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Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies News
 

Professor Kyra Gaunt wearing a black blouse and yellow and silver earrings and a necklace, with her hair piled on top of her head.
Professor Gaunt Featured in Debut Film at Tribeca Film Festival
WGSS Joint Faculty member, Professor Kyra Gaunt, is featured in a short film, "Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games."
A woman with short blonde hair and glasses smiles for a portrait.
Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
A composite of Barbara Sutton, left, smiling outdoors in a black shirt and glasses, with a book cover featuring nine illustrations of people wearing various styles, with a red site mark hovering between four of the drawings. The title, white text on a red background, reads "Bulletproof Fashion/Security, Emotions and the Fortress Body/Barbara Sutton.
"Bulletproof Fashion: Security, Emotions, and the Fortress Body," a New Book by WGSS Prof. Barbara Sutton
In her new book, Bulletproof Fashion: Security, Emotions, and the Fortress Body, UAlbany Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Professor Barbara Sutton explores what this new frontier of personal security means for the individual and what it says about current U.S. society.
Five students stand underneath the archway of the Stonewall National Monument gate. Above them fly the traditional pride flag, pride progress flags and the transgender pride flag. A sign to the left reads, "U.S. Department of the Interior National Parks Service Stonewall National Monument."
WGSS Students Visit the Stonewall National Monument
Prof. Rajani Bhatia accompanied WGSS students on a field trip to the Stonewall National Monument. The trip was made possible through the support of the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC).
Thirteen women stand in front of a crowd dressed in a variety of outfits, one holding a sign that reads "Protect Reproductive Rights." Behind them, "Political Fashion" is displayed on the projector.
WGSS at the Inaugural UAlbany Showcase
WGSS graduate and undergraduate students actively participated in the Inaugural UAlbany Showcase on April 27, 2023. The department held engaging, informative, and well-attended events throughout the day.
Composite image shows four student portraits of young women posing in the Campus Center.
UAlbany Students Weigh in on Women’s History Month
UAlbany students share their thoughts on Women’s History Month
Professor Hobson wearing a blue and black patterned shirt appears onscreen left in a small box. Her presentation, which includes and image of Harriet Tubman and the title, "Harriet Tubman, National Memory and the Making of a Black Feminist Icon," appears in a box on the right.
WGSS Professor Janell Hobson Gives Keynote Lecture on Harriet Tubman at Cornell University
The lecture, "Harriet Tubman, National Memory, and the Making of a Black Feminist Icon," is available online.
UAlbany Classroom with teacher at front of classroom and students' backs to us.
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.