University of Connecticut | News & EventsWomen'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). Spring 2012 Events Human Rights, Humanitarianism, and Disability Studies Workshop March 2nd & 3rd, 2012 This workshop is by invitation only. Please contact Michael Gill (michael.gill@uconn.edu) or Cathy Schlund-Vials (cathy.schlund-vials@uconn.edu) if you have any questions. This event funded through a grant from the UConn Human Rights Institute. "Half the Sky" is Only Half the Picture Dr. Masum Momaya, Ed.D. Thursday, March 29, 2012
Intersections of Interdisciplinarity Saturday, March 31, 2012 This is an interdisciplinary symposium sponsored by the Women's Studies Program and Asian American, African American, and Puerto Rican and Latino/a Studies Institutes. This event is co-sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences through a grant from the Dean's Fund for Innovation in Interdisciplinary Studies and the UConn Humanities Institute.
A website for this event is currently in development - once it is finished, a link to it will be posted here so that participants can view the schedule for the day, readings, and other applicable materials. The Women's Studies Program and the Human Rights Institute present a film screening and panel discussion. Getting Out: A Film Screening Thursday, April 19, 2012
The film screening is free and open to the public. It will take place as part of the Transnational Sexualities Faculty Workshop, Bodies in Motion, States of Unrest: Sexuality, Citizenship, and the Freedom of Movement as a Human Right. The workshop is sponsored by: the Women’s Studies Program, the Human Rights Institute, the Institute for Puerto Rican and Latino Studies, the Fund for Innovation in Interdisciplinary Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Studies, and the University of Connecticut Research Foundation. Bodies in Motion, States of Unrest: Sexuality, Citizenship, and the Freedom of Movement as a Human Right Friday, April 20, 2012 This workshop is free and open to the public. The goal of the workshop is to bring together an interdisciplinary group of scholars from across the humanities and social sciences to share and discuss current research on transnational sexualities and human rights.
This event is co-sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences through a grant from the Dean's Fund for Innovation in Interdisciplinary Studies, the UConn Human Rights Institute, and the UConn Research Foundation. Please contact Dr. Rachel Lewis for more information, rachel.a.lewis@uconn.edu. Spotlights on Faculty: Spring 2012 Contextualizing Exploitation (.pdf) Engendering the Movement for Democracy in Iran (.pdf) Facts, Fictions, and the Biopolitics of Development (.pdf) All events will take place in the Women's Studies Conference Room, Beach Hall 425. Combined flyer (.pdf) Women's Studies Program Distinguished Speaker Series ~ CANCELLED due to inclement weather in Dr. Pham's location - we hope to reschedule for Fall 2012 Behind the Seams of Paul Poiret’s Harem Trousers
(1911): Race, Fashion, and Virtuality in the Machine Age Thursday January 26, 2012 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) This talk is sponsored by the Institute for Asian American Studies and the Women's Studies Program Fall 2011 events: Please check back for more information on all of these and other events
Women's Studies Program Distinguished Speaker Series Feminist and Postcolonial Science and Technology Studies: Convergences and Dissonances Wednesday, September 21, 2011 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) Bordering on Desire: The Cultural Politics of Lesbian Asylum (.pdf) Homonormals, Homonationals & Healthy Children: Prop 8 and the 'Importance of Being Ordinary' (.pdf) 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 Monday, October 17, 2011 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 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 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. Spring 2012 Study Abroad Information Are you interested in the Spring 2012
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participates: 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?
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