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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
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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
Recommended Citation
"Feminism in the 21st Century: Reflections on a Women's and Gender Studies Education" (2023). Stander Symposium Projects. 3226.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/stander_posters/3226
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Comments
Presentation: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Kennedy Union 331