya Posmentier for joining our panel discussion on Ecofeminism Wednesday, January 24, 2018. Dr. Shannon Bell presented her work on “Fighting Fire with Fire: Fossil Fuel Industries and the Gendering of Public Relations Strategies.” Bell notes… Continue reading…
WGS welcomed Dr. Sara Ahmed Thursday, October 18, 2017, for a lecture based on her recent research called “The Institutional As Usual: Sexism, Racism and the Politics of Complaint,” provoking thought into the uses of “use” and its intended function, institutional habits, the idea of occupation, “lifting the lid”, and… Continue reading…
WGS would like to thank Dr. Nirmala Erevelles and Dr. Theri Pickens for speaking at our “Contemporary Feminisms: Disability” panel discussion September 28, 2017. We had an amazing turn out! Additionally, we would like to thank the UNCG faculty, students and community in attendance who support our efforts to raise… Continue reading…
WGS would like to thank everyone who participated in the “Challenging White Supremacy” event last week. Both the panelists and speakers in the audience made some profound contributions to a dialogue that is not easy to unpack. We would like to highlight a couple of key comments to keep the… Continue reading…
On February 16th, WGS hosted three scholars and activists who have been deeply involved in the movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline, the opposition to it by Indigenous peoples (particularly the Standing Rock Sioux), and the environmental and colonial stakes of this struggle. This event was co-sponsored by the Environmental and Sustainability Studies… Continue reading…
