Kayla Wasserman is a senior graduating in May 2020 with majors in Art History and Gender and Women’s Studies. Find Kayla’s reflections on her GWS courses, study abroad, and her work with Sex Out Loud …
Year: 2020
GWS Faculty Focus: Marwa Shalaby
Assistant Professor Marwa Shalaby, whose faculty position began in Fall 2019, has been featured in a UW-Madison “Faculty Focus” piece. She is gearing up to teach courses in the politics of gender in the Middle …
“Care: Politics, Performances, Publics, Practices” Workshop
Beginning in Fall 2019, GWS Professors Chris Garlough and Annie Menzel, and Michael Peterson, Professor of Art and Director of the graduate program in Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies, are leading a Mellon-Borghesi “Care: Politics, Performances, Publics, …
GWS Professor Anna Campbell Received Edna Wiechers Arts Award
Gender and Women’s Studies Professor Anna Campbell was selected by the Arts Awards Review Committee of the UW-Madison Division of the Arts to receive the 2020 Edna Wiechers Arts in Wisconsin Award. This award supports …
Sarah Akakpo – GWS Student Spotlight
Sarah Akakpo is a second year student majoring in Gender and Women’s Studies with a certificate in Studio Art. Sarah started out in the LGBTQ+ Studies certificate and decided to pursue the GWS major this …
GWS Professor Chris Barcelos won the Summer 2020 Research Service Award
GWS Professor Chris Barcelos won the Summer 2020 Research Service Award for exceptional service outside one’s own department. This program was initiated to recognize the service contributions that untenured faculty members, especially women and members …
Chazen’s Faculty Exhibition Features Installations by 2 GWS Professors
New collection reframing installations by GWS Professors Anna Campbell and Jill Casid will be featured at the Chazen Museum of Art’s Faculty Exhibition 2020 from February 1-May 10, 2020. The Chazen’s 50th Anniversary year activities …
GWS Professor Keisha Lindsay wins Vilas Associates Award
GWS Professor Keisha Lindsay has won the Vilas Associates Award, which recognizes new and on-going research of the highest quality and significance. Professor Lindsay’s research and teaching interests include black feminist theories, black masculinities, and …
GWS Alum is the Writer in the Room at Hallmark
Melvina Young has taken her experience in gender and women’s studies, women’s history, and African-American Studies classrooms and has developed a line of greeting cards as a senior writer at Hallmark. Melvina describes what she …
Alumni Spotlight – Hope Tyson, Class of 2012
Hope Tyson, Class of 2012, graduated with majors in Women’s Studies and Latin American Studies. Learn more about the work Hope is doing today. Describe your work. How did you get to this point in …