College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Join President Cabrera, Provost Wu, and Mason's senior administration in welcoming our incoming freshmen and transfer students as they begin their academic careers at Mason! All faculty and staff are invited to participate.
Read More »The Welcome2Mason Pizza Party is Women and Gender Studies and LGBTQ Resources contribution to welcome week. We will kick off our programming for the year with this social. All students, faculty, staff, and administrators are welcome to attend.
Read More »Fear2Freedom is an internationally recognized organization that creates kits for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. The organization partners with local hospitals and universities to create and pass out the events. This year Women and Gender Studies in collaboration with Leadership and Education Develop Office (LEAD) and the Student Support and Advocacy Center will be hosting an event for students to create these kits.
Read More »Rachel Jones and Rose Cherubin, Associate Professors of Philosophy will speak on their research interests. Come join us for light refreshments and excellent scholarship.
Read More »Please review your schedule on Patriot Web, verifying you are only enrolled in the courses you have been attending.
Take Back the Night is a nationally recognized march against domestic violence and sexual assault. It is one of the only events that Women and Gender Studies has put on annually since its inception which makes it one of our signature events. This event gives students the opportunity to share their narratives as well as participate in the march. Pizza will be served. Rain Location: Patriot’s Lounge This event is co-sponsored by LGBTQ Resources and Student Support and Advocacy Center.
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The Fall for the Book festival features over 150 authors at events centering around Mason's Fairfax Campus and taking place throughout Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.
Read More »Susan Bordo, professor of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Kentucky discusses her book The Destruction of Hillary Clinton, in which she outlines this destruction in three key areas: gendered stereotypes and double standards, political forces, and media influence. The Forward wrote that her book “offers a clear analysis of how a candidate who received the overwhelming majority of the popular vote, did not win the presidency.” Check out Fall for the Book Festival's website for more information: http://fallforthebook.org/ .
Read More »Janet Mock, New York Times bestselling author of Redefining Realness, TV host, speaker, and trans advocate will speak on navigating her twenties without a roadmap. Her newest memoir Surpassing Certainty: What My Twenties Taught Me traces her journey of becoming an adult: moving out, falling in and out of love, and working her way up in the magazine industry. Her work has appeared in publications such as Marie Claire, The New Yorker, and Allure.
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