GWS Student Spotlight – Maggie Veak
Maggie Veak is double-majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and Political Science. 1.Why did you choose GWS? I stumbled across GWS when taking a political science class cross listed with GWS; The Politics of Gender …
January 6, 2025Alex Garcia – Alumni Spotlight, Class of 2009
Alex Garcia (she/her) graduated from UW-Madison in 2009 with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and a certificate in Women’s Studies, followed by a Master’s in Social Work in 2010. After graduation, she worked in …
January 2, 2025GWS Student Spotlight – Reyna Dogru
Reyna Dogru is majoring in Microbiology and getting certificates in Gender & Women’s Studies and Health & Humanities. 1.Why did you choose GWS? I chose GWS because it allowed me to learn and explore concepts …
December 4, 2024GWS Student Spotlight – Lexi Everts
Lexi Everts is majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies, Sociology, and Legal Studies and getting a certificate in Criminal Justice. 1.Why did you choose GWS? I came to Madison with an academic plan in mind. …
December 4, 2024Cate Wiley – Alumni Spotlight, Class of 1990
Cate Wiley (she/her) graduated with a Ph.D. from UW-Madison in 1990 in English with a Women’s Studies minor Check out her work here and listen to her talk about her new play Sheltered here. Bio …
December 2, 2024GWS Student Spotlight – Brianna Washington
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 …
November 25, 2024GWS 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 …
November 21, 2024Letter 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 …
November 19, 2024Course 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, …
November 12, 2024Faculty 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 …
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