Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies

European University professor Anna Temkina, one of Russia’s leading gender theorists and sociologists, will discuss her research on childbirth practices in contemporary Russia and their relationship to producing women as both citizens and consumers.

Come on down to M-Gallery from 7-8:30 on the evening of Wednesday, December 6th to see the final projects of students from GSFS0329, Politics of Reproduction! Who is a “good” mother, and how are these standards tied to what it means to be a “good” woman? What happens when “my body, my choice” becomes complicated by the contexts in which these choices are made? This event hopes to create an intentional shared space to expand awareness of the ways in which race, class, history, gender, sexuality, geography, and ability inform and shape issues of reproductive justice.

Katha Pollitt is a leading feminist voice in the U.S.  She writes the award-winning column “Subject to Debate” for The Nation magazine. Her latest book is Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights; she is also the author of two books of poetry and several collections of essays.  Her book Learning to Drive (2007) is now a motion picture.

Poet Gary Margolis is dedicating a reading “To Daughters and Granddaughters.” He is the author of four poetry books: Raking the Winter Leaves: New and Selected Poems (Bauhan Publishing, 2013); Fire in the Orchard (Autumn House Press, 2002), which was nominated for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for poetry; Falling Awake (University of Georgia Press, 1986); and The Day We Still Stand Here (University of Georgia Press, 1983).

Join female students, faculty/staff, townspeople, and alumnae in a College-wide discussion on the role of women in 2018. Modeled after a “Lean In Circle,” we will discuss whether women need to lean in to the workplace or if opting out is a better solution for today’s feminists. We invite women from all generations and backgrounds to join this conversation so that we may have a range of perspectives – networking encouraged too! Light refreshments will be provided.  

Sponsored by Middlebury Women Leaders  and the MCAB Speakers Committee

Wednesday, April 18, 12:15 p.m., Chellis House
Poetry reading by Karin Gottshall, Assistant Professor in English and American Literatures
Lunch will be served!

For the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender Violence, students, staff, and faculty will read and discuss passages from Juana Gamero de Coca’s monograph Sexualidad, Violencia y Cultura (Desdeabajo, 2013) and from Julia Alvarez’s novel In The Time of the Butterflies (Algonquin, 1994). The 16 Days of Activism start on November 25, the UN-declared Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in honor of Minou, Patria, and Maria Teresa Mirabal, the three sisters whose life and work to bring down Rafael Trujillo’s dictatorship were the subject of Julia Alvarez’s book.

It Happens Here is an event allowing survivors of sexual violence and intimate partner violence to share their stories with the Middlebury community.  At the event, all anonymously submitted stories will be read in an act of solidarity.  The event promotes visibility and recognition of the experiences of Middlebury community members. Please come for a night of respect and healing.  

It Happens Here is an event allowing survivors of sexual violence and intimate partner violence to share their stories with the Middlebury community. At this event, all stories will be read in an act of solidarity. This event promotes visibility and recognition of the experiences of Middlebury community members. Please come for a night of respect and healing.

We are currently accepting submissions to be read at the event. Submissions may be made anonymously, and all submissions will be read. You can find the submission form at go/ihh2018/

This informational brunch is intended towards Middlebury students who identify as female. On March 3, the national organization Running Start is hosting a series of workshops to encourage female-identified students to run for student government.