tag:www.umbc.edu,2012:/blogs/wmstudies/37 2012-05-07T22:00:29Z Movable Type 3.34 tag:www.umbc.edu,2012:/blogs/wmstudies//37.15723 2012-05-07T21:45:29Z 2012-05-07T22:00:29Z

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...

Elle Trusz 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!]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2012:/blogs/wmstudies//37.15717 2012-05-03T16:18:08Z 2012-05-03T16:32:43Z

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...

Elle Trusz 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. ]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2011:/blogs/wmstudies//37.15093 2011-06-15T15:07:09Z 2011-06-15T15:26:26Z

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...

Elle Trusz 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! ]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2010:/blogs/wmstudies//37.13178 2010-05-05T15:05:38Z 2010-05-05T15:22:36Z

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...

Lynn Kennedy 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.]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2010:/blogs/wmstudies//37.11689 2010-02-03T17:26:20Z 2010-02-03T18:02:02Z

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...

Lynn Kennedy 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.]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2010:/blogs/wmstudies//37.11688 2010-02-03T17:22:57Z 2010-02-03T17:25:32Z

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...

Lynn Kennedy 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." tag:www.umbc.edu,2009:/blogs/wmstudies//37.11394 2009-12-04T15:30:23Z 2009-12-04T15:33:14Z

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...

Lynn Kennedy 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. ]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2009:/blogs/wmstudies//37.11308 2009-11-16T17:13:02Z 2009-11-16T17:24:23Z

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...

Lynn Kennedy 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. ]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2009:/blogs/wmstudies//37.10592 2009-08-10T21:21:17Z 2009-08-10T21:30:40Z

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...

Lynn Kennedy "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.]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2009:/blogs/wmstudies//37.10363 2009-05-27T21:34:18Z 2009-05-27T21:41:15Z

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...

Lynn Kennedy 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.]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2009:/blogs/wmstudies//37.10362 2009-05-27T21:09:38Z 2009-05-27T21:33:26Z

Carole McCann, Associate Professor and Director of Gender & Women's Studies and Seung-kyung Kim, Associate Professor, Women's Studies, UM College Park, have recently completed the second edition of the Feminist Theory Reader. Scheduled for release on July 17, 2009, the...

Lynn Kennedy Feminist Theory Reader. Scheduled for release on July 17, 2009, the Feminist Theory Reader, second edition, continues its unique approach of anthologizing the important works of feminist theory within a multiracial transnational framework. Classic works in feminist theory by scholars such as Simone De Beauvoir, Gloria Anzaldua, Judith Butler, belle hooks, Nancy Hartsock, Deniz Kandiyoti,and Chandra Talpade Mohanty appear alongside cutting-edge scholarship by Paula Moya, Aiwha Ong, Raewyn Connell, Suzanne Walters, Mrinalina Sinha, and Rhacel Parreñas. The new edition significantly updates both the local and global perspectives that distinguished the first edition, incorporating themes and debates on the rise in the contemporary feminist scholarship. "At last an anthology that does not embody a mythical universal woman or make us choose between the local and global, between theory and practice, between academia and grassroots social movements. This is a wonderful classroom tool with which to theorize feminism into its global futures." Banu Subramaniam, Women's Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst To learn more about the new edition click http://www.routledge.com/9780415994774]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2009:/blogs/wmstudies//37.10272 2009-05-05T16:24:04Z 2009-05-27T21:09:04Z

GWST is proud of three of our majors who will be studying abroad in the fall semester. Sabah Ghulamali will be traveling to Brisbane, Australia to study at the University of Queensland where she plans to take Gender and Women's...

Lynn Kennedy Sabah Ghulamali will be traveling to Brisbane, Australia to study at the University of Queensland where she plans to take Gender and Women's studies classes, some of which intersect with studies on Australian society. Katrin Patterson is off to the University of Botswana, in Gaborone where she will be taking courses in women's studies and Africana studies, and is also hoping to volunteer in HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. Sarah Solomon will spend next semester in Bamako, Mali to participate in a Gender, Health and Development program through the School for International Training. While abroad, Sarah will be completing an independent research project focusing on methods of resistance among Malian women. * * * * * Recipients of this year's Jo Ann E. Argersinger Award for Academic Achievement in Gender and Women's Studies are: Teresa Foster, graduating in May with a double major in GWST and History. Teresa plans to enter graduate school at UMBC this fall. Teresa is this year's winner of the National Society Colonial Dames of America in the State of Maryland History Award given to an outstanding graduate student in history. After earning her Ph.D. Teresa plans to teach women's history; Kristin Tata, who will graduate with a B.A. in Visual Arts with a concentration in graphic arts and a minor in GWST which she hopes to combine into a career in design; and Jennifer Higgins, who plans to continue advocacy work in progressive politics and then graduate school in feminist studies and public policy. The Jo Ann E. Argersinger Award was named for a former UMBC Provost. Recipients of this year's Joan S. Korenman Award for Service to Gender and Women's Studies are: Linda N. Uche, graduating with a BA in Biology and a minor in GWST plans to continue teaaching in Baltimore County and pursuing her work at Associated Health Resources Center before entering graduate school to pursue a Ph.D. in Public Health; and Jennifer Keeter, who will continue at UMBC as a GWST major and seek an internship which will continue to spur her interest in learning. The Joan S. Korenman Award recognizes students who provide exemplary service to Gender and Women's Studies and is named for the founding director of the Women's Studies Program at UMBC. * * * * * ]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2008:/blogs/wmstudies//37.6631 2008-02-15T18:59:02Z 2008-06-25T14:49:12Z

