WGSS News

Okay, Now Let's Get Information: Studying Beyoncé's Public Pedagogy, a lecture by Kevin Allred, author of Ain't I a Diva? Beyoncé and the Power of Pop Culture Pedagogy. Part if the WGSS Lecture Series: Transformative Spaces for Feminist Learning. Wednesday, March 11, 2020 Humanities 354, 12 Noon

The Sexuality Intersectionality Graduate Hangout (SIGH) 2020 conference theme, “Conflict, Consequences, and Beyond: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Systems of Violence and Feminist Resistance” seeks to cultivate a dialogue on the theoretical understanding of violence, historical and contemporary acts of violence, the dissemination of violence in national and transnational spaces, and the politics/poetics of resistance. Therefore, we invite participants from all (inter)disciplinary backgrounds to critically examine the rhetorics of violence, and furthermore, to think beyond such rhetorics—to imagine new and liberatory ways of living.

Spring 2020 Lecture Series on Transformative Spaces for Feminist Learning will take place every other Wednesday at noon, beginning January 29, in Humanities 354. See Full Schedule.

WGSS Chair Janell Hobson and Affiliated Faculty, music professor Kyra Gaunt, are part of a panel discussion following the film screening on January 24. This is the first in a series of commemorative events for the late author (1931-2019) who once taught at the University at Albany. The next event is a special exhibit of Morrison's time at UAlbany, which will launch on her birthday, February 18, in the Science Library.

Awkwafina, or Nora Lum, graduated from UAlbany in 2011 with a degree in women’s studies and journalism. Awkwafina became the first Asian-American woman to win “Best Actress in Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy” at the Golden Globes for her role in “The Farewell.” Read the News 10 story

The College of Arts and Sciences Public Engagement office featured on their site Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Chair Janell Hobson, where she discussed her November 2019 pop-up exhibit on Harriet Tubman and what attracted her to this particular public engagement. 

WGSS alumni Samhita Mukhopadhyay and Vanessa Valenti, both co-founders of Feministing, are part of a feature in the New York Times as the blog comes to an end. 

The Harriet Tubman Pop-Up Exhibit at the Albany Barn took place on November 22, 2019. The exhibit was a collaborative public engagement across University at Albany, Albany Law School, and RPI. Students in the course “Race, Rape Culture, and the Law” contribute a detailed timeline exploring Tubman’s life. The event commemorated the 170th anniversary of Tubman’s escape from slavery. View photos from the event.