Congratulations to Professor Janet Hyde who has been named as the recipient of the Kinsey Institute’s inaugural Alfred C. Kinsey Distinguished Researcher Award! Well deserved, Professor Hyde! More... .
The Department of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison supports and shares the concerns expressed by the Madison Asian American community about the staging of the musical Miss Saigon in Madison in April, 2019. We critique Miss Saigon in terms of gender and sexuality, as well as race and ethnicity, for its stereotyped and offensive …
Sites/Sights/Cites of Resistance, the Gender and Women’s Studies 2019 Graduate Symposium, is taking place this Friday and Saturday, March 29-30, 2019, Sterling Hall, UW–Madison. All talks listed below are free and open to the public, and held in Sterling 1310. CART services provided. For more information contact gwsconference19@gmail.com or call 608-263-3312. Kemper Knapp Keynote Friday, …
The Trans Research Lab at UW–Madison is noteworthy for its specialized focus on health outcomes for transgender people. But for founder Stephanie Budge PhD’11, the lab is more than that: it’s an old promise made good.
Annie Menzel’s Forum Response to Merve Emre’s article All Reproduction Is Assisted, begins by stating “Merve Emre offers a sweeping account of over a century of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), from a Progressive Era “artificial womb” to the unevenly distributed dramas and devastations of in vitro fertilization (IVF) today. The near-complete absence of race and …
Myra Marx Ferree, Professor of Sociology University of Wisconsin–Madison Thursday, November 29, 2018, 3:45pm, 3401 Sterling Hall In this talk, I argue that the masculine basis of the social contract theories at the heart of liberalism has become fragile, and gender insecurity among men contributes importantly to contemporary illiberalism.
Reproduction Reconceived: Emergency Pregnancy Services and State Neglect in the United States Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 4:00pm, 3401 Sterling Hall Sara Matthiesen, Assistant Professor of both History and Gender and Women’s Studies at George Washington University. PhD in American Studies from Brown. “I research the changing relationship between inequality and reproductive life in the twentieth-century …
What’s Best for Baby: Co-Sleeping and the Politics of Inequality Monday, November 19, 2018, Noon, 3401 Sterling Hall Laura Harrison, Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies at Minnesota State University, Mankato. PhD in Gender Studies from Indiana University. “My research interests focus on race and health disparities, reproductive justice, and how both cultural and …
The Department of Gender and Women’s Studies at UW–Madison is seeking applicants for a Lecturer to teach GWS 350: Special Topics in Gender and Literature this coming spring. Information about the position, including how to apply, can be found here. Addition information about the Department can be found here. Application must be received by November 23, …
Patricia Morris Adjunct Professorial Lecturer School of International Service, American University Wednesday, October 24 @ 3:30 pm 1313 Sterling Hall Reception to follow In this talk, Dr. Morris will provide advice on how students who are interested in a career as a gender specialist in international relief and development work should prepare. She will begin …