Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies

What happens when we come to know things about our research subjects that defy common citational practices. In this “Life of the Mind” talk, Lana Povitz (History Dept.) will discuss “deep acquaintance,” or the social insight that accumulates outside of and around formal research on living people. Drawing on recent experiences with oral history, Povitz asks: what role can social curiosity play in serious scholarship? How do the relationships we forge with our subjects shape the work we produce? Is this consciously relational approach to research feminist? Is it queer?

Continuing Chellis House’s exploration of the suffrage centennial, Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner will talk about two 19th century activists who ran for president even though women had not achieved the right to vote: Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to set up a brokerage firm, declared her candidacy for President of the United States in 1872 and chose Frederick Douglass as her running mate. While Woodhull never carried out a presidential campaign, Belva Lockwood did in 1884. One of the first female lawyers in the U.S., Lockwood was nominated by the Equal Rights Party.

Join Sal Nakhlawi ’19 for a 45-minute online fitness class to build strength and practice introspection. The class will incorporate movements that you can complete with your own bodyweight or dumbbells (or household items). All fitness levels are welcome.

Equipment you’ll need for the class:
• Your own bodyweight OR dumbbells (or something to lift)
• Paper and pen / digital device for notes
• Yoga mat and/or towel (optional)

Join Sal Nakhlawi ’19 for a 45-minute online fitness class to build strength and practice introspection. The class will incorporate movements that you can complete with your own bodyweight or dumbbells (or household items). All fitness levels are welcome.

Equipment you’ll need for the class:
• Your own bodyweight OR dumbbells (or something to lift)
• Paper and pen / digital device for notes
• Yoga mat and/or towel (optional)

Join Sal Nakhlawi ’19 for a 45-minute online fitness class to build strength and practice introspection. The class will incorporate movements that you can complete with your own bodyweight or dumbbells (or household items). All fitness levels are welcome.

Equipment you’ll need for the class:
• Your own bodyweight OR dumbbells (or something to lift)
• Paper and pen / digital device for notes
• Yoga mat and/or towel (optional)

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs Program on Anti-Racist Theory and Action around the Globe presents Robin D.G. Kelley, Distinguished Professor of History and African American Studies at UCLA and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History, speaking about “Black Spring, White Winter: Reflections on the Long History of the Black Radical Tradition in a Fascist World.”

Please join us for a Zoom talk with Dr. Nell Irvin Painter.

A virtual gathering in honor of seniors majoring in GSFS!
Invitations to join the gathering will be emailed to seniors and their parents.

For more information, contact the Program in Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies.

In 1923, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was introduced in U.S. Congress to ensure that women were equal under the law and to prevent sex-based discrimination. Almost 100 years later, the United States Constitution still does not guarantee equal rights for women. Together with many other campuses, we will participate in a zoom discussion with Carol Jenkins (CEO and Co-President of the ERA Coalition), Patricia Arquette (actress and activist),
Dr. Patricia Spearman (Senator, NV), and Gloria Steinem (activist)
to mobilize for ERA ratification.
A pizza dinner will be served.

In 1970 the filmmakers Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Pierre Gorin were commissioned by Fatah (with funding from the Arab League) to create a film about the Palestinian Revolution. The footage they shot eventually became the well known essay film Ici et Ailleurs. In 1971 Masao Adachi and Koji Wakamatsu visited the region to shoot footage for their film Japanese Red Army/PFLP Declaration of World War. These works have received considerable critical attention since they first appeared.