1st Annual GWST COMM Puppy Picnic

Posted on May 7, 2012 4:45 PM |Permalink

The Gender and Women's Studies Program at UMBC is proud to announce that the 1st annual Puppy Picnic was a huge success!

In an effort to offer students at UMBC a reprieve from the stress of the last week of classes and impending finals week, the GWST Council of Majors, Minors and Certificates (GWST COMM) invited to campus DogsXL, a local dog rescue specifically for large breeds. Several of these big "puppies" joined us on the Quad for a picnic, and lots of love and affection. DogsXL provided information about adoptions and foster opportunities, and at least one forever home was found at the event, with more to come.

The UMBC Mascot, True Grit, our own Chesapeake Bay Retriever, stopped by for a visit and played with the puppies from DogsXL, as well!

Follow the GWST COMM Facebook page to see pictures of the dogs who visited, and to stay up to date on future events. Then be sure to look for us in the news on ABC2 and WBAL!

GWST students represent

Posted on May 3, 2012 11:18 AM |Permalink

Check out some of the events, presentations, and publications by our very own GWST students!

Graduating senior, Eva Jannotta, presented at URCAD on her research, Gender and Genre in Contemporary Chick-lit Novels. See a full write up here.

Co-chair of the GWST Council of Majors, Minors and Certificates (COMM), Steve Ammidown, hosts an exhibit and talk, “All Lurid, Unsavory, Gruesome Illustrations Shall Be Eliminated: The Comics Code as seen through the UMBC Comics Collection,” at the AOK Library. Details available here.

Triple major Kevin Triplett has a piece published in bar-tle-by vol. 32. Find his poem, entitled Machine on page 45.

2011 GWST Student Awards

Posted on June 15, 2011 10:07 AM |Permalink

The Gender and Women's Studies Coordinating Committee chose five outstanding graduating seniors to receive annual awards from the program. The awards were presented by Dr. Carole McCann, Program Director, at the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Award Ceremony on April 28th.

The GWST program offers two award opportunities. The first is the Jo Ann E. Argersinger Award for Academic Achievement. Named for a former provost and Gender and Women’s Studies faculty member, this award recognizes exemplary academic achievement in gender and women’s studies. The second is the Joan S. Korenman Outstanding Service Award, named for the founding director of the Program. This award recognizes outstanding service to the Gender and Women’s Studies Program.

Amy Tartleton is double majoring in Gender and Women's Studies and Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication (Spanish track). She is also a Humanities Scholar and a member of the Women's Center Advisory Board. This semester, she has been an intern at the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association in Washington, DC. After graduation, she plans on doing non-profit work either related to reproductive health or working with the Hispanic community, or both. Amy received the Jo Ann E. Argersinger Award for Academic Achievement in GWST

Alyssa Cartledge's training and experiences in Gender and Women's Studies has led her to an intellectual focus on hybridity within the African Diaspora. Working in several arenas on campus, including the GWST Coordinating Committee, GWST Council of Majors, and the Women's Center, Alyssa expressivley recognizes she is a mere complement to the network of compelling scholars and peers that surround her. Upon graduating in May, she plans to continue work with non-profit organizations abroad. She believes that advocacy is not just about action but is a chosen lifestyle. Alyssa received the Joan S. Korenman Award for Service in GWST.

While at UMBC, Anastasia Mallillin double majored in Gender and Women's Studies and Sociology, represented the student perspective as a member of the GWST Coordinating Committee, and took an active leadership role in Women Involved in Leadership and Learning as well as the GWST Council of Majors. She has plans to pursue a Masters in Public Health and save the world. Anna received the Joan S. Korenman Award for Service in GWST.

Lisa Nicholson has been involved in a variety on-campus activities during her four years at UMBC. Her experiences range from working two years as the Women Involved in Leadership and Learning LLC Community Paraprofessional to her internship as the Senior Managing Editor of Bartleby, the Creative Arts Journal of UMBC. She strives to be a publishing agent for feminist young adult literature and to, ideally, study abroad in France post-graduation. Lisa received the Joan S. Korenman Award for Service in GWST.

Throughout her four years at UMBC, Sabah Ghulamali blended her interests in women's studies, literature, and research into her coursework and internships. She served the community through her involvement in Women Involved in Learning and Leadership, Women's Collective, and The Mosaic: Culture and Diversity Center. Sabah plans to enroll in a graduate program where she will continue to incorporate and cultivate her many passions. Sabah received both the Jo Ann E. Argersinger Academic Achievement Award in GWST and the Joan S. Korenman Award for Service in GWST.

The GWST Coordinating Committee and faculty wish to congratulate this year's award recipients. We look forward to their continued and future success!

2010 GWST Student Awards

Posted on May 5, 2010 10:05 AM |Permalink

This year the Gender and Women's Studies Coordinating Committee selected three oustanding students to receive annual program awards. The awards were presented by Dr. Carole McCann, Program Director at the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Award Ceremony on April 29th.

Jessica Carrick, who has earned a GWST Minor, was awarded the Jo Ann E. Argersinger Award for Academic Achievement. Named for a former provost and Gender and Women’s Studies faculty member, this award recognizes exemplary academic achievement in gender and women’s studies. Jessica's future plans include law school and a career in Admiralty Law.

