On
Tuesday, October 29th
from 12:00-1:00PM in PHIL 411, we will hear from Dr. Nemata Blyden (History) on her recent book
African-Americans and Africa: A New History,
an introduction to the complex relationship between African Americans and Africa.
This is our second WGSS Brown Bag Seminar, following the talk from Dr. Katina Sawyer and Dr. Jameta Barlow earlier this month.
Bring your lunch and we'll provide desserts and beverages. Send inquiries to WGSS at wgss@gwu.edu.
Hope to see you there!
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Celebrate Halloween with us on our theme -
Re-imagining The Witch!
WGSS Director of Undergraduate Studies Professor Kelly Pemberton will discuss a book chapter from the book
Caliban and the Witch
that is authored by Silvia Federici. The book chapter links the persecution of witches to the development of the capitalist economy.
Join us on
Tuesday, October 29
from 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM in PHIL 411. RSVP
here
by Monday, October 21.
Come wearing your best witch costume! See you there.
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Call For Essay Submissions
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Your voice, your experiences, and your insights are critical for a special issue of
Women, Gender, and Families of Color
focused on the experiences of graduate students of color learning, working, navigating, and matriculating in higher education. We seek a diversity of perspectives from marginalized and minoritized populations in the academy, including students currently in MA and PhD programs as well as recent graduates across disciplines.
Women, Gender, and Families of Color
is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed publication that centers the study of Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Asian American women, genders, and families. For this special issue, we are interested in reflective essays that explore graduate students of colors’ lives—their struggles and triumphs. Additionally, we invite essays that center the observations and best practices of students of color and articulate authors’ visions for the future of departments, graduate schools, and campus communities.
In soliciting these essays, the journal aims to provide a space for emerging scholars to contemplate the formal structure and informal customs of graduate school as well as the aforementioned factors’ import and impact for graduate students of color as they make their way in the academy. The special issue is an effort to create a dialogue among graduate students of color for sharing ideas, affirmation, and guidance. It is also an endeavor to build a forum for graduate students of color to provide feedback to the journal’s other readers, which include college and university faculty, administrators, and staff persons.
Due to the sensitive nature of these issues, authors may request that their work be published anonymously. Submissions are due
November 30
to
wgfc@ku.edu.
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The organizers of Bodies of Knowledge 2020 invite proposals for individual
conference papers, panels with 3-5 conference papers, informal roundtable panels, creative presentations (e.g., poetry, spoken word, creative nonfiction, photography exhibits, other art installations), and tabling by community organizations. We welcome participation from undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and community organizers. Proposals may address topics raised by the keynoters—trans community organizing, Black transgender
feminism, trans childhoods, trans theorizing about gender-markers on legal documents—or may respond more broadly to the theme of re-envisioning transgender lives, cultures, politics, media visibility, and so on.
Bodies of Knowledge is an LGBTQ-themed event founded in 2008 in memory of Sean
Kennedy, a young man who was killed in Greenville in 2007. This biennial event aims to
create a safer, more understanding community for everyone by offering high-quality presentations that change the conversation about LGBTQ experience in the Upstate and beyond, thereby improving the climate of the Upstate for its LGBTQ youth and promoting civil and well-informed discussion around sexuality and nonconforming gender identities.
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The Red Flag Campaign uses a bystander intervention strategy and encourages friends and other campus community members to say something when they see warning signs of sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking in a friend's relationship.
To learn more about The Red Flag Campaign and how you can become involved, stop by their tabling event beside Lisner Auditorium in Kogan plaza today,
Monday, October 14
from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM.
Be sure to also follow their social media campaign through October for Domestic Violence Awareness Month!
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Sex workers' tales straddle the boundaries of citizenship, nationalism, and internationalism. In "Sex Works, Media Networks, and Affective Labor in
The Fourth Portrait
," a lecture and screening hosted by the East Asian Language and Literature Department,
Lily Wong will discuss the mobility and mobilization of the "Taiwanese sex worker," figure through transpacific media networks. As an example, she turns to the Taiwanese film
The Fourth Portrait
(2010) which tells the tale of a broken family held together by the mother through her affective labors as both a sex worker and the family caregiver. The film reconfigures analogies of "Taiwanese" identity that complicates diasporic frameworks of cultural authenticity. Affective labor plays a key role in the restructuring of social relations as well as the reimagining of cultural belonging.
This free lecture will be held on this
Wednesday, October 16
from 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM in Elliot School of International Affairs Room 113. Register
here
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At the three-day Women, Law, and Legal Advocacy seminar, college women from across the U.S. considering a career in law will explore the connections between legal careers and the legislative process in Washington, DC, see first-hand how to use a career in law to make a difference in their communities and the country, and gain access to a network of women ready to help them launch a legal career.
