The Women’s Studies Institute is student-centered and focuses on research and community. The Women's Studies Institute at UTSA is unique in multiple ways.
Unlike most Women and Gender Studies programs or Women's Studies research centers across the nation, we currently function as a student-centered and community outreach institute and as the home for one of Texas newest majors in Women's Studies. This unique identity allows us to center our efforts on research, curriculum, and community engagement in exciting, important, and engaging ways. In April
03/05/2022
What could be better for Women's History month than an amazing BOOK TALK on March 8th regarding the Revolutionary Women of Texas and Mexico! Make sure to register at bit.ly/rev-women-tx-mx for this platica you won't want to miss!
03/03/2022
In just a few days, March 7th, we also have the great pleasure of featuring Caleb Luna! This important platica will touch on the topic of Body Positivity. Don't miss out on this timely conversation, registration is open now at bit.ly/whm-caleb
03/03/2022
Womens History Month is officially here! March 1-31 is the time, and there are so many special conversations to be had. The calendar is set, so get excited and look forward to the amazing guest speakers lined up to celebrate this month. We start off with Rose Rodriguez and her talk on Zines as Feminist Resistance. Link is listed in the poster, so make sure to register. See you there!
07/23/2021
The Democratizing Racial Justice Project, founded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, led by the Women’s Studies Institute (WSI) and the Department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies (REGSS) is seeking four graduate research
and teaching fellows with backgrounds in decolonial intersectional practices that recognize the historical and contemporary contributions of people of color, women,
LGBTQ+/queers to culture, epistemology, and multiple ways of knowing.
This could be a great opportunity, what are you waiting for? Please contact [email protected] for more information.
07/20/2021
Fall semester is just around the corner, are you ready to be back on campus? Do you still need your vaccine? No worries, UTSA has got you covered, just go to: utsa.edu/covid19vaccines and sign up to get vaccinated and be a part of keeping all roadrunners safe as we all head back to campus.
07/19/2021
Beginning Fall 2021, REGSS' MAS program will offer a graduate certification option in Mexican American Studies. To apply please visit: https://graduateschool.utsa.edu/programs/graduate-certificate-in-mexican-american-studies/
For question regarding the certification please contact Dr. Lilliana Saldana, certificate advisor, at: [email protected]
When applying please make sure to select classification Master's Special Graduate, then scroll down to "select your program" and chose Mexican America Studies, Graduate Certificate.
06/24/2021
The upcoming Fall 2021 semester has some exciting courses to offer! Among them is WGSS 4863 Feminism and Globalization with our very own REGSS department chair Dr. Alejandra Elenes. See the flier posted here for more information and for all questions regarding enrollment in any of our REGSS programs please contact advising at [email protected]
Please share the information of this event with everyone you know. Taking place tomorrow evening March 20th at 7pm, don’t miss this talk on legislation regarding the LGBTQ community that can affect all those we care about. Registration for the event can be found at
https://bit.ly/3mY1qLq
03/30/2021
A most exciting event, tomorrow at 2pm! Exclusively for faculty and staff of WSI and UTSA, an afternoon with Ernesto Martinez and Adelina Anthony. Hear about their short film La Serenata. Just use the link, bit.ly/LASERENATA
Co-sponsored by UTSA's UTSA Women's Studies Institute and Dr. Sonia Saldivar-Hull, Brackenridge Endowed Chair in Literature and the Humanities.
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