Lectures and Events

"Convos in the Office" logo featuring a steaming cup of coffee in a white circle with dashed lines, set against a teal background. The text "A CHID Podcast" appears below.
Matthew Judd Explores Journaling and Memory on CHID Podcast and in Winter 2025 Focus Group
(December 31, 2024)
Martha Gonzalez seated against a dark background, wearing a vibrant multicolored skirt with embroidered floral patterns and a black long-sleeved top, resting her chin on her hand with a thoughtful expression.
GWSS Alum Martha Gonzalez Featured in Viewpoint Magazine’s 20th Anniversary Edition
(December 23, 2024)
Sumangala Damodaran from waist up and in front of a microphone
Fulbright Spotlight: Sumangala Damodaran's Impact at the University of Washington
(December 23, 2024)
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Barbara Boswell presents lecture on Black feminist epistemic justice in post-apartheid South Africa // The Daily
(December 11, 2024)
A tribute graphic with the heading 'Learning with Shirley J. Yee' and the subheading 'A Celebration of Her Storied Career' on a purple background. Below the text is a portrait of Shirley J. Yee framed in a decorative gold border.
A Celebration of Shirley Yee’s Storied Career
(November 14, 2024)
Shelley Pryde stands at a podium presenting during Scholars' Studio. The presentation slide behind them features the title, 'The art of drag in Shanghai,' along with the quote, 'We’re all born naked and the rest is Communism.' A vibrant image of a drag performer is displayed on the slide.
Shelley Pryde to Present at Scholars' Studio 
(November 14, 2024)
Logo of the Northwest New Works Festival, with "Northwest New Works Festival" in bold black letters on a white background.
GWSS Professor Kemi Adeyemi Joins On the Boards Curatorial Team for NWNW 2025
(September 24, 2024)
Logo for 54th Annual Awards of Excellence. Background black with gold rays of light. In large print in center of page: "54th annual Awards of Excellence, June 6, 2024." White W down in right-hand corner.
GWSS Adjunct M. Aziz Receives this Year's Distinguished Teaching Award
(May 13, 2024)
Marielle Marcaida presenting her project to a classroom of students. She is standing behind a lectern and on the screen behind her it reads: "Marielle Y. Marcaida, Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, PhD in Feminist Studies."
Unveiling 'Ronda Girls of Pateros': Marielle Marcaida's Impact as a UW Libraries Research Communication and Equity Fellow
(May 13, 2024)
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Sumangala Damodaran Discusses 'Songs of Protest and Sorrow' on ArchitectureTalk
(April 29, 2024)
Flyer for Knowing Africa event with Amanda Lock Swarr
Challenging Legacies: Amanda Lock Swarr Explores African Intersex Activism in Knowing Africa Seminar—Now Streaming on YouTube
(December 7, 2023)
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Scripps College Hosts Womxn Who Rock: Making Scenes, Building Communities Workshop
(October 19, 2023)
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Cornell University Hosts Inspiring Chicana Feminism Celebration Featuring GWSS Professor and Alumna
(October 19, 2023)
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Professor Josephine Ensign Joins Humanities Washington's Speakers Bureau to Address Homelessness
(September 14, 2023)
Monica De La Torre Headshot
Monica De La Torre, Ph.D. Alum, to Present at Second Annual Henry R. Fenbert Challenging History Lecture
(September 13, 2023)
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Beyond Binary Science: Amanda Lock Swarr Explores Gender, Sex, and Science in New Podcast Episode // Science
(August 25, 2023)
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University of Washington Center for Human Rights' 2023 Spring Symposium Spotlights Strategies for Massage Parlor Workers' Rights Project
(June 15, 2023)
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Sasha Su-Ling Welland Selected as 2023-2024 Katz Distinguished Lecturer
(May 22, 2023)
Logo for 53rd Annual Awards of Excellence. Background black with gold rays of light. In large print in center of page: "53rd annual Awards of Excellence, June 8, 2023." White W down in right-hand corner.
GWSS Faculty Priti Ramamurthy and Regina Yung Lee Honored at the 2023 UW Awards of Excellence Ceremony
(May 11, 2023)
On the left, a headshot of Michelle Habell-Pallan smiling. She has dark red curly hair on one side and a buzz cut on the other. She's wearing large teardrop earrings and a chunky collar necklace. On the right, centered on top of a yellow background are the words " Michelle Habell-Pallan on 'Plurifeminisms Across Abya Yala." In the lower right-hand corner is the logo for the Simpson Center for Humanities.
"Plurifeminisms Across Abya Yala:" A Retrospective Look at the Symposium on Gender, Race, and Social Justice in the Americas
(April 28, 2023)
Gold and purple balloons in front of Suzzallo Library
Calling All GWSS Graduates: Tips for a Great Commencement Day
(March 27, 2023)
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GWSS is Excited to Welcome Prospective Students and Families to the UW!
