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Spring 2010:

WS 3998 Variable Topics in WS - Storrs Campus:

  • Section 001: Sexualities, Activism & Globalization (flyer)
    Mon 1:00 - 3:30 PM
    Instructor: Nancy Naples
  • Section 002: Art of International Relations
    Wed 4:00 - 6:30 PM
    Instructor: Christine Sylvester
  • Section 003: Gender, Race & Sexuality in Popular Culture (flyer)
    Mon & Wed 3:30 - 4:45 PM
    Instructor: Angelique Nixon
  • Section 004: Introduction to Deaf Women in America
    Tue & Thur 12:30 - 1:45 PM
    Instructor: Doreen Simons
  • Section 005: HIV/AIDS at Colleges & Universities: A Global Perspective (flyer)
    Thur 5:30 - 8:00 PM
    Instructor: Geeta Pfau

WS 5395 Special Topics in WS for Graduate Students - Storrs Campus:

  • Section 001: Gender & Globalization (flyer)
    Tues 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    Instructor: Manisha Desai
  • Section 002: Feminisms, Transnationalism & Empire (flyer)
    Wed 4:00 - 6:30 PM
    Instructor: Heather Turcotte

Spring 2010 - Graduate Classes Approved for WS Graduate Certificate - (flyer)

Winter Intersession 2010 - Storrs:
Run dates for Winter Intersession 2010: Dec. 28, 2009 - Jan. 15, 2010

  • WS 3263: Women & Violence
    Mon - Fri 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Instructor: Nikki McGary

Fall 2009:

WS 3998 Variable Topics in WS - Storrs Campus:

  • Section 001: War, Feminism & International Relations (Honors)
    Tues & Thurs 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
    Instructor: Christine Sylvester
  • Section 002: Caribbean Women Writers (flyer)
    Mon & Wed 6:00 - 7:15 PM
    Instructor: Angelique Nixon

WS 5395 Special Topics in WS for Graduate Students - Storrs Campus:

  • Section 001: Feminist Pedagogy (flyer)
    Mondays 12:00 - 2:30 PM
    Instructor: Nancy Naples
  • Section 002: Sexual Politics & the Family in Biblical Civilization & Literature (flyer)
    Wednesdays 3:00 - 5:45 PM
    Instructor: Nehama Aschkenasy

Fall 2009 - Graduate Classes Approved for WS Graduate Certificate - (flyer)

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News & Announcements

Feminism in Action

The 22nd Annual Conference on Women & Gender
at the University of Connecticut, Storrs
Friday March 26, 2010
Presented by the University of Connecticut
Women's Studies Program

Call for Sessions (.pdf)
We are now accepting presenter submissions - review of submissions begins on December 15, 2009. Please see the PDF posted above for details.

If you have any questions, please email the Conference Committee at wsconf@uconn.edu

Please check back for more information in the coming months.

 

Fall 2009 Women's Studies Spotlight on Faculty Events

October 14 - Dr. Angelique Nixon, Women's Studies
"Sexual-Cultural Politics of Tourism in the Caribbean" (flyer)

November 11 - Dr. David Richards, Human Rights Institute
"Stealth Pandemic: Violence Against Women 2007/2008" (flyer)

Both of these events are from Noon - 1:00, and will be held in the Asian American Cultural Center, Student Union Room 428

Visiting Lecture

November 18, 2009
3:00 PM, TheWomen's Center, Student Union Room 421

Dr. Sarah Maddison, University of New South Wales, Sydney (CV)
Dr. Emma Partridge, University of Technology, Sydney (CV)
"Surviving Hostile Times: Comparing the Australian Women's and GLBT Movements" (flyer)

This event is sponsored by the Department of Sociology, the Women's Studies Program, the Women's Center and the Rainbow Center

UConn Humanities Institute Fellowship & Award Opportunities for Undergraduate Students

To aid emerging UConn scholars the UCHI offers a limited number of awards for undergraduate students each year to fund senior and honors theses and other humanities projectes. There is a rolling application deadline, beginning October 15.

For more information, see their flyer; or visit their website at http://humanities.uconn.edu.

 

Spring 2010 Study Abroad Information

Marita McComiskey will be serving as the faculty advisor to the Study Abroad students going to South Africa in Spring 2010 - please click on the link below for more information on the Study Abroad Program!

(Click here for Study Abroad website)

General UConn Women's Studies Information:

  • Why Major or Minor in Women's Studies? (flyer)
  • Internship Program (flyer)
  • Prospective WS majors & minors (flyer)
  • Prospective WS Graduate Certificate student (flyer)
  • Making Waves Newsletter - Spring 2007 (.pdf)

Information for current WS instructors:

1. Helpful Links for UCWS instructors (.pdf)
2. Copy/Scan Job request form (.doc)

Meeting Minutes: WS Advisory Board