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Jeanne Vaccaro (Assistant Professor of Gender Studies and Museum Studies, University of Kansas), and Jennifer Doyle (Professor of English, University of California, Riverside) present "Scientia Sexualis"
Congrats to Jeanne Vaccaro (Museum Studies/WGSS) who was awarded an M-AAA Fellowship!
HUGE Congratulations to these WGSS Superstars!
Two WGSS PhD Alums have now published books!
Congrats to Corinne Schwarz and Jo Kipgen! In Policing Victimhood: Human Trafficking, Frontline Work, and the Carceral State, Schwarz examines critical issues in crime and society. Kippen contributes to an understudied area in Reproductive Politics in India: The Case of Sex-Selective Abortion. ...
$1M Mellon Foundation grant will boost transgender studies at KU
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Department of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies has received a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to deepen the department’s work in transgender studies. ...
'Masculine Pregnancies' reveals literary relationship between artistic creation and procreation
Cease Fire Statement
To borrow the words of Ibram X. Kendi, the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies department faculty, “stand in solidarity with all Israelis and Palestinians who are grieving the loss of their loved ones, who are grieving the destruction of the homes and neighborhoods—who are grieving as they lay in the...
Cease Fire Statement
To borrow the words of Ibram X. Kendi, the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies department faculty, “stand in solidarity with all Israelis and Palestinians who are grieving the loss of their loved ones, who are grieving the destruction of the homes and neighborhoods—who are grieving as they lay in the...
New Book Network Podcast explores new book by Akiko Takeyama (Opens in new window)
In a world dominated by the notion of autonomy, free choice, and consent, Akiko Takeyama takes us on a thought-provoking journey into the heart of Japan's adult video industry in her groundbreaking book, Involuntary Consent, The Illusion of Choice in Japan's Adult Video Industry. ...
New Book Network Podcast explores new book by Akiko Takeyama (Opens in new window)
In a world dominated by the notion of autonomy, free choice, and consent, Akiko Takeyama takes us on a thought-provoking journey into the heart of Japan's adult video industry in her groundbreaking book, Involuntary Consent, The Illusion of Choice in Japan's Adult Video Industry. ...
Two KU doctoral students receive Fulbright-Hays dissertation award
LAWRENCE — Two doctoral candidates at the University of Kansas have been awarded the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Award, receiving a combined $92,000 to conduct research in South America. ...
Trans identity and Catalan independence share key perspectives, research finds
LAWRENCE – When Marta Vicente was researching various aspects of transgender identity, one surprising word kept coming up: colonialism. ...
Lawrence Times Highlights Ayesha Hardison's Work with History of Black Writing
Oftentimes, Black people are lumped into one box. An online literature exhibit by University of Kansas students works to show the range of cultures and lived experiences among Black people across the western hemisphere. ...
Lawrence Times Highlights Ayesha Hardison's Work with History of Black Writing
Oftentimes, Black people are lumped into one box. An online literature exhibit by University of Kansas students works to show the range of cultures and lived experiences among Black people across the western hemisphere. ...
Stacey Vanderhurst Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Nigeria
LAWRENCE — Stacey Vanderhurst, University of Kansas assistant professor of women, gender & sexuality studies, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to study how Nigerian women are fighting harassment in public spaces. ...
Stacey Vanderhurst Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Nigeria
LAWRENCE — Stacey Vanderhurst, University of Kansas assistant professor of women, gender & sexuality studies, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to study how Nigerian women are fighting harassment in public spaces. ...
Pere DeRoy Authors Report on Hate Crimes in Guyana
Two NGOs have collaborated to analyze the prevalence of hate crimes in Guyana with a view to helping to protect those persons and groups that suffer from these crimes. ...
Pere DeRoy Authors Report on Hate Crimes in Guyana
Two NGOs have collaborated to analyze the prevalence of hate crimes in Guyana with a view to helping to protect those persons and groups that suffer from these crimes. ...
FiveThirtyEight Talks to Alesha Doan
This kind of tactic is increasingly familiar in politics today. Republican politicians, in particular, build entire campaigns around false or misleading information, then implement policies that respond to those falsehoods, cementing them further in our political landscape. ...
FiveThirtyEight Talks to Alesha Doan
This kind of tactic is increasingly familiar in politics today. Republican politicians, in particular, build entire campaigns around false or misleading information, then implement policies that respond to those falsehoods, cementing them further in our political landscape. ...
Akiko Takeyama Wins Racial Equity Grant
LAWRENCE – Addressing disparities in the child welfare system, prioritizing racial equity in flood management and reclaiming the stories of displaced Black and Latinx communities are among the goals of 10 projects selected for the inaugural round of KU Racial Equity Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity Awards. ...
Akiko Takeyama Wins Racial Equity Grant
LAWRENCE – Addressing disparities in the child welfare system, prioritizing racial equity in flood management and reclaiming the stories of displaced Black and Latinx communities are among the goals of 10 projects selected for the inaugural round of KU Racial Equity Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity Awards. ...
Marta Vicente's Research Explores Connections Between Trans Identity & Medicine
LAWRENCE — The endeavor of individuals who want to medically change their gender has become a hot-button topic in contemporary society. But it’s actually been part of the cultural dialogue for more than a century. ...
Marta Vicente's Research Explores Connections Between Trans Identity & Medicine
LAWRENCE — The endeavor of individuals who want to medically change their gender has become a hot-button topic in contemporary society. But it’s actually been part of the cultural dialogue for more than a century. ...