Women’s & Gender Studies’ Brown Bag Series of presentations are back! These These sessions are held one Wednesday each month at 12:30 pm in Curtin Hall 535B. Here is a list of presenters and topics. Free and open to the … Continue Reading »
The latest issue of MAI: Feminism and Visual Culture is out, and a video essay by Women’s & Gender Studies’ Lecturer Krista Grensavitch (and her colleague Allain Daigle) is included. This issue focuses on Feminist Pedagogies, and the inclusion of … Continue Reading »
Women’s & Gender Studies is proud to share that our very own Krista Grensavitch, Ph.D. has co-authored the “Gender” entry for the online Encyclopedia of Milwaukee. Please see an excerpt from the project’s website below to learn more, and join … Continue Reading »
The UWM Exploring Majors Fair on Monday, October 21 was a huge success. We are thankful to all the volunteers who helped at the table, and a special thank you to Molly McCourt, WGS Undergraduate Advisor, for doing such a … Continue Reading »
Join us on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 2:00 pm in the Wisconsin Room at the UWM Union to recognize all of the recipients at the Annual Fall Awards Ceremony. Among those being honored is Women’s & Gender Studies’ Associate … Continue Reading »
Women’s & Gender Studies is hosting the Brown Bag Series of lectures again this fall. One Wednesday per month, we invite anyone to join us in Curtin Hall, room 535B at 12:30 pm to hear esteemed lecturers speak on a … Continue Reading »
As we begin the new academic year, we are excited for all the changes taking place in Women’s & Gender Studies. We have a new Visiting Assistant Professor, Jeremiah Favara, a new Assistant Chair and Undergraduate Advisor, Molly McCourt, and … Continue Reading »
Women’s & Gender Studies is proud to announce the recipients of the Florence J. Healy Scholarship for 2019-2020. This year’s pool of worthy candidates was difficult to narrow down, but the panel chose Jessica Coffey, a Master of Social Work … Continue Reading »
WGS is thrilled to introduce Jeremiah Favara as a Visiting Assistant Professor starting the Fall, 2019 semester. Jeremiah is a gender studies scholar specializing in feminist media studies and queer studies whose research and teaching focus on intersecting dynamics of … Continue Reading »
This year marks the centennial of congressional approval of the U.S. constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote. After Congress passed the amendment in June 1919, Wisconsin was the first state to ratify it a week later. UWM’s own … Continue Reading »