News & Announcements
Women's Studies Changing to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
In May 2012, the Women's Studies Program anticipates a change in our name to Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies. The name of our major and minor changed effective May 2011. The change reflects contemporary perspectives on gender and sexuality studies while retaining the historical significance of Women's Studies in our course offerings and general approach. Our programmatic and curricular foci are currently evolving to include these exciting new developments. Please note: There has been no change in the major and minor requirements as a result of the program's name change. If you have any questions about the name change, please contact Kate Hurley-Dizigan (kate.hurley@uconn.edu).
Coming in Spring 2012
Behind the Seams of Paul Poiret’s Harem Trousers
(1911): Race, Fashion, and Virtuality in the Machine Age
Dr. Minh-Ha Pham
Assistant Professor in the History of Art & Visual Studies Department and the Asian American Studies Program
Cornell University
Thursday January 26, 2012
4:00 – 5:30 PM
Benton Museum
Focussing on legendary French fashion
designer Paul Poiret and the role of his Orientalist fashions in shaping
the Mechanical Age, Dr. Pham argues Poiret’s Orientalism is evocative
of a history of race and virtuality that has been overlooked in cultural
studies of Orientalism, as well as the histories of technology.
This talk is presented by the Women's Studies Program and the Asian American Studies Intitute.
Co-sponsored by the Department of Art & Art History,
the Department of History, the Humanities Institute,
and the Asian American Cultural Center.
Flyer: (.pdf)
More details: (.pdf)
This talk is sponsored by the Institute for Asian American Studies and the Women's Studies Program
Fall 2011 events:
Women's Studies Program Distinguished Speaker Series
Feminist and Postcolonial Science and Technology Studies: Convergences and Dissonances
Dr. Sandra Harding
Professor, Social Sciences and Comarative Education
University of California - Los Angeles
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
4:00 - 5:30 PM
Konover Auditorium, Dodd Center, UConn - Storrs
A reception and book signing will immediately follow the lecture in the Dodd Center Lobby.
For more information about this event, click here (.pdf).
Spotlights on Faculty: Fall 2011
The Ruling Relations of Heathcare for Native American Women (.pdf)
Dr. Barbara Gurr
Assistant Professor in Residence, Women's Studies
Monday, September 19, 2011
12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM
Bordering on Desire: The Cultural Politics of Lesbian Asylum (.pdf)
Dr. Rachel Lewis
Postdoctoral Fellow, Women's Studies
Monday, October 17, 2011
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Homonormals, Homonationals & Healthy Children: Prop 8 and the 'Importance of Being Ordinary' (.pdf)
Dr. Judy Rohrer
Assistant Professor in Residence, Women's Studies
Monday, November 7, 2011
12:00 Nooon - 1:30 PM
All events will take place in the Women's Studies Conference Room, Beach Hall 425.
Combined flyer available here (.pdf)
The New Arab Man: Emergent Masculinities, Technologies, and Islam in the Middle East
Dr. Marcia Inhorn
Professor,Anthropology and International Affairs
Yale University
Monday, October 17, 2011
7:00 - 9:00pm
CB 201 (new Classroom Building next to the Student Union)
This talk is sponsored by the UConn Medical Anthropology Forum, the Women's Studies Program, and teh Middle East Studies Program
For more information about this event, click here (.pdf).
The Trouble with Faith:
Rethinking Islam And Intersectionality In Europe
Dr. Beverly Weber
Assistant Professor, German Studies &
Affiliate Faculty, Women's Studies
University of Colorado - Boulder
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
7:00 pm
Music & Dramatic Arts Library, Room L 201 E
This talk is sponsored by the Human Rights Institute,
Department of Literatures, Languages and Culture – German Program, and the Women’s Studies Program.
For more information about this event, click here (.pdf).
Poetry & Music with Joy Harjo!
Thursday October 20, 2011
5:00-7:00 PM
Student Union Ballroom
Join us for an evening with poet and musician Joy Harjo! She will be reading selections of her poetry, which include titles She Had Some Horses and the American Book Award-winning In Mad Love And War. She will also be serenading us with tunes on her saxophone!
This event is sponsored by Department of English, Libraries Diversity Advisory Team, Native American Cultural Center, Department of Literatures, Cultures, & Languages, School of Fine Arts, Women's Studies Program, Creative Writing Program, Aetna Chair in Writing and the UConn Co-Op.
For more information about this event, click here (.pdf).
WS Events at UConn-Stamford
Our sister program at the UConn-Stamford campus has a very active events schedule this fall.
Please visit their events website, http://stamford.uconn.edu/ws_events.html for more details.
Spring 2012 Study Abroad Information
Are you interested in the Spring 2012
Study Abroad in Capte Town, South African program and want
to
find
out
more?
Please attend
the
Cape
Town
Symposium
presented
by
this
year’s
participates:
Thursday, September
15, 2011
5:00-‐7:00
pm
Classroom
Building
101
For more information about this event, click here (.pdf)
Marita McComiskey will be serving as the faculty advisor to the Study Abroad students going to South Africa in Spring 2012 - if you have any questions, please contact her at marita.mccomiskey@uconn.edu.
Looking for infomration on Study Abroad itself?
Please click on the link below for more information on the Study Abroad Program!
(Click here for Study Abroad website)
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