This has been a surreal semester in a surreal year. We have had to share pain, milestones, and celebrations at a distance, through screens. Yet, as I reflect on the year, I am humbled at how our center community came together and achieved so much to be proud of and celebrate. We marked the end […]
The Black Affairs Faculty Fellowship is a new initiative for the 2020-2021 academic year. The purpose of the fellowship is to create a pathway for students to have access to UF Black faculty and increase their engagement with faculty. The faculty fellow provides ongoing support and guidance to students and connects them with relevant campus […]
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How are sexual assaults investigated and prosecuted in Alachua County? This is the question being explored by a team of Center faculty and students, in collaboration with Alachua County Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center. Dr. Maddy Coy serves on the Advisory Council for the Rape Crisis Center and, when advocates there asked whether it […]
Dr. Anita Anantharam published an article on transformative pedagogy through study abroad and service learning in the journal Frontiers of Contemporary Education. She presented on Diversity and Inclusion in Business at UF’s annual “Inspiring Women Leaders Conference.” Dr. Anantharam continued her service and collaboration at UF and nationally, including serving as a US State Department […]
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For complete list of cosponsors, see events calendar on our website https://wst.ufl.edu/ Perreo as Queer Feminist Resistance: A Creative Conversation was held on October 3rd 2020. The event featured Dr. Jade Power Sotomayor, DJ Sad Boy, and Dania Warhol. This Center event was organized and moderated by Dr. Jillian Hernandez and Center MA student Maria […]
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The Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere (CHPS) in the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers sponsorships of workshops and speaker series with support from the David Yulee Endowment. The goals of the events are to present scholarship, foster the exchange of interpretations and ideas, and be accessible to an audience […]
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Maria Saldana graduated with the BA in Women’s Studies and a BS in Psychology in 2020. She has since started the Women’s Studies MA program at the University of Florida. For many undergraduate students at the University of Florida, the Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women’s Studies Research (CGSWSR), or as it is informally known […]
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Center Awards Inaugural AAUW–Gainesville Branch Grants The Center is proud to announce the inaugural winners of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Gainesville Branch Grants. These grants are made possible by the generosity of the AAUW Gainesville Branch to support women’s studies students to conduct research, education, or initiatives that align with AAUW’s mission: […]
As part of the Edna Saffy Lecture Series, the Center co-sponsored Dr. Safiya Noble’s lecture, “Your Search Algorithm is Political.” This talk was organized by the African American Studies Program and cosponsored by multiple units on campus. Dr. Noble is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the Department of […]
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Two of our Center core faculty colleagues are transitioning to other opportunities. We offer our deep gratitude for all of their contributions and wish them great success and joy in the next chapter of their path. Dr. Elizabeth Garcia joined the Center in 2019. Thank you Dr. Garcia for bringing your expertise in Latina […]
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Congratulations to our MA graduates! Sunshine Adam graduated with an MA in Women’s Studies in the Spring of 2021. Thanks to the mentorship of Dr. Della V. Mosley and Dr. Alyssa Zucker, they successfully defended their thesis project titled “Building Academics for Black Lives: Reflections from a Black, Queer, Disabled Organizer.” Since then, they have […]
Our Center is thrilled to partner with student advocates and Housing and Residence Life to launch a new living learning community (LLC): Lavender LLC. Thematic LLCs at UF allow students to live in designated dorms with others who share common interests. LLCs also provide academic and extracurricular programing related to the theme. Lavender LLC will […]
This spring, the Center was abuzz with interviewing candidates for new positions. We ended this very busy year with three new colleagues joining us in fall. We are thrilled to introduce our new colleagues! Dr. Nilufer Akalin is a critical health studies scholar whose areas of expertise include migration studies, intersectionality theory, and critical race […]