The organizing committee of the Kentucky Gender & Women’s Studies Conference is happy to announce the Fourth Annual Kentucky GWS Conference. In 2020, the conference was canceled due to the pandemic. We are still not out of the woods, hence this year we will hold the conference virtually. This year’s theme of the conference is “Gender, Sex, and Politics: On Power, Identity and Biopolitics.” In the past decade, the world has seen a rise in the anti-gender right -wing movements. The political gains made by right-wing parties in various countries have paved the way for conservative laws that have a negative impact on bodily autonomy of women, LGBTQ+ communities, people with disability, and minority populations in multiple countries. 

The theme of the conference will address the issues faced by people all across the world in terms of bodily rights and autonomy. We invite original research papers, poster presentations and workshops on this theme. This conference aims to create an intellectually stimulating space for graduate students, activists and faculty to exchange and develop their thoughts on contemporary academic/political conversations across different disciplines, approaches, and positions. 

For a detailed schedule of the conference, visit: https://kygws.as.uky.edu/schedule   

To register, visit: https://kygws.as.uky.edu/registration-form-zoom

Dr. Mason is a Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies, and English at the University of Kentucky. She is also affiliate faculty at the Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies at University of California and serves on the editorial board of American Studies at University of Kansas.Her areas of interest are 20th-century American culture and literature; critical studies of whiteness; race and reproduction; theories of gender and sexuality; and Right-Wing Movements. She has published multiple scholarly articles and books on these topics.

To learn more about Dr. Mason, please visit: https://gws.as.uky.edu/users/cama239

To register for this webinar and rest of the KYGWS Conference panels, please visit: https://kygws.as.uky.edu/registration-form-zoom

For information visit: https://kygws.as.uky.edu/ or email us at kygwsconference@gmail.com.

Flyer available here.

Dr. Carl is an artist, activist, and scholar. He is a Distinguished Artist in Residence at Emerson College. He is the author of the memoir, Becoming a Man: The Story of a Transition. His work has been published in the New York Times Magazine, The Boston Globe Magazine, and Lit Hub. He is currently working on the stage adaptation of his book, Becoming a Man.

To know more about Dr. Carl please check: https://pcarl.com

Cultures without Borders is a sponsor of the keynote presentation by Dr. P. Carl, to be given as part of the Fourth Annual Kentucky Gender and Women’s Studies Conference. This year’s theme of the conference is “Gender, Sex, and Politics: On Power, Identity and Biopolitics” that will address the issues related to bodily rights and autonomy across nations. This conference aims to create an intellectually stimulating space for graduate students, activists and faculty to exchange and develop their thoughts on contemporary academic and political conversations across different disciplines, approaches, and positions.

This is a two-day virtual conference and each day’s session will start with the talk given by our keynote speakers. On Feb 24, Dr Carol Mason will start the session and on Feb 25, Dr. P Carl will talk give the talk.

To register for this webinar and rest of the KYGWS Conference panels, please visit: https://kygws.as.uky.edu/registration-form-zoom

For information visit: https://kygws.as.uky.edu/ or email us at kygwsconference@gmail.com.

Lunch & Learn! Join Dr. Moya Bailey and Dr. Aria Halliday for Black Feminism In Conversation. 

https://uky.zoom.us/j/83381171771?pwd=bm54U0NUYkRHVlIwMEtOeXArZGk0Zz09

Password: 949891

This event is sponsored by the Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies and the Department of Gender & Women's Studies.

Dr. Bailey will present a keynote speech on Black Women's Digital Resistances, Thursday, March 10th, 7:00PM via Zoom.

Register here: https://uky.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VCwrlGwXRAyoT_cTraMSZg

Dr. Bailey is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University. Her work focuses on Black women’s use of digital media to promote social justice as acts of self-affirmation and health promotion. She is interested in how race, gender, and sexuality are represented in media and medicine.

This event is sponsored by The Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies and the Department of Gender & Women's Studies.

Register here:  https://uky.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pc-GtqDIvE9G4ovB2j71UKJrtTneZPCIc

A Cooperative for the Humanities and Social Sciences Workshop Series Event

Mutual aid is the radical act of caring for each other while working to change the world, especially

as people around the world are faced with crises such as climate change-induced fires, floods, and storms,

mass incarceration, racist policing, environmental degradation caused by capitalism and severe wealth inequality.

This workshop is to give University of Kentucky’s faculty, staff, students, and Fayette County’s

community members tools for understanding what mutual aid is and why it is important.

This event is sponsored by the Cooperative for the Humanities and Social Sciences and Department of Gender & Women’s Studies

Mr. Mark Williams will speak with LGBTQ+ graduate students as early career professionals and offer guidance on search strategies to find inclusive organizations and share indicators of organizations that prioritize employment inclusivity. Allies are welcomed to join to learn how to make the workforce more inclusive. Food will be provided.