WGSS News

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies News
 

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.
Flyer with photo of Dr. Maristella Svampa that reads: Resistances to Neoextractivism and Relational Narratives in Latin America: Rights of Nature and Eco-Territorial Feminisms, Maristella Svampa, Visiting Professor at the New School for Social Research.
"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.
Jessica Valenti smiling while standing on a street
"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.