Learn more about the event, held from
October 24-26
,
here
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The 1882 Foundation and Chinese American Museum DC are partnering to host the inaugural Chinese American Women in History Conference (CAWH),
October 24–26, 2019
at three locations all on one block of 16th St. NW DC: the Chinese American Museum, the Sumner School and Museum, and the University of California Washington Center.
The conference seeks to promote research and raise awareness of the contributions of Chinese American women in history. We want to address gaps in the historical narrative of women in the Chinese American community before 1965, in addition to fostering inter-generational dialogue and understanding in contemporary Chinese America. The event features historical experts, film discussions, writers' panels, tracks on history and culture, and community conversations. The event is open to the public. Registration required.
Please click
here
to learn more.
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In
Divided Societies and Memory
, a GWU colloquium with Queen's University Belfast, scholars from a range of disciplines will discuss connections between the United States and Ireland, and the divisions regarding each nation, and around the globe. Don't miss WGSS Director Kavita Daiya in her presentation, "Representing Partition, Division, and Displacement in South Asia, 1947-70." The colloquium will be held on
Thursday, October 24
from 8:45 AM to 3:00 PM, and
Friday, October 25
from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM in the National Churchill Library and Center (Gelman 101). Learn more
here
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For the past 8 years, the Darfur Women's Action Group (DWAG) has been working with its allies to bring attention to the magnitude of genocide in Darfur and its impact on women. It has been educating the public about these issues, thus empowering survivors to bring their voices to international and regional forums.
This
October 26th and 27th
, the Darfur Women's Action Group, along with its activist supporters, students, numerous experts on genocide and women's issues and celebrities from all over the United States, will come together to combine their words with action. By addressing genocide and its impact on women, they will define challenges and develop strategies for ending violence against women and the use of rape as a weapon of war. Empowering affected communities.
Register for the symposium
here
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Join GWI in partnership with the GW Multicultural Student Services Center, GreenGW and Black Millennials for Flint invite for a screening of "Flint: The Poisoning of an American City."
The film will be followed by a discussion with the film director, David Barnhart as well as a Flint resident, Rev. Greg Timmons, Flint Recovery Coord.
Don't miss the screening on
Thursday, November 14
, from 4:30PM - 7:00PM in the Marvin Center Amphitheater (3rd Floor)!
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On
Thursday, November 14th
from 7:00 - 9:00 pm at Kintsugi Cafe in The Eaton Hotel, Events at AW is celebrating the much anticipated book launch of
The Feminist Handbook: Practical Tools to Resist Sexism and Dismantle the Patriarchy
by Dr. Joanne Bagshaw, award-winning professor of psychology and women’s studies, certified sex therapist, and writer of the popular feminist blog
The Third Wave
for
Psychology Today
. DC is the first stop of her multi-city book launch and we couldn’t be more excited!
VIP Tickets can be purchased and include a signed book, exclusive early access to the event, open bar and hors d'oeuvres, and more from 6:00 - 7:00 pm. General admission to the event is free and open to the public (
RSVP is required
).
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Women make up 80% of healthcare workers, while 60% of the industry's key decision makers are men.
At the Women in Health Policy seminar held from
November 14th
to
November 16th
, college women from across the U.S. considering a career in health policy will learn how to make an impact in the legislative and political processes, explore hot-button issues on Capitol Hill, and expand their professional networks in Washington, DC and beyond. Experienced women who have broken the glass ceiling on both sides of the aisle are our faculty, and government, nonprofit, and corporate offices across DC are our classrooms.
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Deadline:
October 21, 2019
This $3,500 prize is for dissertation topics relevant to the planning and implementation of social insurance policy. (Examples: income inequality, workforce issues, healthcare, long-term care financing, labor market effects of Social Security, family social insurance protections, disability, or cross-national comparisons.)
This opportunity is for Ph.D. candidates in areas including but not limited to disability policy, economics, public policy, social policy, health policy, history, philosophy, political science, social work, and sociology.
For more information, including the nomination process, please click
here
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Deadline:
November 1, 2019
The purpose of the Fellowship is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields and to partake of the American dream.
Each award is for up to $25,000 in stipend support a year, as well as 50 percent of required tuition and fees, up to $20,000 per year, for one to two years.
Click
here
to access the online application.
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Deadline:
November 19, 2019
The CLS is a fully-funded overseas language and cultural immersion summer program (eight to ten weeks) for American undergraduate and graduate students. The program is part of a U.S. government effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply. You must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for this opportunity.
