Feminism in the 21st Century: Reflections on a Women's and Gender Studies Education

Feminism in the 21st Century: Reflections on a Women's and Gender Studies Education

Presenter(s)

Hannah Kessler, Katie Brinkley, Miles Gaier, Kinsleigh Jones, Eden Michelson

Comments

Presentation: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Kennedy Union 331

Description

The politicization of issues related to gender and sexuality has increased tremendously in recent years. Trans inclusion in education, reproductive justice, and LGBTQ+ rights -- to name just a few -- sit at the crosshairs of the so-called "culture wars." Many of these issues are weaponized by covert rightwing social movements, and the terms of public debates are often neither data-driven nor human-centered. Moreover, the fall-out from such hyper-visibility and regressive public policies disproportionately impacts people of color, disabled persons, undocumented migrants, and poor folks, among other marginalized groups. A feminist analysis offers some important theoretical tools with which to make sense of these contemporary dynamics. In this panel, upper-level students in the Women's and Gender Studies Program engage in dialogue about how they see the world and where they see fruitful feminist interventions moving forward. They also reflect on what their Women's and Gender Studies education has meant to them over their undergraduate career. As youth on the frontlines, they offer a unique perspective for how to do better in the coming decades. This panel will be dialogue-based and will engage with the audience.

Publication Date

4-19-2023

Project Designation

Independent Research

Primary Advisor

Jamie Small

Primary Advisor's Department

Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work

Keywords

Stander Symposium, College of Arts and Sciences

Institutional Learning Goals

Critical Evaluation of Our Times; Diversity; Vocation

Feminism in the 21st Century: Reflections on a Women's and Gender Studies Education

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