Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies

Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies GSFS

Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies Department - Commencement 2019 Reception

4:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:: Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies

GSFS Senior majors! Please join us for a reception in your honor. We look forward to seeing you and greeting your family and friends.

Chellis Living Room/Seminar Room

Open to the Public

Commemoration of the Montreal Massacre

12:15 PM ET

Sponsored by:: Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies

On Friday, December 6th at 12:15 PM, the workers at the Feminist Resource Center at Chellis House will be honoring the lives of the women murdered at the Montreal Ecole Polytechnique, an event otherwise known as the Montreal Massacre, which took place on December 5, 1989. This commemoration is part of the 16 Days Campaign to End Gender Violence whose theme in 2019 is “A World of Work Without Violence is Possible.” We will watch “Reframing the Montreal Massacre,” a feminist-focused documentary that analyzes the media representations of the massacre. Discussion to follow the event.

Chellis Living Room/Seminar Room

Open to the Public

Cinema of the Crisis: Feminist and Queer Filmmaking in Puerto Rico in 2018

12:15 PM ET

Sponsored by:: Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Film & Media Culture, Spanish Department, Latin American Studies, and Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies

Screening of two short documentaries

“The Feminine Creature Within,” is an experimental short film directed by Lorraine Jones of FemTrap, a project that focuses on feminine empowerment through breaking norms and stigmas. FemTrap is a collective of female artists who came together after Hurricane Maria, and collaborate with other women and men: artists, dancers, photographers, DJ’s, trap singers, and skaters.

McCardell Bicentennial Hall 216

Open to the Public

Chellis House Tabling Event

11:00 AM ET

Sponsored by:: Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies

Ross Courtyard (Terrace)

Chellis House Tabling Event

11:00 AM ET

Sponsored by:: Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies

Proctor Terrace

Chellis House Fest: Feminists of the Year Celebration

2:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:: Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies

Come and celebrate the Feminists of the Year at Chellis House! Scrumptious snacks! Live entertainment!

To Be Announced

Swing Is The Thing: Introducing Valaida Snow

7:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:: Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies

In this talk, writer Candace Allen will describe how she unearthed the forgotten life story of jazz artist Valaida Snow (1903-1956), whom Louis Armstrong called the world’s second best trumpet player besides himself.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public

CANCELLED: Fraker Prize Awards Ceremony

4:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:: Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies

Chateau Grand Salon

Cancelled Sex, Gender, and Short Fiction

4:15 PM ET

Sponsored by:: Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies

Dr. Bhuvaneswar will be talking about her work as a fiction writer and more particularly its relationship to her experiences as a woman of color in a medical profession.

Border of Lights Vigil

7:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:: Black Student Union and Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies

Initiated by Julia Alvarez, this vigil commemorates the 1937 Parsley Massacre of 20,000 Haitians in the Dominican Republic. We will meet in front of Old Chapel and walk towards Mead Chapel and the Gampitheater for an open mic of remembrance, healing and reflection on how to bridge divides.

Gifford Amphitheatre

Open to the Public