Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies News
UAlbany Students Weigh in on Women’s History Month
UAlbany students share their thoughts on Women’s History Month
WGSS Featured in the Hudson Mohawk Magazine News Hour
This March, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine News Hour, a program of the Sanctuary for Independent Media, featured the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University at Albany.
"Feminism for the 21st Century," a conversation with WGSS alumna Jessica Valenti
Thursday, March 2, 7:30 PM - Jessica Valenti will partake in "Feminism for the 21st Century," a conversation and Q&A at the Campus Center West Auditorium on UAlbany's uptown campus. The event is free and open to the public, with free parking in the State Quad Student Lot.
"Resistances to Neoextractivism and Relational Narratives in Latin America: Rights of Nature and Eco-Territorial Feminisms," a lecture by Dr. Maristella Svampa
Wednesday, March 1, 12:00 PM - Dr. Maristella Svampa will deliver a lecture, "Resistances to Neoextractivism and Relational Narratives in Latin America: Rights of Nature and Eco-Territorial Feminisms" at Humanities 354 on UAlbany's uptown campus. Event is free and open to the public.
"Abortion, Authoritarianisms, and Social Change," A Lecture by WGSS Prof. Barbara Sutton.
Thursday, February 23, 3:00 PM - Professor Sutton will deliver an invited public talk, "Abortion, Authoritarianisms, and Social Change: A Transnational Feminist Perspective," at the University of Cincinnati, with the option to join virtually.
WGSS Professor Janell Hobson to Speak at an Underground Railroad Education Center Event
Learn more about about the February 17th event hosted by the Underground Railroad Education Center
WGSS Students Present their Work at the Capital District Feminist Studies Consortium Conference
Congratulations to WGSS students Arezoo Hajighorbani, Sarah Amplo, Sydney Lemire and Alex Perry (WGSS/Sociology), who presented their research at the 11th Annual Capital District Feminist Studies Consortium Conference.
The WGSS Department Joined the 2022 National Women’s Studies Association Conference
The 2022 National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) annual conference took place in Minneapolis during November 10-13. It included panels, workshops, roundtables, book showcases, receptions, special tours, and plenty of opportunities to connect with scholars, teachers, students, artists, advocates, and community organizers from the United States and from around the world.