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Feminist Activism: Students in Action

Gender + Women's Studies offers GWST 200, Studies in Feminist Activism, which is taught by Dr. Kate Drabinski. In this article, she discusses how her students are utilizing social media to rethink...

Posted: March 14, 2013, 2:55 PM

Amy Bhatt, GWST Faculty, featured on NWSA annual report!

Amy Bhatt has been featured on the NWSA website! Look for her biography to learn more about her interest and her work in the feminist community. Also keep an eye out for her class next semester:...

Posted: March 14, 2013, 2:50 PM

GWST Faculty member Kate Drabinski featured blog!

Dr. Drabinski has a blog post regarding labor and public memory featured on the website Indyreader.org. Check out her piece, http://indyreader.org/content/labor-and-public-memory, and see how...

Posted: March 14, 2013, 2:44 PM

Postponed speaker Dr. Sandra Steingraber

GWST Korenman Speaker - Stay tuned for more details!

Due to inclement weather, Gender + Women's Studies will postpone the Korenman Lecture featuring Dr. Sandra Steingraber. 

Posted: March 4, 2013, 6:15 PM

Researcher of the Week: Monica Berron

MCS major, Monica Berron, named researcher of the week!

Read all about Monica's experience as an undergraduate researcher!

Posted: February 22, 2013, 11:43 AM

Sandra Steingraber: Korenman Speaker Profile

RESCHEDULED: April 29th, 4pm in the Library 7th floor

Curious about Sandra Steingraber? Here's a passage from her biography page so you can learn more about who she is and what her message is: "Ecologist, author, and cancer survivor, Sandra...

Posted: February 21, 2013, 10:28 AM

Design a t-shirt for the AMST department!

Winning Prize: $100 Gift Card for the UMBC Bookstore!

Guidelines: Your design can use color, but should also be able to be printed in one color without substantial loss of impact. The designs should function in the traditional print landscape (PMS...

Posted: February 18, 2013, 1:27 PM

Using new media to document a dying industrial past

Folklorist-in-Residence Michelle Stefano & Breaking Ground

When Mike Lewis graduated from Patterson High School in 1978, he rapidly secured job offers at the post office, a General Motors plant and a paint factory, before accepting a position at the...

Posted: February 13, 2013, 9:18 AM

Emek Ergun presenting at Spaces and Silences Conference!

Emek Ergun will be giving a presentation entitled "Breaking Taboos, Silences, and Codes through Feminist Translation: The Turkish Virgin Facilitation Critical Dialogues on Virginity," based on her...

Posted: February 4, 2013, 12:16 PM