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G. Chesler

Professor G. Chesler (they/them) directs, produces, and writes fiction and documentary films that address sexuality, the body, gender and racial justice. Their films have been exhibited at hundreds of film festivals, museums, community centers, and galleries worldwide. They teach courses in fiction d...

Visiting Filmmakers Series: Penny Lane, with Confessions of a Good Samaritan

Past Event
Monday, April 8, 2024 5:00 PM to 7:45 PM EDT
Johnson Center, Cinema

Director Penny Lane’s decision to become a “Good Samaritan” by giving one of her kidneys to a stranger launches her on an unexpectedly funny, intimate, and provocative quest to understand why everyone seems to think she’s crazy. The film premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in 2023, where it won the ...

Samirah Alkassim

Samirah Alkassim is Assistant Professor of Film Theory in the Film and Video Studies program at George Mason. She has taught filmmaking and film studies at the American University in Cairo, Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore, and several institutions in the US. Her research interests include MENA cine...

Lisa Koch

Areas of Expertise: Teen/Young Adult Literature; Gender and Sexuality Studies; Multi-Ethnic American Literature; African American Literature; Women Writers; Harry Potter Lisa Koch teaches literature, research & writing, and humanities courses, including 21st-Century Young Adult Novels, Teen Cu...

Women and Gender Studies concentration in the BA in Integrative Studies

By choosing to pursue work in women and gender studies, students at all levels engage in an interdisciplinary exploration of gender in social, political, cultural, and economic life; gender in history; women and the media; feminist theory; the relationship between sex and gender; the impact of sex, r...