Abigail Granger, a GWST Major, was awarded the Joan S. Korenman Outstanding Service Award, named for the founding director of the Program. This award recognizes outstanding service to the Gender and Women’s Studies Program. Abby is seeking employment in Aging Services and will pursue her Master's Degree in Management of Aging Services at the Erickson School.

Sarah Solomon, a GWST Major, was selected to receive both the Argersinger Award and the Korenman Award for her outstanding academic achievement and her dedicated service to the GWST and WILL Programs. Sarah will be joining the 2010 Teach For America Corps, working as a special education teacher in New York City. Also, she will apply for a Fulbright Scholarship and hopes to return to Mali to continue the research she conducted during her semester abroad. Graduate school and a career in social policy are in her future.

The Gender and Women's Studies faculty and coordinating committee members extend their congratulations to this year's award recipients.

Save the Date - Women's History Month Event

Posted on February 3, 2010 12:26 PM |Permalink

On Monday, March 8th at 4:00 p.m. on the 7th floor of the AOK Library, Gender and Women's Studies will present a Humanities Forum Event. Our speaker, Hanne Blank, author and independent scholar, will present, Virgin Territory: On Writing a History of Virginity. The talk will be followed by a conversation between the author and Emek Ergun, Ph.D. Candidate in LLC who translated Ms. Blank's book into Turkish. Light refreshments will follow the lecture.

Co-Sponsors for this event include the: Dresher Center for the Humanities, History Department, American Studies Department, Graduate School, Language Literacy and Culture Program, English Department and the Women's Center.

Congratulations 2009 GWST Graduate, Liz Barr

Posted on February 3, 2010 12:22 PM |Permalink

Liz Barr, who graduated UMBC with a GWST major in 2009, recently had a paper accepted for presentation at the Southeastern Women's Studies Association Conference (SEWSA), which will be held March 25-27 in Columbia, South Carolina. Currently a graduate student in women's studies at Towson University, Liz will be presenting her paper "AIDS Art, AIDS Activism."

Congratulations December Graduate, Jennifer Keeter.

Posted on December 4, 2009 10:30 AM |Permalink

Jennifer M. Keeter, 25, will graduate in December with a major in Gender and Women’s Studies and a minor in Social Welfare. Jen came to UMBC after transferring from Carroll Community College and has been an integral part of the Gender and Women’s Studies Program ever since. A member of Women Involved in Learning and Leadership (WILL) since the fall of 2007, Jen served as co-leader for the organization in 2008-09 and the fall of 2009. In the spring of 2009, Jen helped to spearhead WILL’s largest project in its history, the Global Women’s Health Action Week, and, last month, was one of three WILL students to travel to the National Women’s Studies Association annual conference to present a panel on the feminist planning practices used for the Action Week. Jen credits her course work in Gender and Women’s Studies as the place where she became an empowered young woman and is eager to apply her skills in January when she begins her position as a public policy intern at Girls, Inc. in Washington, DC. Jen, who has spent most of her life in Mt. Airy, MD, is married, and she and her husband have a three-year old son.

Congratulations to GWST Students!

Posted on November 16, 2009 12:13 PM |Permalink

On Saturday, November 14th, GWST students presented a panel at the National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia. GWST majors, Abigail Grainger, Eva Jannotta and Jennifer Keeter were selected to present. The panel was moderated by Autumn Reed, a graduate assistant in the program.

The Global Women’s Health Action: Putting Intersectionality Into Practice
This panel described a week-long campus Global Women’s Health Action, organized
by a group of undergraduate gender and women’s studies students. With a grant from a
national organization, these students created a campus-wide collaborative event. This
session will describe the organizing process and the event itself, with particular attention
paid to the feminist organizing principles used to build partnerships across campus and
in the creation of an event that connected local to global, and that demonstrated the
value of an intersectional approach to women’s health by addressing differentiations
based on race, class, sexual orientation, physical ability, and nation.

Third Annual Korenman Lecture and Social Sciences Forum Event

Posted on August 10, 2009 4:21 PM |Permalink

On November 5, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. in the AOK Library Gallery, Gender + Women's Studies will present the third annual Korenman Lecture, a Social Sciences Forum event. The guest speaker is Rhacel Parrenas, Professor of American Civilization and Sociology at Brown. Dr. Parrenas examines the feminization of labor and migration in globalization. Her talk is titled, "The Gender Revolution in the Philippines: Women's Migration and Social Transformations."
Additional information will be posted. If you have questions about this event, please contact the Gender & Women's Studies Program office at 410-455-2001.

New Crosslisting for Fall 2009

Posted on May 27, 2009 4:34 PM |Permalink

GWST 490 - Issues and Themes in Black, Queer and Feminist Film

In this course we will be examining prominent issues and themes in selected films (on video and DVD) that fall within the categories "Black," "Queer," and "Feminist." These designations are themselves problematic and will be discussed in greater detail. Most of the films will be narrative (as opposed to strictly experimental) and will deal with important social and theoretical issues around race, gender, and sexuality. This course is not just about watching films. It will involve discussion, reading and writing as well. We shall make extensive use of selected theoretical and critical texts borrowed from the disciplines of psychoanalysis, feminist, literary, and queer theory, as well as from film history and theory. Prior knowledge of film-making and/or film history is not required. Also listed as ART 429.