JHU Program in WGS

We have issued a joint statement on anti-Asian violence with East Asian Studies and the Program in Racism, Immigration, and Citizenship. We mourn the victims of the Atlanta mass shooting, and call for an end to the gendered violence of white supremacy. The full text is below, and can also be accessed on our website:
https://krieger.jhu.edu/wgs/2021/03/25/eas-ric-wgs-joint-statement-on-anti-asian-violence-and-the-killing-of-asian-women-in-atlanta/

On Thursday, October 15th, at 6:00pm, Johns Hopkins undergraduate students are encouraged to join us on Zoom for a 'Coffee Klatsch':

"Come and meet Professor Jennifer Culbert, the new director of the Program for the Study of Women, Gender and S*xuality! You do not need to be a WGS minor to come to this meeting; we welcome everyone who is interested in talking about the study of women, gender and sexuality, and who may like to know about events the WGS program is hosting this year. Unfortunately, we can’t meet in person but we hope you will bring a mug of coffee or tea or hot chocolate or whatever warm beverage you enjoy to our Zoom “coffee.” The meeting will take place on Thursday, October 15 at 6pm EST. Please rsvp to WGS undergraduate liaison Aaron Wiegand at [email protected] and he will send you the Zoom link and passcode. Also, if you have other friends who you think would like to attend this meeting, please have them email Aaron so they can come too.

At the meeting, if you have questions about the minor Professor Culbert will be happy to answer them but we would most like to talk about ways the WGS program may be most interesting, helpful, supportive, and intellectually productive for you under the peculiar circumstances of this academic year. All ideas welcome. Of course, if you don’t have any suggestions for us, that is fine too. Just join us and enjoy a warm beverage with some friends."

We are delighted to announce our calendar of events for Fall 2020, beginning with book launch panels for Katrin Pahl's 'S*x Changes with Kleist' and Jessica Marie Johnson's 'Wicked Flesh'. All interested should email [email protected] to be included on the mailing list for event details/invites.

In February, Johns Hopkins University and School of Medicine will be hosting an online conference, "Critical Conversations on Reproductive Health/Care: Past, Present, and Future." We look forward to the event! The cfp can be found here:

Call for Papers: “Critical Conversations on Reproductive Health/Care: Past, Present, and Future” | H-Announce | H-Net Announcement published by Elizabeth O'Brien on Thursday, August 20, 2020 Type: Call for PapersDate: February 1, 2021 to February 7, 2021Subject Fields: Anthropology, Area Studies, Health and Health Care, History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, Women's & Gender History / StudiesCall for Pape...

We happily welcome Dr. Amarilys Estrella to Johns Hopkins this year, where she will be an ACLS Emerging Voices Postdoc, associated with the History Department and WGS.

Amarilys Estrella , PhD | Women, Gender, and S*xuality We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Amarilys Estrella will be joining JHU this fall as the ACLS Emerging Voices Postdoc for 2020-2021. Although her...

UNDERGRAD RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS (WINTER BREAK 2017-18)

Every year, WGS offers a handful of research grants for undergrad students in KSAS for independent research over winter break 2017-18. Students who are working on topics relates to women, gender, and sexuality are encouraged to apply for funding of up to $1,000. Applications -- which must be done in association with a faculty sponsor and include a letter of support from that faculty member -- are due on or before Friday, Dec. 8th (on a rolling basis). More details are available on the poster (attached).

Please do encourage undergrads to apply for this opportunity to have their work funded and, in the spring workshop, to present that work with peers.

We look forward to seeing these submissions!

TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS 2018-2019

This year, WGS is offering five teaching fellowships for graduate students in years 3+, for proposals to teach a course relevant to their own interests, with a fellowship grant of $8,000. Interested grads must contact co-director Todd Shepard on or before Monday, Nov. 27th, to be connected to a WGS board member who will then ensure your application speaks to our needs.

The five fellowship categories into which your course may fall are:
• Fellowship #1: Feminist & Q***r Theory (300-level [advanced] course): proposals can emphasize feminist or q***r theory, or both. We also welcome proposals that focus on feminist and/or q***r literatures or histories. (To be taught Spring 2019).
• Fellowship #2: Gender & S*xuality Beyond the Global West (300-level course). To be taught Fall 2018.
• Fellowship #3: Politics & Poetics of S*x (300-level course): Proposals can emphasize the literary/artistic or the political, or both. (To be taught fall 2018).
• Fellowship #4: Social Justice, Community Health/Organizing, and/or Social Work (400-level course): this course should address some or all of the issues listed, from perspective in dialog with feminist and q***r studies. Students in this course will be taking an Internship Practicum, with a Baltimore community group/organization. We are interested in innovative methodological/theoretical approaches. (To be taught Spring 2019.)
• Fellowship #5: Prize Teaching Award (300-level course): a course devoted to the topics of gender, sexuality, and/or feminism. The subject area is open. (Course can be taught in either Fall or Spring 2018-19.)
--NB. Competition is particularly difficult for Fellowship 5: courses that explicitly address the concerns of Fellowships 1-4 are especially welcome.
--NBB. You may signal in your application that your proposal should be considered for more than one fellowship.

Final applications will then be due by Friday, December 15th, and must include:
•• a letter of application;
••2pp course description;
••draft syllabus; and
•• letter of reference (to be sent separately by referee, in consultation with whom grad should work to develop this proposal).

Decisions on fellowships will be announced in Jan./Feb. 2018. We hope you apply!

As many of you know, every year, WGS is able to give a handful of students research fellowships for pursuing issues related to gender and sexuality. This year's research fellows will present their projects next Wednesday, Nov. 15th at 5pm in Gilman 400. The panel will include:

Joshua Rhinier (English, undergrad) -- "Between the Objects of Virginia Woolf: An Epistemology of the Ordinary"

Xiaoqian Ji (History, graduate student) -- "Cosmetic Practices in Early Modern China: Gender, Medicated Cosmetics, and Materiality"

Connie Scozzaro (English, graduate student) -- "Sisters Uncut: talking, making, a South London garden"

Respondent: Elisa Santuccci (GRRL, grad student)

We hope to see you and any drop-in visitors to hear this great research!

*Please contact either of the Co-Grad Liaisons if you wish to know more about our new disability accommodation option.*

Next week, WGS will host a two-day event on "The Human."

• On Tuesday, Nov. 7th: we will have a workshop featuring Profs. Kathrin Thiele and Birgit M. Kaiser. This workshop will also have graduate students Samanda Robinson (English) and Tvrtko Vrdoljak (Political Science) as panel respondents. Panels will meet at 5pm in Gilman 388.

• On Weds., Nov. 8th: Prof. Birgit Thiele will re-join WGS (co-hosting with French) for her talk, "Pas de deux: Cixous, Abdessemed and the Lions of the Barbary Coast." This talk will begin at 5pm in Gilman 400.

*Please contact either of the Co-Grad Liaisons if you wish to know more about our new disability accommodation option.*

Talks are open to newcomers, and will be followed by light refreshments. Hope to see lots of you there next Tuesday and Wednesday!