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Come Join Us on Step 12th at 3:30pm in Baddidge Library (4th floor) for a Public Lecture with Dr. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson
Attention, graduate students! Below find five Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies or cross listed courses for the Fall 2023 semester. (2/2)
Attention, graduate students! Below find five Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies or cross listed courses for the Fall 2023 semester. (1/2)
News
- WGSS Spring ShowcaseOn Tuesday, April 25, 2023, don’t miss out on the Spring Showcase! Come support the final projects of WGSS students and enjoy the food provided.Posted on April 17, 2023
- Spring 2023 GraduationGraduation season is already here! The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Graduation will be held on May 7, 2023. Please RSVP via email by April 28, 2023, including the number of attendees.Posted on April 17, 2023
- 4/11: Honoring the Treaties Public TalkJoin Wašté Wičaku Win for the Honoring the Treaties public talk Tuesday, April 11, 2023 from 3:00-4:15 pm at HBL Instruction 1102. Discussion will include the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, the history of Lake Oahe, and more. You can also join virtually via WebEx here.Posted on April 11, 2023
Upcoming Events
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Mar
20
“Toward a Politics of Embodied Expertise: Social Movements, Knowledge, and Felt Politics” 4:00pm
“Toward a Politics of Embodied Expertise: Social Movements, Knowledge, and Felt Politics”
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Oak Hall
This is a public lecture by Michael Orsini from the University of Ottawa. Orsini is a political scientist interested in how citizens affect health policy issues, especially regarding illnesses, such as HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C, that affect marginalized communities. He is currently completing a project, “contested illnesses,” including autism and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. he also studies methods of citizen engagement and citizen participation, the role of the voluntary sector, and the influence of interest groups and social movements. This is an Honors Event.
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Mar
20
“Toward a Politics of Embodied Expertise: Social Movements, Knowledge, and Felt Politics” 4:00pm
“Toward a Politics of Embodied Expertise: Social Movements, Knowledge, and Felt Politics”
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Oak Hall
This public lecture, part of the POLS 2998W/WGSS 3269W course, Gender, Sexuality, and Social Movements, will be delivered by Michael Orsini. Orsini is a political scientist interested in how citizens affect health policy issues, especially regarding illnesses, such as HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C, that affect marginalized communities. He is currently completing a project, “contested illnesses,” including autism and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. he also studies methods of citizen engagement and citizen participation, the role of the voluntary sector, and the influence of interest groups and social movements.
This is an Honors Event. See tags below for categories. #UHLevent10696 -
Mar
20
Reproductive Justice: The Intersection of Health, Rights, and Social Justice 6:30pm
Reproductive Justice: The Intersection of Health, Rights, and Social Justice
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024
06:30 PM
Student Union
Reproductive justice is a feminist framework, developed by women of color, that center’s the needs of the most marginalized and affirms our human right to bodily autonomy and to live healthy lives with access to the necessary physical, mental, political, economic, social, and sexual resources for the well-being of all people. The three core values of reproductive justice are the right to have a child, the right to not have a child, and the right to parent a child or children in safe and healthy environments.
This discussion will examine and highlight the disparities in care, access, and how it affects Black maternal health and mortality rates. Attendees will also understand the reproductive justice framework, learn about access and advocacy in Connecticut, and the barriers students have in accessing care.
Please register using the button to the left.
Join us at the Women’s Center for a Watch Party!
This panel is sponsored by the Women’s Center and the UConn Foundation as part of the #ThisIsAmerica series.
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Mar
21
WGSS @ 50 10:00am
WGSS @ 50
Thursday, March 21st, 2024
10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Graduate Storrs Hotel
UCONN Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality
Studies (WGSS) Program Presents
The Uses of Anger: WGSS@50
The Graduate Hotel, Storrs, CT
March 21-22, 2024The third annual NWSA conference was held at UCONN in
1981, themed “Women Respond to Racism”. This event and
the keynote “Uses of Anger” by Audre Lorde marked a
significant moment in feminist education, highlighting what
Lorde argued was the power to envision and reconstruct.
Exploring these past and future liberation efforts, the WGSS
program will celebrate their 50 year anniversary with
presentations by: M. Jacqui Alexander, Beverly Guy-Sheftall,
Alexis De Veaux, and many more.Thursday, March 21st
10:00 am - 6:30 pm - Panels and Keynote (Graduate Hotel)
Dinner - 6:30 pm
Friday, March 22nd
10:00 am - 2:30 pm
WGSS Alum Panel - Room TBA
Creative Writing Workshop with Cecilia Caballero - Room TBA
WGSS at 50 - Art Exhibit at the Benton Museum of Art
Bobby Sanchez Concert at the Benton
Lunch in the ODI Commons
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Mar
22
WGSS @ 50 12:00am
WGSS @ 50
Friday, March 22nd, 2024
12:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Graduate Storrs Hotel
UCONN Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality
Studies (WGSS) Program Presents
The Uses of Anger: WGSS@50
The Graduate Hotel, Storrs, CT
March 21-22, 2024The third annual NWSA conference was held at UCONN in
1981, themed “Women Respond to Racism”. This event and
the keynote “Uses of Anger” by Audre Lorde marked a
significant moment in feminist education, highlighting what
Lorde argued was the power to envision and reconstruct.
Exploring these past and future liberation efforts, the WGSS
program will celebrate their 50 year anniversary with
presentations by: M. Jacqui Alexander, Beverly Guy-Sheftall,
Alexis De Veaux, and many more.Thursday, March 21st
10:00 am - 6:30 pm - Panels and Keynote (Graduate Hotel)
Dinner - 6:30 pm
Friday, March 22nd
10:00 am - 2:30 pm
WGSS Alum Panel - Room TBA
Creative Writing Workshop with Cecilia Caballero - Room TBA
WGSS at 50 - Art Exhibit at the Benton Museum of Art
Bobby Sanchez Concert at the Benton
Lunch in the ODI Commons
About WGSS
The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Program was established as the Women’s Studies Program at the University of Connecticut in 1974. The first formal program of its kind in the state, it was founded as a flexible interdisciplinary academic program devoted to the critical analysis of gender and the pursuit of knowledge about women.
To read more about the history of WGSS, click here.