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 below. Why did you choose the Gender and Women’s Studies major? I decided to declare the GWS major while taking …
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 East, beginning in Fall 2020. See Professor Shalaby’s full Faculty Focus here.
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, Practices” Workshop workshop through the Center for the Humanities to build a community of inquiry around the concept of “care.” …
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 and encourages the creation of new works that inspire and enrich the cultural activities in Wisconsin communities, especially those underserved …
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 year. Find Sarah’s reflections on GWS and her academic choices below. Why did you choose Gender and Women’s Studies? I …
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 of minority groups, are asked to make to the University. Such service promotes the University’s interest in having a broad …
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 are supported by a grant from the UW–Madison Anonymous Fund, with additional support from the office of the Chancellor. There …
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 gender-based politics in the African diaspora. Her new book project, Black Ladies and the Art of Resistance: Intellectuals, Athletes, and …
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 does “is more than just writing cards; it’s connecting people on an emotional level that is culturally authentic and empowering.” …
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 your professional life? When I graduated from UW, I knew I wanted a career focused on gender equity and health. …