Deeya Sharma and Kels Cook have worked separately to make reproductive healthcare available to UW students. They met in Spring 2023 with GWSS Communication Interns, Crystal Novoa and Hiroko Takatsuki, to share their perspectives and discuss their projects.
Crystal: Please briefly introduce yourself and your relationship to the Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies.
Deeya: I’m a senior at UW. My journey in the GWSS department started pretty recently. I’m a pre-med student, and… Read more
We are thrilled to welcome a new faculty member in the department this fall! Watch out for classes Dr. Kavita Dattani will be teaching in Winter and Spring quarters, including: Gender and Feminism in an International Context; Digital Capitalism and Data Colonialism; and Introduction to Gender and Gig Work.
Here is an introduction to everything that Dr. Dattani will bring to GWSS, in her own words:
I am a feminist researcher of… Read more
Recently featured in UW News, Chandan Reddy, associate professor of gender, women and sexuality studies and of the comparative history of ideas, has been honored as a 2023 Freedom Scholar by the Marguerite Casey Foundation. This esteemed… Read more
The Ruth Foundation for the Arts has recognized Professor Kemi Adeyemi's Black Embodiments Studio (BES) with the prestigious Future Studies Grant, acknowledging their dedication to in-depth research and critical action in the cultural sphere. This grant empowers innovative cultural practitioners like BES, enabling them to reimagine… Read more
Singer extraordinaire, composer and economist, classically trained in Carnatic and Hindustani music, Sumangala Damodaran has spent the last decade collecting the musical compositions of Indiaʼs anti-colonial and working-class music from a tradition known as the Indian Peopleʼs Theatre Association. This work resulted in the book The Radical Impulse (2017) and an album titled… Read more
In an insightful addition to Science's limited podcast series, which delves into the intricate relationship between sex, gender, and scientific paradigms, host Angela Saini engages in a compelling conversation with author and GWSS Professor Amanda Lock Swarr. Focusing on Swarr's book, titled Envisioning African Intersex: Challenging Colonial and… Read more
In June, The Guardian highlighted the research conducted by Associate Professor Kavita Dattani in collaboration with the Fairwork Project. The study shed light on the pervasive discrimination and abuse faced by women and gender minorities in the global platform industry. Read the full article: "‘So many reports of violence and abuse’: how the gig… Read more