Category Archives: GSL + Subgroup: LGBTQ+ Reading Group
GSL Faculty-Student Research Grants Call
The Gender Studies Lab invites applications for AY 2024-2025 funding (up to $500 USD) for new faculty-student research projects on topics related to gender, sexuality, queer theory, 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 collaborative faculty-student project but also […]
Report on Reading Group for “Embracing Diversity: Developing Cultural Competence for Inclusive Education”
On Friday, September 6, 2024, DKU faculty, staff, and students gathered for our first reading group session on “Embracing Diversity: Developing Cultural Competence for Inclusive Education.” This marks the second year of hosting this event, and we were excited to welcome returning participants as well as first-year students. In this session, we began with […]
Student Report on the Workshop: “Queering Zhuangzi’s Wuwei”
By Zu Gan, Class of 2025 On the 27th of August 2024, the HRC’s Gender Studies Initiative and the CSCC’s Meanings, Identities, and Communities Cluster co-sponsored a workshop and a talk by Hu Ying. Hu Ying is a PhD Candidate in Literary Studies from the Department of English, Linguistics and Theater Studies, National University of […]
Casual Queering: Navigating Chinese Gay Dating Apps Wrong
Join us for an engaging session “Casual Queering: Playing Chinese Gay Dating Apps Wrong”, led by Andrew Wortham, Cultures & Movements Visiting Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology. This thought-provoking talk will delve into how gay men navigate and challenge the norms of dating apps, in a digital world filled with fake profiles and headless torsos. Date: Wednesday, […]
The Gender Studies Initiative Calls for Applications for Faculty-Student Research Grants
The Gender Studies Initiative invites applications for AY 2024-2025 funding (up to $500 USD) for new faculty-student research projects on topics related to gender, sexuality, queer theory, 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 collaborative […]
GENDER+LANGUAGE
Date and time: 6:00 PM, April 29th Location: Water Pavilion Description: Join us for an engaging discussion on the intersection of gender and language with Professors Zhenjie Weng, Stephanie Anderson, and student speakers. Explore how language shapes and reflects gender norms, identities, and perceptions. (SNACKS WILL BE PROVIDED)
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 […]
