Loehrke
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Awards: Dean's List
After graduation Piper will work as a literacy tutor with Americorps for a year before grad school.
Women, Gender & Sexuality is an interdisciplinary department in which students study gender and sexualities with an emphasis on transnational perspectives.
DeLaurentis
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Awards: Echols Scholar, Dean’s List, and Intermediate Honors
Quote: "The liminality of selfhood is a liminality of otherness, a surrender that embraces what it is to be other, a practice of tension between two essential principles: 'I am (a) me' and 'I am someone's an/other.'" -Dr. Kevin Quashie
Lackey
Pronouns: They/Them or He/Him
WGS Distinguished Major
Favorite WGS Class: Queer Theory- This course introduced me to so many important thinkers and concepts that push the boundaries of feminist and gender studies. Plus Doug is a fantastic lecturer who is seriously dedicated to his students and the development of their theoretical knowledge.
Cifuentes
Pronouns: She/Her
Camila plans to apply to PA schools while working as a clinical technician at Inova hospital
Quote: Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you. - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
WGS Letter to Students re: Grading Under Covid-19
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.
Summer 2020 Courses
Session I
WGS 3230 Gender and the Olympics
Bonnie Hagerman
Staged Reading of Trans Scripts Part I: The Women at the UVA Arts Grounds
The UVA Department of Drama wishes to make you aware of a staged reading of Paul Lucas’ ground breaking play Trans Scripts Part I: The Women in the Helms theater on the UVA Arts Grounds, November 22nd and 23rd at 7:00 pm. They have assembled a fully representative cast of seven trans women to bring to life this new work, exploring the life and experience of multiple generations. Spread the word about this stunning and unique live theater experience.
Avijit Mukul Kishore and Rohan Shivkumar have mastered the art of lingering
U.Va. professor brings festival of Indian documentaries to Grounds
Faculty Opening: Assistant or Associate Professor of Sexuality Studies
The University of Virginia's Department of Women Gender & Sexuality (WGS) invites applicants for a tenure track appointment as Assistant or Associate Professor of Sexuality Studies. Candidates’ field of specialization should fall within the areas of transnational sexuality studies and/or LGBTQ issues in a global context. Research centering on the global south that concerns people of color, disenfranchised communities, and/or indigenous populations would be particularly valuable. Scholars working on LGBTQ health in transnational perspectives are also encouraged to apply.
J-Term 2020
WGS 3210 Gender, Sport & Film
Bonnie Hagerman
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Tiffany King will join the American Studies Department as Anschutz Distinguished Fellow for the spring 2022 semester. King is currently an associate professor of women, gender, and sexuality studies (WGS) at the University of Virginia.
Movies and television tell stories about who we are and who we get to be.