Click
here
to register for an upcoming CLS Information Session on Tuesday, October 15th at 4:00pm - 4:45pm in Marvin Center Room 402-404.
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Deadline:
January 29, 2020
Boren Awards are available to graduate students of all proficiency levels who are committed to enhancing their skills as related to critical languages.
Recipients of the award can propose up to 52 weeks of language study abroad.
Domestic language study is also available but must be paired with an overseas language learning component.
You must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for this opportunity.
Click
here
to register for an upcoming Boren Fellowship Information Session on Tuesday, October 29th at 1:45pm in Marvin Center Room 302.
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Deadline: February 3, 2020
The U.S. Department of Education Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Program provides academic year fellowships to institutions of higher education. The grant to GWU, written by the Institute for Middle East Studies and the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, assists graduate (PhD and Master's candidates) and professional students (JD, MPH, DrPH, MBA and MD) at George Washington University to further language study and area/international studies.
Languages:
Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Turkish
For incoming and current graduate students. More information about eligibility, awards, and access to an application can be found
here
.
For current undergraduates and graduate students. Click
here
for more details.
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WGSS Student Association News
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Don't miss the
WGSS Undergraduate Student Association's
Pumpkin Painting Fundraiser this
Wednesday,
October 16
in Kogan Plaza. Come enjoy a fun-filled afternoon with pumpkin painting, apple cider, and some sweet treats!
For the month of October, the WGSS Undergraduate Student Association is also hosting "31 Days of Feminist Horror" on their Facebook page and they want to hear from you! Fill out
this form
to share your favorite horror films and what makes them feminist.
As part of this campaign, the Association will also host a critical watch of
Jennifer's Body
on
October 30th
- stay tuned for more details!
If you have any questions or would like to become more involved with the WGSS Undergraduate Student Association, reach out to them at
GW.WGSS.SA@gmail.com
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Job and Internship Opportunities
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Research Associate, Women and Foreign Policy
The Women and Foreign Policy Program works to analyze how elevating the status of women and girls advances U.S. foreign policy objectives. The Research Associate role will support a book project examining the global implications of the #MeToo movement. The research associate will work with a senior fellow within the Women and Foreign Policy Program. To learn more about the qualifications for this part time position, click
here
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Equality for Women and Girls Program Associate, The Summit Foundation
The Summit Foundation is a private family foundation founded with a mission to create a work where people can thrive and nature can flourish by making grants in three main program areas: Equality for Women and Girls, Sustainable Cities, and the Mesoamerican Reef.
The Program Associate supports the Program Director in working to meet goals advanced through grant-making activity and through the foundation's direct engagement in appropriate initiatives. Learn more about the position
here
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Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault Program Intern
Through hands-on learning responsibilities, MCASA’s program interns are engaged in the important effort to end the full continuum of sexual violence. They are exposed to the latest thinking in the field of sexual assault prevention and response through webinars and trainings, professional meetings, and written resource materials.
A minimum commitment of 15 hours per week is required. Interns are encouraged to work with their academic institutions to seek credit. Learn more about the position
here
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Gender Equality Fellowship
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The Asia Foundation is seeking a dynamic student currently enrolled in a master’s degree program focused on international development or equivalent for an unpaid semester-long fellowship from September to December 2019. The Gender Fellow will support The Asia Foundation’s gender equality and women’s empowerment programmatic areas (women’s political participation, economic empowerment, and rights and security); provide support on gender integration activities across the Foundation’s programs; provide editorial and conceptual feedback on project proposals; and assist with logistics and events.
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Join Our LinkedIn Network!
Connect with WGSS alumni, faculty and current students by joining our new LinkedIn account!
Following your subscription to this account, a WGSS Alumni page will be created. This will be a great addition to your LinkedIn profile.
Add us to your network today!
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Contribute to the WGSS News Digest
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Would you like your event, announcement, or news to be featured in our news digest? There is a process! Please fill out the below form by
Thursdays at 4:00 PM
to have your event featured in our upcoming digests.
Find the form
here
. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Photo credit: Saul Loeb, Getty Images
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Over the last 20 years, the LGBT community has faced a remarkable amount of Supreme Court victories, most notably in 2015, when
Obergefell v. Hodges
guaranteed a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. But in more than half of the U.S., someone can still be fired for their sexuality or gender identity.
The Supreme Court is currently in arguments over whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, guarantees nationwide protection from workplace discrimination to gay and transgender people by prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex. Essentially, the arguments surround the implied meaning of "sex" in this context, and whether protections are already in place as part of this law.
Learn more about the fight to protect LGBT workers
here
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