Congratulations to all seniors graduating this fall! This past year hasn’t been an easy one, but you’ve made it to the finish line. Women’s and Gender Studies congratulates Erin Cannon and Cynthia Wolters, our WGS majors graduating this semester. In addition, we have six WGS minors graduating, too!
Dr. Michèle Schaal (she/her) has signed a contract with the publisher Peter Lang for the book The Art of Genre- and Genderbending: Virginie Despentes’s Authorial Politics, which is scheduled to be published in 2023 in the collection “Studies in Contemporary Women’s Writing.” This collection was established and is edited by Professor Emerita Gill Rye (University … Continue reading Dr. Schaal’s new book to be published in 2023
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Randie Camp, a Women’s and Gender Studies Teaching Assistant and PhD student in Human Development and Family Studies at ISU. Randie’s passion for social justice made her an incredible instructor, researcher, and collaborator. We are grateful to name the Women’s and Gender Studies Graduate Student Scholarship … Continue reading WGS Graduate Student Scholarship in Honor of Randie Camp
Novemer 2020 Fall is rolling out its beautiful colors and crisp weather in Ames, Iowa as we reach a midpoint in our semester at Iowa State. I wasn’t kidding when I said in August that this would be a semester (and academic year) like no other! The WGS faculty, staff, and students have stepped up … Continue reading Message from the Director: November 2020
by Ashley Rolf Tri-Iota, the Iowa State Women’s and Gender Studies honor society, has appointed sophomore WGS and linguistics major Garbanzo Beans (they/them/theirs) as president this semester. Like many Women’s and Gender Studies majors and minors, Garbanzo’s path to the program was not exactly direct. Garbanzo recalls that in 2014, they were in late middle … Continue reading Student Spotlight: Garbanzo Beans’ (They/Them) Unique Journey to WGS and Tri-Iota
Meet WGS major and biology minor Sarah Poyer! Sarah is a sophomore and hopes to go to medical school in hopes of becoming an OBGYN. Sarah came to ISU as an open option student. After taking WGS 201 her first semester, she declared WGS as her major! She says “learning more about intersectionality has already … Continue reading Student Spotlight: Sarah Poyer
Date/Time of ISCORE Conference Presentation: Thursday, March 4th, 2021 at 9am-9:50am Title of Presentation: Engaging Students in Community-Based Feminist Action Research Presenter Name(s): Ann Oberhauser, Ph.D., Women’s and Gender Studies, Director of Women’s and Gender Studies, Students from WGS 402/502 Abstract (included in virtual program booklet): This panel will highlight student projects in a … Continue reading 3/4: ISCORE WGS Panel