UK Celebrates Women’s History Month
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 5, 2021) — Throughout the month of March, the University of Kentucky will recognize Women’s History Month with a series of events and special programs.
GWS Colloquia: Dr. Aria Halliday
GWS Colloquia: Dr. Aria Halliday
Assistant Professor in the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies and the Program in African American and Africana Studies, UK
Assistant Professor in the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies and the Program in African American and Africana Studies, UK
Talk Title: “Black Women Consume Your Imagination”
Meeting ID: 810 2367 9503
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GWS Colloquia: Dr. Lindsey Chambers
GWS Colloquia: Dr. Lindsey Chambers
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, UK
Talk title: “It’s Complicated: What our attitudes toward pregnancy, abortion, and miscarriage tell
us about the moral status of early fetuses”
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GWS Colloquia: Dr. Cheryl Matias
GWS Colloquia: Dr. Cheryl Matias
Professor & Director of Secondary Education & MIC, UK
Talk title: "Why White Tears are Dangerous?: Whiteness, Emotionality, and Racial Justice in Education"
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Interdisciplinary Conversation On Anticarceral Feminism
NIETZEL VISITING DISTINGUISHED FACULTY COLLOQUIUM
DR. EMILY THUMA
INTERDISCIPLINARY CONVERSATION ON ANTICARCERAL FEMINISM
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The Department of Gender and Women’s Studies invites you to an exciting conversation with Dr. Emily Thuma, author of All Our Trials: Prisons, Policing, and the Feminist Fight to End Violence (University of Illinois Press, 2019) and Assistant Professor of U.S. Politics and Law at The University of Washington, Tacoma. Dr. Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, Assistant Professor of Geography and African American & Africana Studies at University of Kentucky and Dr. Ashley Ruderman-Looff, from the Department of Crime and Justice at U-Mass Dartmouth and an alumna of the University of Kentucky GWS PhD program, will join Dr. Thuma in conversation about the history of anticarceral feminism. They will examine its intersectional emergence from movements for racial and economic justice, prisoners’ and psychiatric patients’ rights, and gender and sexual liberation. This timely conversation is made possible with funds from the Graduate School
THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021 3:30PM VIA ZOOM
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A&S Professor's Painting Appears in Local Art Exhibit
By Richard LeComte
LEXINGTON, KY. -- One member of the University of Kentucky’s College of Arts & Sciences is contributing to the cultural life in Lexington during the COVID-19 pandemic with a colorful painting at a local gallery.
New Faculty Members in African and Africana Studies Expand Diversity at UK
By Richard LeComte
Five recently hired faculty members associated with the African American and Africana Studies interdisciplinary program in the College of Arts & Sciences are broadening the range of diverse and inclusive course offerings to University of Kentucky students. The five new hires are JWells, Vieux Touré, Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, Brandon M. Erby and Aria S. Halliday.
A&S Professor Participates in Discussion on NBC's 'Today'
Aria S. Halliday, assistant Professor in the department of gender and women’s studies and in African American and Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky, participated recently in "The future of America, according to 7 teachers," a feature on the NBC "Today" show.
"The future of America is a diverse, people-centered and people-led democracy that actively works to end white supremacist capitalist patriarchy and its effects (racism, colorism, fatphobia, xenophobia, etc.) in policies and cultural landscapes," Halliday said on the NBC website.
A&S Faculty on Teaching at Jilin University, China
Among its many other impacts, COVID-19 has disrupted opportunities for University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences faculty to teach abroad.
In previous years, A&S faculty have taught short courses in China through partnerships facilitated by UK's Confucius Institute. For example, Rita Basuray, senior academic coordinator in A&S, has taught courses at Jilin University in Changchun, China, for six summers. Unfortunately, she was interrupted in 2020 by the pandemic.
UK A&S Expert: Why You Should be Concerned About What Your Kids Watch During School Closures
By Lindsey Piercy
As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, children across the country are facing social isolation. With many school districts in the U.S. choosing remote learning, students are likely to consume more mass media.
You might be wondering, should parents be concerned?