A Shining Thread of Hope By Darlene Clark Hine The story of a Black woman born into slavery and the trials that she endured, the battles she fought and the changes she made that led to the betterment of Black...

Lynn Kennedy A Shining Thread of Hope By Darlene Clark Hine The story of a Black woman born into slavery and the trials that she endured, the battles she fought and the changes she made that led to the betterment of Black women. Gender Articulated: Language and the Socially Constructed Self By Kira Hall and Mary Bucholtz This book engages feminist theory and the intertwined nature of language and feminism. Global Feminism: Transnational Women’s Activism and Human Rights By Myra Ferree and Aili Trip A look at the growing interconnectedness of women’s rights movements, feminism and globalization. Journey from the Land of No By Roya Hakakian The story of the live of an Iranian Jew and the trials she and her family faced in the rise of Militant Islam. She was forced to endure embarrassment that is strikingly familiar to those at the beginning of the Nazi reign of terror in Germany. Kindred By Olivia Butler A science fiction novel which details the experience of a modern, young Black woman who is transported back to the Antebellum South in order to save the live of the man who will be her ancestor. Like one of the Family By Alice Childress A look at the divide between the haves and the have-nots from the perspective of a Black female domestic. Her wit and specialize views permeate this first hand account of exchanges between herself, friends and employers. Living for the Revolution: Black Feminist Organizations: 1968-1980 By Kimberly Springer An in-depth analysis of the Black Feminist Movement. A chronicle of the rise and fall of several Black Feminist Organizations. A look at how Feminist Theory was used by Black Women to navigate the world around them. Men, Women and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film By Carol Clover A look at the ways in which gender stereotypes and norms permeate the horror film genre. Reading Lolita in Tehran By Azar Nafisi A book about the bonds that women in Tehran shared through the discussion of banned books in Tehran. They met together to share ideas and use the books as a springboard to discuss the changes they were forced to endure. Sunflower and the Secret Fan By Lisa See A look back at the life of an elderly Chinese widow and the pains and trials she endured in her search for the one thing that has always eluded her; love. The Earth, my Butt and Other Big Round Things By Carolyn Mackler A first person fictional account of an overweight girl and her slightly dysfunctional family. This story is an account of the gender trials that women must endure and the way that the beauty myth and the double standard play a role in the lives of young girls. The Feast and the Holey Fast: The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women By Caroline Walker Bynum An examination of the importance of food and religion on the lives of medieval women. The Tale of Genji By Murasaki Shikibu An 11th century Japanese novel that is hailed as the first novel ever written. It concerns the lives of the men and women who must live and interact in the Emperor’s court. Undivided Rights: Women of Color organize for Reproductive Justice By Jael Silliman A look at the reproductive rights struggles through the eyes of women who identify as women of color. This book looks at their struggle to reclaim their reproductive power. Women in the Classical World By Fantham, Foley, Kampen, Pomeroy and Shapiro A textbook that looks at the lives of women in the Ancient World. Contains accounts of famous women of Greece, Rome and other ancient societies and gender roles which they had to navigate. ]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2007:/blogs/wmstudies//37.5088 2007-10-09T20:09:16Z 2008-06-25T14:49:12Z

If you were unable to attend the first annual Korenman Lecture featuring Cynthia Enloe, you may still hear her talk by going to the Social Sciences Forum page at http://asp1.umbc.edu/newmedia/studio/stream/qtdetail.cfm?recordID=540 Happy Listening!!...

Lynn Kennedy http://asp1.umbc.edu/newmedia/studio/stream/qtdetail.cfm?recordID=540 Happy Listening!!]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2007:/blogs/wmstudies//37.4733 2007-08-22T17:46:59Z 2008-06-25T14:49:12Z

Marjoleine Kars CosmoGirls Kriste Lindenmeyer Rebecca Boehling Anne Brodsky Claudia Lenhoff '91 Marjoleine Kars Women's Studies Joan Korenman...

Aaron Weidele Marjoleine Kars CosmoGirls Kriste Lindenmeyer Rebecca Boehling Anne Brodsky Claudia Lenhoff '91 Marjoleine Kars Women's Studies Joan Korenman]]>