From the Chair

Dear Friends of Women and Gender Studies,

We鈥檝e had a busy couple of months here at the Cottage, hiring a new faculty member in the area of race/ethnicity. We will welcome Maisam Alomar to the department this coming fall semester. She is currently finishing up her PhD in ethnic studies at the University of California San Diego. New WGST professor Kristie Soares joined us this January. Both a professor and a performance artist, Dr. Soares鈥檚 work explores issues of queerness in Caribbean and Latinx communities. We鈥檙e excited to welcome these new members of our WGST community! And they are arriving just in time鈥攚e now enjoy 145 WGST majors and minors.

Thank you for your continued support of Women and Gender Studies. As always, we鈥檇 love to hear from you.

Sincerely,
Lorraine Bayard de Volo
Chair & Associate Professor, Women and Gender Studies

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Lorena Aguilera Santana

Lorena Aguilera Santana (WGST '18) wins Van Ek Award

March 26, 2018

Lorena Aguilera Santana, a double-major in women and gender studies and sociology, has been chosen as one of this year's Jacob Van Ek Scholars, awarded by the College of Arts and Sciences at CU 麻豆影院 for outstanding academic achievement and contributions to the university.

Inderpal Grewal

Inderpal Grewal: Commodifying aerial visuality in neoliberal empire

March 22, 2018

We were honored to host Inderpal Grewal, professor and chair in the Program in Women鈥檚, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Yale University, for a presentation in the Cottage on March 13th. Grewal is an influential feminist scholar who helped found the field of transnational feminist cultural studies.

Women and the Cuban Insurrection

New Book Release: Women and the Cuban Insurrection

March 22, 2018

In her latest book, Dr. Lorraine Bayard de Volo focuses on previously unexamined narratives of war, using gender as a category of analysis to describe both the historical place of women in war, and how gender plays into the tactics and cultural constructs of war.

Lucile Buchanan Jones

In Honor of Lucile

March 21, 2018

100 years ago, Lucile Berkeley Buchanan became the first African American woman to earn a degree at CU 麻豆影院 -- but she was not allowed to accept her diploma on stage with her classmates, and not included in the yearbook. Born in 1884 to former slaves Lavina and James Fenton Buchanan, Lucile earned her degree in German with a minor in English and became a teacher -- living to the age of 105, without ever receiving recognition of her academic achievements from CU 麻豆影院.

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Faculty Profile: Kristie Soares

March 20, 2018

Specializing in the intersections between race and gender, the Women and Gender Studies department is proud to introduce assistant professor Kristie Soares, who joined our faculty in January. Soares explores issues of queerness in Caribbean and Latinx communities both through her research and work as a performance artist.

New WGST Faculty: Maisam Alomar

March 19, 2018

The Department of Women and Gender Studies is pleased to announce that Maisam Alomar will join our department faculty as an assistant professor in fall 2018. Alomar is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, San Diego.