Reported by Lia Smith, Class of 2026
The screening and discussion of Picture a Scientist was the first Gender Studies Initiative event of the Fall 2023 semester. Picture a Scientist is a powerful documentary that illustrates challenges faced by women scientists in the U.S. Women scientists in various fields such as biology, chemistry, and geology discuss their daily encounters of harassment, both big and small. These encounters can range from degradation and bullying from mentors, failing to get the same-sized office compared to their male collogues, and seemingly minor but constant harassment at work. This documentary also reveals the intersectionalities that are at play with gender to further marginalize women of color and women of older age in the field. Continue reading “Student Report on Picture a Scientist Screening and Discussion”
Student Report on Gender + Mind Talk
Reported by Lia Smith, Class of 2026
The HRC Gender Studies Initiative‘s Gender+ series continued on Wednesday, September 13, 2023with a discussion of Gender+Mind in DKU’s Water Pavilion. This event brought philosophy professors Hwa Yeong Wang and Emily McWilliams together for a conversation on the development of philosophical thought in relation to gender. Continue reading “Student Report on Gender + Mind Talk”
LGBTQ+ Reading Group
The HRC is pleased to announce the formation of an LGBTQ+ reading group, under the supervision of Professors Zhenjie Weng and Yanan Zhao. The reading group is organized around the topic of Embracing Diversity: Developing Cultural Competence for Inclusive Education with the LGBTQ+ Community.
The reading groups is aimed at DKU faculty, staff, and students who are interested in fostering inclusive education and developing cultural competence with the LGBTQ+ Community. Diversity, Equity, Inclusiveness, and Justice is an essential topic in academia. Despite its wide discussion in academia, at the practical level, it still poses a challenge for educators seeking to enhance their teaching practices. It is crucial to ensure that educational materials and curricula are inclusive, relevant, and engaging for all students while creating safe and inclusive learning environments. Continue reading “LGBTQ+ Reading Group”
Gender + Mind Talk
Gender Studies Initiative hosts the first of a series of Gender+ discussions on topics related to gender, sexuality, and feminism. Our first topic is “mind,” guided by the expertise of Professors Hwa Yeong Wang and Emily McWilliams. Please join us in the discussion.
Date: Wednesday, September 13th
Time: 6-7:30 PM
Place: Water Pavillion
Light refreshments will be served.
Picture a Scientist: Film screening and discussion
The Gender Studies Initiative at HRC invites all DKU members to a screening event followed by a discussion. Snacks will be served prior to the discussion.
Picture a Scientist is a documentary film that showcases the challenges faced by women scientists as they fight against discrimination in academia.
We invited the Dean of Student Affairs and three faculty members from different divisions to facilitate conversations with DKU members.
Time: Tuesday, September 5th, 3 PM
Place: IB Lecture Hall
Panelists:
- Jill Creighton, D.P.A (Dean of Student Affairs)
- Prof. Selina Lai-Henderson (American Literature and History)
- Prof. Renee Richer (Biology)
- Prof. Chen Zhang (Public Policy)
For any inquiries please contact the co-chairs of GSI: Professors Hyun Jeong Ha, Jesse Olsavsky, and Megan Rogers.
Student Report on Women’s History Month Student Workshop
Reported by Vicky Yongkun Wu, Class of 2026
This workshop was part of the Women’s History Month 2023 events organized by the HRC’s Gender Studies Initiative.
The Women’s History Month Student Workshop 2023, hosted by Professor Titas Chakraborty, focused on 9 student papers. On Friday April 21, after Professor James Miller’s opening remarks, student presenters, who were accordingly distributed to three panels, gender in China, women and conflict, and feminism and media, were given approximately 10 minutes to introduce their projects, followed by professors’ comments and the Q&A session. The wide range of gender topics covered in the workshop was impressive and truly enhanced gender studies at DKU. Continue reading “Student Report on Women’s History Month Student Workshop”
Women’s History Month Student Paper Workshop Program
Women’s History Month Student Paper Workshop Program
Time: 9am-4.30pm
Location: IB 1046
Please join us on Friday, April 21 at 9:15am for the Women’s History Month Student Paper Workshop! The workshop will go through 10 minutes presentation and 5 minutes comments for each of the student papers, and a half-hour Q+A sessions will follow. Food and drinks will be provided!
Picture A Scientist
On March 22, 2023 the Gender Studies Initiative held a screening and discussion of the documentary film Picture a Scientist.
- Titas Chakraborty, moderator
- Renee Richer, panelist
- Binbin Li, panelist
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Stubborn Silences: Writing the History of Chinese Women
The following event is a part of Women’s History Month sponsored by the Humanities Research Center and the Arts and Humanities Division.
The Gender Studies Initiative is pleased to announce a guest lecture by Professor Gail Hershatter on Tuesday Mach 20 at 11:30am.
Stubborn Silences: Writing the History of Chinese Women
Date/Time: Tuesday, March 28, 11.30am
Location: IB Lecture Hall
Guest Speaker: Professor Gail Hershatter
Abstract: Scholars of women and gender in China have often liked to make the claim that adding a serious consideration of women to our understanding of Chinese history would not be like adding a spice, as in “add women and stir,” but rather that it would alter the field fundamentally. Have we delivered, collectively, on that claim? And what do we most want our students to learn that could help them to think about the world of the past and the world they inhabit.
Biography: Gail Hershatter is Research Professor and Distinguished Professor Emer. of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a former President of the Association for Asian Studies. Her books include The Workers of Tianjin (1986, Chinese translation 2016), Personal Voices: China Women in the 1980s (1988, with Emily Honig), Dangerous Pleasures: Prostitution in Twentieth-Century Shanghai (1997, Chinese translation 2003), Women in China’s Long Twentieth Century (2004), The Gender of Memory: Rural Women and China’s Collective Past (2011; Chinese translation 2017) and Women and China’s Revolutions (2019).
