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Student Report on “Buried in the Red Dirt: Race, Reproduction, and Death in Modern Palestine”
Reported by Lia Smith, Class of 2026 This lecture and workshop was a part of the Gender Studies Initiative’s event series. Each event connects gender to a range of topics where gender, sexuality, and feminism are discussed. On March 29th, 2024 this event brought Professor Frances Hasso from the program in gender, sexuality and feminism […]
The 2nd Gender Studies Initiative Student Conference Program
Date: Friday, April 19th, 9 AM – 3 PM Venue: AB 2107 9-9:15 AM: Keynote Speech by Professor Selina Lai Henderson Session 1 – Challenges to Heteronormativity 9:15-10:15 AM Presentations and faculty discussions 10:15-10:45 Q&A Heteronormativity in Korean Boys Love Comics: A Case Study of Chinese Queer Women’s Gender Discourse – Shuzhe Wang Faculty discussant: Keping Wu […]
Student Report on “Chinese Female-Only Script: Unveiling the Stories and Influence of 女书 (Nvshu)”
Reported by Yixin Gu, Class of 2027 The event was jointly sponsored by the HRC Gender Studies Initiative and the CSCC Meanings, Identities and Communities Cluster. On March 20, 2024, guest speaker Xiuyuan You was invited to the campus to conduct a lecture and workshop on the Chinese national intangible cultural heritage– Nvshu. Ms. You […]
Student Report on Gender + Feminism
Reported by Yixin Gu, Class of 2027 The Gender Studies Initiative hosted this discussion as part of their event series. Its primary subject was feminism. On February 27th, 2024, Professors Lindsay Mahon Rathnam and Qian Zhu, along with 18 attendees, participated in this enriching dialogue on feminism in the Water Pavilion. The meanings of feminism and feminists […]
Chinese Female-only Script: Unveiling the Stories and Influence of女书（Nvshu)
Mar 20 | Lecture 5:00 -6:00 PM | Workshop 6:15-7:15 PM | IB 1047 Guest Speaker: Xiuyuan You Jiangsu Nvshu Cultural Ambassador, Dean of Wuxi Nvshu Academy, Associate researcher of Chinese Nvshu Research Center of the Wuhan University Fascinated by a female-only script? Eager to unlock the secrets of 女书 (Nvshu)? Dive into an exhilarating […]
Event Report on Innovations in Museum Experiences Through Extended Reality: Dr. Yue Li’s Insights
On Thursday, October 26th, 2023, DKU Humanities Research Center (HRC) sponsored an enlightening talk by Dr. Yue Li, titled “Museum Collections in Extended Reality: Explorations on 3D Artifact Interaction and Manipulation Techniques in Virtual Reality and Tangible Interfaces using Augmented Reality.” This Zoom event, organized and hosted by Dr. Xin Tong from HRC’s Anthropocene XR […]
Call for Papers! – The 2nd DKU Gender Studies Initiative Annual Student Conference
To celebrate International Women’s Day, the DKU Gender Studies Initiative invites student papers that address various questions in gender and sexuality studies. The conference seeks to explore a wide range of topics that examines gender, sexuality, feminism, or queer theories as a primary focus of discussions. Interested students, regardless of their major and division, are […]
Gender Studies Initiative Calls for Applications for Faculty-Student Research Grants
The Gender Studies Initiative invites applications for spring 2024 funding (up to $500 USD) for new faculty-student research projects on topics related to gender, sexuality, queer theory, and/or feminism. The applications may be submitted either by the faculty member or the student(s) but must involve some sort of faculty-student collaboration. This could entail a […]
GSI Presents a Talk: White Man Walking
On Wednesday November 8th from 18:00-19:30, join us at the IB 1046 for a talk by Wibke Schniedermann from Ghent University, “White Man Walking: Unhoused Lives and the Gendered Mobility of the Road”. In collaboration with the Gender Studies Initiative, Schnierdermann will discuss narrative and visual forms to show how “the road” consolidates the gendered meanings […]
Gender+Household
Please join us for an engaging discussion with Professors Yu Wang and Titas Chakraborty on October 25, 2023, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at the Water Pavilion. Don’t forget to stay connected and receive future updates by joining the GSI group chat! Light refreshments will be provided. We look forward to your participation in […]
