Name: Kai Pyle Title: Assistant Professor, Gender & Women’s Studies and American Indian & Indigenous Studies Hometown: Green Bay, Wisconsin Educational/professional background: Although I started college at the University of Chicago, I completed my BA in First Nations Studies at the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay. For grad school, I went straight to a …
Mia Warren is double-majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and Life Sciences Communication. She will graduate in spring 2024. 1. Why did you choose GWS? I chose to major in Gender and Women’s studies after being exposed to the importance of understanding social constructions of gender and sexuality, learning about reproductive justice and pleasure advocacy, …
This past summer we asked our alumni about their most memorable Gender and Women’s Studies courses (Women’s Studies courses for some of you). We’re so grateful that many of you shared your most transformative courses, assignments, and conversations with us, and we’re excited to share them back to you. Maybe they will recall your own …
Name: Kong Pheng Pha Title: Assistant Professor of Gender & Women’s Studies and Asian American Studies Hometown: Minneapolis, MN Educational/professional background: I attended public schools my entire life, from Head Start all the way through graduate school. I ended up attending the University of Minnesota (which was my hometown university) for my undergraduate studies. I …
Amelia Teske is double-majoring in Philosophy (honors) and GWS (honors). She will graduate in spring 2024. 1. Why did you choose GWS? I chose GWS after taking Dr. Kate Phelps’ Framing Fatness course in the summer after my freshman year. I knew instantly that I wanted to continue to look at everything I studied through …
Sabhyata Prakash is double-majoring in GWS and Psychology, and getting a certificate in LGBTQ+ Studies. 1. Why did you choose GWS? I came across GWS classes by accident when choosing courses for my first semester. I was immediately blown away by the fact that such classes even exist and that I could spend time studying …
Martino Mangano is double-majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and Linguistics. He is also getting a certificate in LGBTQ+ Studies. Martino will graduate in spring 2024. 1. Why did you choose GWS & LGBTQ+ Studies? When I was initially trying to figure out what I wanted to study, I knew I wanted to do something …
Join us in wishing a hearty congratulations to Professor Ruth Goldstein! GWS Professor Ruth Goldstein has been awarded the Society for Cultural Anthropology’s Cultural Horizons Prize for her article “Life in Traffic: Riddling Field Notes on the Political Economy of “Sex” and Nature.” The Cultural Horizons Prize is awarded by a jury of doctoral students …
Nicte Aguillon Jimenez is majoring in Computer Sciences and getting a certificate in Gender & Women’s Studies. 1.Why did you choose GWS? I first became interested in Women’s issues when I was in high school. The rise of the feminist movement in Mexico made me aware of all the misogyny within my culture, and I …
Course Title: Gen&WS 528: Science and Sexuality What is this course about? This course uses a critical feminist lens to teach students about how sexuality science is conducted, how different scientific approaches have pros and cons, and what science can tell us about human sexuality. Students read scientific studies about topics like gender, sexual identity, …