Join Dr. Patti Duncan, WGSS Associate Professor, for a virtual teaching workshop on February 26th, 9-12 PM EST

Dr. Patti Duncan, Associate Professor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies/Queer Studies presenting @nwsa/@MsMagazine Virtual Teaching Workshop February 26th from 9-12 PM Eastern “Teaching WGSS Online in the Time of COVID: Lessons Learned So Far.”

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Statement of solidarity with Palestine by the faculty of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Join Dr. Patti Duncan, WGSS Associate Professor, for a virtual teaching workshop on February 26th, 9-12 PM EST

Dr. Duncan's workshop titled “Teaching WGSS Online in the Time of COVID: Lessons Learned So Far” is being co-organized by NWSA and Ms. Magazine.

“A lot of the work that is being done is arguing why we are valid as human beings. That’s not up for argument,” says WGSS MA student Maxwell Sajaad López.

López ’s research centers queer and trans Muslim spirituality, and divinity.

Tiramisu Hall, WGSS Master's student, is researching on Two-Spirit storytelling focusing on the experiences of mixed-race Indigenous people

Hall wants her scholarship to be accessible to young adults, and people with non-academic backgrounds.

Creating artwork reflecting feminist, and social justice frameworks

Undergraduate WGSS Major Madilyn Sturges plans to pursue music journalism, drawing on WGSS methodologies.

"WGSS and QS have made me realize my own worth within this higher education system that was built for me to not feel like I am worth it," says Undergraduate WGSS, QS minor Isabella Arrieta

Arrieta plans to pursue graduate studies in clinical psychology with a focus on LGBTQ+ counseling.

"A lot of the challenges I run into are a level of political disengagement in engineering"says Andrea Haverkamp, PhD candidate in environmental engineering with a Queer Studies minor

Haverkamp's engineering research is deeply informed by feminist research methods, queer theory, and centers resiliency and desire instead of deficit and damage.

Aneeq Ahmed, WGSS Master's student, is looking at Sufi poetry and traditions to explore what a queer and trans-focused Islamic feminism looks like

Ahmed's work focuses on ways to use Islamic cultural forms and practices to engage in queer and trans storytelling.

Disrupting power imbalances by bridging non-binary knowledges

WGSS Master's student Gabrielle Miller is exploring how solidarity and collectivism between mixed-race folk could help recover hidden knowledges.

WGSS PhD Candidate Jennifer Venable hopes to make Cajun women's voices heard and recognized

Venable seeks to create space in academic scholarship for Cajun women's experiences and their contribution to Cajun culture.

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Join Dr. Patti Duncan, WGSS Associate Professor, for a virtual teaching workshop on February 26th, 9-12 PM EST

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