Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Tuesday January 23, 7 to 8:30 pm. Orono Performing Arts Center: Queer Stories Tell the Truth 

Have a safe and fun Spring Break.

PRESIDENTS DAY

 I am pleased to announce that Dean Emily Haddad has appointed Associate Professor of WGS and English Elizabeth Neiman as the next WGS Program Director. Congratulations to Elizabeth who has been a devoted member of the WGS program at the University of Maine for more than 10 years. Her long experience in the program, on […]

Friends and colleagues of the late Professor Ann Schonberger are invited to celebrate her life and accomplishments at 2:30 on Saturday, April 9th, Minsky Recital Hall.  Light refreshments will be served after the service. A professor of mathematics and scholar in the area of  STEM education and gender, Ann served from 1991-2013 as Director of the Women's Studies (later Women, […]

https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2022/03/10/2022-hartman-awards-to-be-presented-april-1/

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies presents a colloquium, "Feminist Media History: Women Journalists at War" on Monday, November 8, 12:00 - 12:50 pm. The event will be a remote zoom panel, with Carolyn Edy of Appalachian State University, author of The Woman War Correspondent, the U.S. Military, and the Press: 1846-1947 (2017) and Jeannine Baker, Macquarie University (Australia), author […]

Wilde Stein  Lawn Games 4pm-5pm     Parade Of Flags 10-12pm  Aromantic Flag 12-2pm  Penobscot Flag 2-4pm Black Lives Mater Flag

12:15pm on the Campus Mall 10-12pm Non-Binary Flags 12-2pm Gender Fluid Flag 2-4pm  Lesbian Flag  

Please meet in room 420 for Graduate Student discussion group with Dr. Banu Subramaniam 3:330-4:30pm

 WGS is proud to announce that Dr. Banu Subramaniam, a leader in the field of Feminist Science and Technology Studies, has been selected by the Geddes W. Simpson Distinguished Lecture Committee to give this year's Simpson lecture. Dr. Subramaniam's work focuses on the interconnected histories of botany, zoology, colonialism, race, nationalism, and xenophobia. The Geddes Wilson S. […]

Location  Change: to Pierce Park, Bangor, Maine. On Saturday October 2nd, woman around the world will be marching against restrictive abortion bills that have been spreading throughout the country.  The community of Orono will be rallying in support of Pro-Choice policy. If you want to stand for Women's right to choose privacy, and affordable accessible […]

Please meet in 420 Chadbourne for Friday, Sept. 24, 12:30 - 1:30 pm faculty discussion group of Subramaniam's work

After the targeted assult on campus, there’s never been a better time to come together to show our support and stand up for the LGBTQIA+ community. Both LGBTQIA+ and Allies […]

The McGillicuddy Humanities Center is sponsoring a two-night research showcase event, “The Stories We Tell,” featuring the research and creative work of our four graduating undergraduate student fellows. Join the events via Zoom here. WGS Minor Nola Prevost, “All The Girls In The Woods: Feminist Fairy Tales for the Modern World” Nola Prevost will present selections from her original […]

Event is free and you can make reservations here.

WGS Instructors Julie Jenkins and Lindsey Piper will be showing "Belly of the Beast" during their WGS 201 class on Reproductive Health on Tuesday, April 13, from 5:45 to 7:05 PM (Class is from 5:30-7:50). All are welcome to attend. Belly of the Beast is about the illegal sterilization of women of color. Here’s the Zoom […]

Please join me on Monday (4/12) 12-1 PM for a talk by Dr. Amelia Couture Bue, Assistant Professor, CMJ, UMaine, titled: "Recruiting Women to STEM: Framing of STEM in Admissions Viewbooks." Connection info: Link: https://maine.zoom.us/j/88027269912?pwd=T0FJVTFTUnNoaE52V0hvNUxaVDd4dz09 Meeting ID: 880 2726 9912 Password: 990136 Telephone: +1 301 715 8592  or +1 312 626 6799  or +1 646 876 9923  or +1 […]

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The Maryann Hartman Awards Ceremony for our 2020 awardees will take place on Thursday, March 25, at 5 PM via Zoom. You can register here.

https://umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/event/diversity-and-inclusion-panel/

Join us on International Women’s Day for an inspirational conversation celebrating women in higher education leadership International Women’s Day (IWD) has been observed since 1911, and is a global day […]

It's International Women's Day - Celebrate Women!!

Maine Film Center has an upcoming Cinema in Conversation event that might be of interest to the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies department. We’d love if you could forward this […]

A Legacy of Advocacy: A Reflection on the History of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Maine (online) February 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm The President’s Council on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is hosting its inaugural session for the Nine Pillars of Diversity Lectures Series. Guest Lecturer: Dr. JoAnn Fritsche, Former Director of Equal […]

"Discussion du Cupbette"* on Franco-American Women’s Future and Life Changing Events Tuesday, Nov. 17th at 3-4:30 PM. Rhea Côté Robbins, Susan Poulin, Ellen LaFleche, and Kristin Langellier, Ph.D. will present their views on life changing events and choices they made for their future selves as Franco-American women/girls. The focus of this panel is on the future of the […]

Please join us for a Zoom panel on Tuesday, October 27 at 5:00 pm on "Let's talk about sex... and justice." Two of the three speakers at this panel will be Julie Jenkins and Lindsey Piper who will be teaching WGS 201, "Sexual and Reproductive Health and Justice," in Spring 2021. Our panelists: Lindsey Piper of […]

Title: A white guy talks about himself: revelations about identity and liberation Description: Suppose I start by stating that I am a straight white cis man from a working-class family.  What does that even mean?  How does it affect my actions, my values, and my decision to give this talk?  Is this talk problematic?  Do we […]

Thursday, October 8, 2020, 12:30 pm via Zoom UMaine Explores Gendered Environmental Issues Join three University of Maine scholars and advocates to discuss Women and the Environment. Our topics will be wide-ranging including ecofeminism and early women activists like Rachel Carson whose scientific contributions to our understanding of ecosystems and pesticides led to wider public […]

7th Annual UMaine March Against Domestic Violence (MADV) Wednesday, Oct 7 at noon via Facebook live stream: https://www.facebook.com/UMaine-March-Against-Domestic-Violence-113298030464862   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD8n8pdvlYA