Kentucky Gender and Women's Studies Conference

Studio 88
3280 Blazer Pkwy, Ste 102

Kentucky Gender and Women's Studies Conference is an annual conference organized by the Department of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Kentucky.

The Department of Gender & Women's Studies at the University of Kentucky is proud to host the first annual Kentucky Gender & Women's Studies Conference (KGWS). Organized by GWS doctoral students, the KGWS conference will provide attendees with a chance to connect with, learn from, and strengthen solidarities with one another. We seek to give students and faculty from throughout Kentucky and surrou

10/05/2019

Thank you Ruwen and Alina for organizing the conference!! More photos will be posted this week. We will not tag people so feel free to tag yourself!

09/23/2019

See you this Saturday!

Schedule | Kentucky Gender & Women's Studies Conference

09/03/2019

The tentative conference program is available online now. Check it out!
https://kygws.as.uky.edu/schedule

Schedule | Kentucky Gender & Women's Studies Conference

2019 Keynote Speakers | Kentucky Gender & Women's Studies Conference

08/26/2019

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2019 Keynote Speakers | Kentucky Gender & Women's Studies Conference Julia Serano is an Oakland, California-based writer, spoken word performer, musician, biologist, and activist. She is best known for her 2007 book Whipping Girl: A Tr*******al Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity—The Advocate placed the book on their list of “Best Non-Fiction Trans...

08/08/2019

As the 3rd annual Kentucky Gender and Women's Studies (KYGWS) Conference is coming up on September 28th, we are searching for volunteers to help us with the day’s events. The conference will take place from 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Lunch will be provided for volunteers. In addition, we are also looking for volunteers to help us prepare conference materials (name tags, tote bags with conference programs, etc.) on Thursday, September 26th.
Please fill out the following volunteer form with you information and availability:
https://forms.gle/GiALa1wnWZkfgAWW9

You can reach us at [email protected] if you have any questions!

Thank you in advance for your response - we could not do this without you!