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On October 31st, The center kicked back and relaxed from midterms with a discussion of what makes a horror film feminist and queer. 

The newest student staff member of WGST Elizabeth answered some questions about her experience with Golf.

On October 11, the Women and Gender Studies Department partnered with Fall for the Book to sponsor author Gabe Montesanti. Montesanti’s memoir Brace for Impact discusses Montesanti’s discovery of roller derby and recovery from past trauma of growing up queer in the conservative Midwest.

Dr. Claudia Cabello Hutt is a new faculty member with dual positions in Women and Gender Studies and the Philosophy department. To get to know her better, here are a few Q&As to learn more about her!  

The Spring 2024 cohort of Next System Fellows is now open for applications, offering a unique path to realizing your ambitions. Creating a new world system is our ultimate goal and the focus of our research.

This past Wednesday, September 27th, the Women and Gender Studies Center sponsored Show and Tell: Childhood Toys, Games, and Self, which was an in-center event to discuss the impact of childhood toys and games on people’s self-perception. For more information, check out the event on Mason360: https://cglink.me/2d7/r2190402

This Wednesday, September 13th, WGST had the pleasure of hosting Lisa Coats from the Disability Services Office for Lunch N’ Learn. This was an event for students and staff to get to know what the office provides for students with disabilities as well as the larger Mason community. The event was hosted at JC240K, at the Women and Gender Studies Center and as the name suggests, it was an opportunity for people to bring their lunch and learn alongside other students.

Ric Chollar is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and an adjunct professor of Women & Gender Studies, Integrative Studies, and Social Work. He also previously served as the Associate Director the LGBTQ+ Resources Center. During Pride Month, Chollar reflects on its history and his years of LGBTQ+ advocacy on campus.

The George Mason University, Institute for Immigration Research (IIR) invites applications for a one-year, renewable (up to three years) position as the Shrivastava Family Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Immigration Research. The successful candidate’s areas of specialization will include immigration, economic, social and political consequences of migration, quality of life, and the overall issues related to immigration policy. This position is critical to the success of the IIR and requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the mission of the IIR.