Decolonizing Latinx Masculinities

Decolonizing Latinx Masculinities: Book Release

Oct. 22, 2020

Dr. Kristie Soares will be featured in this online book reception, hosted by the Latin American Studies Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder, as a contributor to Decolonizing Latinx Masculinities (edited by Arturo J Aldama and Frederick Luis Aldama).

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Black and Indian and Biracial Woman: A VP Forum

Oct. 9, 2020

Join us for a discussion Wednesday, October 21st at 5pm via Zoom, where our panel will share their thoughts on the issues of race, caste, identity, structural power and representation that Senator Kamala Harris’ historic Vice Presidential nomination signifies.

Get the Scoop on WGST

Get the Scoop on WGST!

Sept. 8, 2020

Join us for a "virtual ice cream social", Friday, September 11th, from 12-1pm via Zoom at https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/93624974587 Meet and connect with WGST students & faculty! Learn more about the WGST major & minor, certificates in LGBTQ Studies, and Global Gender & Sexuality Studies, opportunities for research and opportunities for activism!...

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WGST supports #ScholarStrike for racial justice

Sept. 7, 2020

The faculty and staff of the Department of Women and Gender Studies (WGST) support the Scholar Strike for racial justice on September 8th and 9th, 2020. The national strike has been called by Anthea Butler (Religious Studies, Africana Studies, Univ of Pennsylvania) and Kevin Gannon (History, Grand View University) in...

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Resources for Confronting Anti-Black Racism in POC, Indigenous, and Marginalized Communities

July 6, 2020

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Kaifa Roland named Chair of Women and Gender Studies

June 30, 2020

WGST faculty & staff are excited to announce that Dr. L. Kaifa Roland , associate professor of Anthropology, has accepted their invitation to serve as Chair of Women and Gender Studies. She assumed the position officially on July 1, 2020, succeeding Dr. Lorraine Bayard de Volo who has served valiantly...

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Soares receives Best Should Teach Gold Award

June 19, 2020

Dr. Kristie Soares, assistant professor in women and gender studies, has been selected as a recipient of the Best Should Teach Gold Award. With this award, Soares joins an elite group of dedicated scholars, recognized for their exceptional talents in teaching and academic leadership that exemplify award founders Lindley and...

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Mehta & Boyd: A justification for unrest? Look no further than the Bible and the Founding Fathers

June 4, 2020

Protesters smash the window of a Chase bank during protests in Oakland. AP Photo/Philip Pacheco Samira Mehta , University of Colorado Boulder and Samuel L. Boyd , University of Colorado Boulder The civil unrest seen across the United States following the killing of George Floyd brings to the fore the...

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Mehta receives Cashmere Subvention Grant from AJS

June 3, 2020

Dr. Samira Mehta , assistant professor of Jewish studies and women and gender studies, has been named one of the three recipients of this year's Cashmere Subvention award in Jewish Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies by the Association for Jewish Studies (AJS). This award helps to support scholars publishing books...

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We Condemn Racist Police Violence

June 1, 2020

The Departments of Ethnic Studies and Women and Gender Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder condemn the police killing of Mr. George Floyd. This killing adds to a long list of over 1250 folks of African descent killed by police since 2005, not taking into account acts of police...

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