(March 9, 2023)
Dr. Burneo Salazar with her chin propped up on her crossed arms which are resting on a cement wall. She's in a body of water.
2023 Stice Feminist Scholar of Social Justice: Ecuadorian Activist Cristina Burneo Salazar 
(March 2, 2023)
Ramon Johnson Speaking at LGBTQ+ Presidents Panel for the 16th National HBCU Leadership Summit at the Human Rights Campaign
(November 9, 2022)
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GWSS Presents a Strong Showing at the American Studies Association (ASA) Annual Meeting
(November 3, 2022)
Sasha Welland standing at a podium in front of a larger projection screen featuring text and an image of Jin-me Yoon’s artwork title "Untunnelling Vision"
Sasha Welland Explores the Histories and Aesthetics Embodied in Jin-me Yoon’s Untunnelling Vision
(October 31, 2022)
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fabian romero offers Writing Embodied Workshop at the Henry Art Gallery
(August 22, 2022)
Plurifeminisms Symposium Flyer (English)
Plurifeminisms Across Abya Yala Symposium Scheduled for May 24 & 25, 2022
(May 17, 2022)
Woman and Child on Traditional Boat on Body of Water in South America
GWSS Professors Michelle Habell-Pallan and Cricket Keating Set to Co-Lead a Microseminar on Plurifeminisms Across Abya Yala for the Simpson Center in Spring Quarter
(March 3, 2022)
Hijas de Cuauhtémoc Event Flyer
GWSS Alum, Dr. Martha Gonzalez, participates in 50 year anniversary celebration of Chicana feminist newsletter, Hijas de Cuauhtémoc 
(November 18, 2021)
Queer Night Life Book Cover
CLAGS (Center for LGBTQ Studies) Fellowship winners, GWSS Professor Kemi Adeyemi and Kareem Khubchandani, join Margot Weiss to discuss their new book, Queer Nightlife
(November 4, 2021)
Flyer for Community-Based Archives Panel
GWSS Professor Michelle Habell-Pallan participates in panel on community-based archives
(November 4, 2021)
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National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) Annual Conference 2021
(October 21, 2021)
Queer Night Life Book Cover
Kemi Adeyemi, Kareem Khubchandani, and Ramón Rivera-Servera discuss their new book, Queer Nightlife, in an audio interview with Isabel Machado at New Books Network
(October 19, 2021)
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Going Public: Advocacy, Activism, and Building Trust
(May 19, 2021)
Tiffany Lethabo King Lecture "Other Intimacies: Black and Native Feminist Flesh"
Tiffany Lethabo King Lecture "Other Intimacies: Black and Native Feminist Flesh"
(April 8, 2021)
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Dolores Huerta Film Screening + Discussion
(February 23, 2021)
Dean Spade - Mutual Aid Book Cover
YouTube Roundtable Discussion with Dean Spade about New Book Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During this Crisis
(December 3, 2020)
Conversation with Jacob Dlamini, "The Terrorist Album"
Conversation with Jacob Dlamini, "The Terrorist Album"
(November 20, 2020)
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How to Have Sex in a Pandemic ... YouTube Roundtable Discussion Associated with Course GWSS 290
(October 28, 2020)
Kelly Clingan
Alumni Update - Kelly Clingan
(October 28, 2020)
Martha Gonzalez Book Launch
A Chican@ Artivistas Four-Part Book Launch Party - Alumna Martha Gonzalez
(October 5, 2020)
Beverly Guy-Sheftall
Save the Date - April 5, 2021 - for Say Her Name: The Urgency of Black Feminism Now
(September 24, 2020)
Womxn Who Rock 2020 Organizing Committee
Womxn Who Rock 2020 - Ofrendas for the Future
(May 29, 2020)
Priti Ramamurthy
Henry Art Gallery Viewpoints Commentary by GWSS Professor Priti Ramamurthy
(May 21, 2020)
BES Artist Talk - Will Rawls "Stopping Dancing"
Black Embodiments Studio Artist Talk - Will Rawls "Stopping Dancing"
(February 12, 2020)
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The Black Embodiments Studio - Artist Talk - Kameelah Janan Rasheed
(November 5, 2019)
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Graduate students, Michelle Kritz Morado and fabian romero participate in 2019 AJAAS Conference
(October 17, 2019)
Catalina Velasquez Keynote Speaker UndocuQueer Conference
Graduate student, Catalina Velasquez, keynote speaker at 2019 UndocuQueer Conference
(October 17, 2019)
Talk - You Feelin Me? Bettina Judd, Ph.D.
Bettina Judd, Ph.D. presenting talk for UW Geography Colloquium Series
(October 8, 2019)