Brianna Washington is majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and getting certificates in Global Health and Health Policy. 1.Why did you choose GWS? I chose Gender & Women’s Studies because it gave me a lens …
Month: November 2024
GWS Student Spotlight – Alex Patterson
Alex Patterson is majoring in Biochemistry and getting a certificate in Gender & Women’s Studies. Why did you choose GWS? I chose GWS because I think it is very useful to remind myself that people …
Letter from the Chair – Fall 2024
Dear Gender and Women’s Studies community, Given the outcome of the recent election, much about the future is uncertain. But two things are crystal clear—the value of feminist scholarship and the importance of an institutional …
Course Spotlight – Narrating Gender and Sexual Difference
Course Title: GWS/ENGL 350: Special Topics in Gender and Literature – “Narrating Gender and Sexual Difference” with Dr. Elaine Cannell What is this course about? This course considers how different genres–including manifestos, memoirs, speculative fiction, …
Faculty Spotlight with Dr. Elaine Cannell
Name: Dr. Elaine Cannell Title: Visiting Assistant Professor Hometown: Elburn, Illinois Educational/professional background: BA, Literature and Creative Writing, North Central College; MA, English Literature, Purdue University; PhD, Literary Studies, UW-Madison What is your field of …
The Stories Between Alumni Book Club
GWS is launching a new virtual alumni book club – The Stories Between! Beginning January 2025 we will meet once a month to read and discuss feminist texts. We begin with Dr. Judy Houck’s 2024 …
Digging Deeper with the CRGW – Reflections from Christine Garlough
Gender Aging and Activism: The CRGW’s research group on “Gender, Aging and Activism” has been working together for the past two years on a community based Raging Grannies archival project. This group brings together undergraduates …
The Scoop from Dr. Kate – Fall 2024
Hello dear Gender and Women’s Studies and LGBTQ+ Studies community, With the shift of daylight savings, and the turning of the calendar from the season of light to dark, we take stock of where we …
GWS Student Spotlight – Maddie Beckmann
Maddie Beckmann is majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and getting a certificate in Public Policy. Why did you choose GWS? Before I knew that GWS was an option, I was pre-vet. I took chemistry …
Maya Cherins – Alumni Spotlight, Class of 2022
Maya Cherins (she/her) graduated from UW-Madison in May 2022 with majors in Gender and Women’s Studies and Community and Nonprofit Leadership and a certificate in Global Health. After graduating, she took a brief gap year …