Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies

Choreographer Rachel Siegel presents “Unconditional Love.” This feminist dance performance explores eating disorders, patriarchy, capitalism, and racism. It is also a celebration of body liberation, pleasure, dancing alone in the mirror, eating mangoes, and shaking off that which binds us. During a time when body fascism and control is increasingly normalized, this performance is a way to push back through collective feminist resistance in the form of creativity and self love.

Interested in reproductive justice? We’re gathering in Chellis house at 7:30pm to discuss issues we see on campus and what we can do about them!

Join groups on campus for a broad discussion on the history of May Day, labor rights, and solidarity work in Vermont!

Please join the departments of Black Studies, Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies, and Italian for a reception celebrating graduates in these disciplines. 

The following departments invite grads and their guests to join them in the locations listed below.

Black Studies | Abernethy Room (AXN 221) | 2:45-3:30 pm
Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies | AXN 220 | 2:45-3:30 pm
Italian | Abernethy Room (AXN 221) | 3:45-4:30 pm

Join SPECS and Chellis for a body mapping workshop to explore where we hold and process emotions and experiences (joy, anxiety, stress, etc.) and how to move through them with art and mindfulness. This is an action-step event following It Happens Here.

Join the Feminist Resource Center and the organizers of Trans-VT for an afternoon learning about their zine and making your own! Zines are an amazing political resource and form of resistance. Join us for a queer, fun time. Snacks, drinks, and art supplies provided.

On the second day of the symposium, Mexican director Michelle Garza Cervera will answer questions (in English) about her acclaimed debut film Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022). This will be followed by a conversation in Spanish between Michelle and Rita Segato, offering a broader dialogue on gender-based abuse and violence against women in Latin America. The conversation between Michelle and Rita will be translated into English for the audience.

Cookies and drinks will be provided.

Presented in Spanish with real-time translation to English

The symposium will kickoff with a keynote presentation by Argentine anthropologist Rita Segato, followed by an open discussion with students, faculty, and community members. Hors d’oeuvres will be provided in Sunderland Lobby beginning at 4:00 PM.

The long running political theatre company, Bread and Puppet, based in Northern Vermont, will bring their new spring show to Middlebury! Join us for this wildly popular, globally recognized troupe of artists and storytellers. You can read more about their spring tour and The End of the World Never Minding Show, on their website. The one hour show will be followed by a half hour talkback, and Bread & Puppet will serve its famous sourdough rye bread and sell their “Cheap Art”.

Join us every Thursday at 5:30pm in Chellis House for a community-building meeting of students committed to sexual-violence prevention and supporting survivors. We will also use this time to plan the annual It Happens Here event, taking place on Friday, April 24th.

It Happens Here (IHH) is an annual anti-sexual violence tradition founded in 2012. The event aims to honor survivors by promoting awareness, solidarity, and healing through the sharing of stories.