Women, Gender & Sexuality is an interdisciplinary department in which students study gender and sexualities with an emphasis on transnational perspectives.
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Amissah
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Favorite WGS Class: WGS 4500: Violence Against Sexual Minorities with Doug. He shows deep understanding and analysis of certain acts of discrimination there are towards the LGBTQ community and you can learn so much from him, his critiques, and the readings assigned.
Favorite Book: Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock
Harvey
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Awards: Dean's List
After graduation Jemalyn will be attending Saint Louis University School of Law to pursue a career in health law.
Quote: "Do all things with love"
Dunkenberger
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Favorite WGS Class: Human Sexuality taught by Lisa Speidel. Lisa created such incredible discussions on very important topics and it is a class that I would encourage everyone to take.
After graduation Jack hopes to work on the production side of the film industry when the economy re-opens. Until then he will be raising his new dog Tyson and doing freelance work in filming and editing.
McFadden
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Favorite WGS Class: Intro to WGS because it really sparked my interest in gender related issues and feminist politics.
Parting Thoughts: Thank you so much to Bonnie Hagerman, Lisa Speidel, and Doug Meyer for inspiring my studies and feminist/LGBTQ activism. There's no one like you guys.
Norair
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Favorite WGS Class: Gender Based Violence... Lisa was a great teacher!!
Favorite Books: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Perkins
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Awards: Dean's List
After graduation Emily will be interning with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville, and completing a Master of Public Policy at the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy next May.
Rowland
Curry
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Awards: Kishore Scholarship Nominee
Quote: "Come, my friends, 'T is not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die."
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A “short take” linking old-age justice and racial justice that was recently published by WGS Associate Professor Corinne Field and Cultural Critic Margaret Gullette.
The University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) has selected 9 scholars to join its 2020-2021 class of faculty fellows.
Dear WGS Students:
We here in the WGS Department hope that you are all safely and comfortably self-quarantining. We understand that this time has been strange, eventful and stressful, and we appreciate all you are doing to stay healthy and remain engaged with your studies.