GWSS Newsletter: Spring 2023 Edition

Hailey Capps crouched next to Dubs, an Alaskan Malamute, who is on a table to her right. They are in front of a purple backdrop covered in gold "W"s and the Adidas logo.
Hailey Capps, a recent graduate from the University of Washington, finished her double major in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies and Communication in the spring of 2022. She is currently pursuing her Master of Education (M.Ed.) at the UW School of Education. As she began her postgraduate journey, she shared how her experience in the GWSS department has shaped and continues…
fabian romero standing in front of the woods wearing a pocket t-shirt, with tattoos on arms and neck, hair shaved on the sides and curly on top
We are delighted to announce that fabian romero, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, has been selected as one of only four gonfaloniers representing the Graduate School in the Spring 2023 Commencement Ceremony. As a gonfalonier, romero will have the honor of carrying the Graduate School banner, leading the procession of graduates into the…
A grid of five photos. Clockwise from top left: a short pink vest with pockets, a pin that reads "Celine" in cursive over the right breast, and a pink, black and white tie-dye interior; image of the vest with one side open to show a better view of the tie-dye; close-up of the wire pin; image of the back of the vest with the tie-dye worn on the outside; image of the front of the vest reversed to show the tie-dye.
Celine Waldmann, the Undergraduate Advisor for the Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, has been awarded the second-place prize in the 3D art category of the University of Washington's 2023 Trash Art Contest. The contest, held by UW's Sustainability office, challenged participants to think about…
Headshot of Bobbi Kindred smiling at the camera. They have a short afro, and are wearing a thin gold chain and a grey sweater.
The Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies is excited to announce that Bobbi Kindred, a Ph.D. candidate in Feminist Studies, has been awarded the prestigious Alvord Endowed Fellowship for the 2023-24 academic year by the College of Arts & Sciences. The Alvord Endowed Fellowship…
Book cover with drawing of backside of a full-figured naked person surrounded by foliage.
Bettina Judd's book Feelin: Creative Practice, Pleasure, and Black Feminist Thought is now available from Northwestern University Press. Launched last December at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Art and Culture, this thought-provoking work explores the intersection of Black feminist thought, creative expression, and joy. In Feelin,…
Purple book cover with hollow gold ring in the center with the title "Envisioning African Intersex" printed on top. Authors name is printed vertically on the top right-hand corner.
Amanda Lock Swarr's latest book Envisioning African Intersex is now available from Duke University Press. Following in the footsteps of her previous book, Sex in Transition:…
Illustration of Pittsburgh around the turn of the century. Image features a large building with the name "Excelsior Coffin and Casket Works" written on the front. There are people and carriages on the street in front of the building.
Shirley Yee’s article “Undertaking Pittsburgh: The Makings of the Casket Industry in the Steel City, 1865-1910,” recently published in Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies, examines the central role the Steel City played in modernizing the…
A Styrofoam monument of George Washington on the University of Washington's quad, which was temporarily erected for filming of the show "The Sex Lives of College Girls"
Sasha Welland is quoted in an Axios article titled, “Seattle has a dearth of monuments to women,” which finds that among hundreds of pieces of public art in Seattle, you'll find few depicting real-life women from any point in history. What does this reporting for Women's History Month tell us about the power dynamics that shape public…
Upper body shot of Marika Cifor wearing red blouse and glasses with long brown hair over right-shoulder. UW's Suzzallo Hall is in the background and has purple "Welcome" banners draped on both sides of the entryway.
Marika Cifor, an assistant professor in the Information School and adjunct professor in Gender, Woman & Sexuality Studies, has been awarded a prestigious…
Cover of the book "Women in the Sky," featuring an industrialized birds-eye view of a city from atop construction equipment.
Retired Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies adjunct faculty member and Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of History, Hwasook Nam, has been awarded the 2023 James B. Palais Book Prize for her second book, Women in the Sky: Gender and Labor in the Making of Modern Korea…
Skid Road Book Cover. Skid and Road are stacked on top of one another in large white lettering with the subititle "on the frontier of health and homelessness in Seattle" appearing in smaller letters in between.
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies Adjunct Professor Josephine Ensign delves into the profound issue of housing insecurity in Seattle with her latest book, Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in Seattle. Drawing on historical research and analysis, Ensign sheds light on the complex interplay between public sentiment, policy decisions, and…
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