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GWSS 420/520: Gender and Sexuality in India
Priti Ramamurthy | T/Th 1:30-3:20 | Eagleson Hall G01
This course traces histories and debates in feminist and queer studies in India. It approaches gender and sexuality as configurations – multiple, contested, and always in flux. We will explore how gender and sexuality are produced and experienced. As importantly, gender and sexuality are… Read more
We are thrilled to announce that two of our PhD candidates and one faculty member have been selected for the Society of Scholars Fellowships from the Simpson Center for the Humanities for the 2025-26 academic year.
Assistant Professor Kavita Dattani has been awarded a Research Fellowship to support her project, A Suitable Sexuality: Leisure, Pleasure and Dating Apps in India. Her research explores how dating apps in India intersect with leisure and evolving… Read more
What distinguishes public from private writing? How do we analyze self-representation and “style” in the journals of others? What are the ethical stakes of studying texts that were not necessarily intended for public view? And why are many of us drawn to journaling practices of our own?
This month, GWSS and Comparative History of Ideas double major Matthew Judd delved deeper into these questions as a featured guest on CHID’s Convos in the Office podcast. In a fascinating, expansive 50… Read more
Viewpoint Magazine is celebrating 20 years of storytelling with its anniversary edition, "Changemakers: Then and Now," which profiles twenty individuals making a difference in their communities. Among those featured is GWSS alum Martha Gonzalez (PhD, 2013). Read the story in Viewpoint Magazine.
Gonzalez will return to Seattle this winter as part of… Read more
In their December e-newsletter, the Fulbright Scholar Program featured a collaboration between GWSS Professor Priti Ramamurthy and Sumangala Damodaran, a Scholar-in-Residence at the University of Washington during the 2023–2024 academic year.
The editorial delves into how Priti's Fulbright research in India and her connection with Sumangala sparked innovative cross-disciplinary work that bridged political economy and music. It highlights the far-reaching impact of their collaboration on… Read more
On November 21, GWSS hosted Dr. Barbara Boswell, Associate Professor of English Literary Studies at the University of Cape Town, for a lecture on Black feminist epistemic justice in post-apartheid South Africa. The talk explored how Black women’s literature has become a powerful tool for reconstituting political discourse and addressing the historical erasure of Black cultures.
Student journalist Ella Goulet attended the lecture and wrote a compelling article titled… Read more
Professor Amanda Lock Swarr has been awarded the Bonnie & Vern L. Bullough Book Award by The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. This honor recognizes an outstanding book that advances sexual science, celebrating Dr. Swarr’s Envisioning African Intersex: Challenging Colonial and Racist… Read more
On Friday, November 1, 2024, friends, colleagues, and former students gathered in the Petersen Room at the UW Library to celebrate the retirement of Professor Shirley Yee, who has officially become Professor Emeritx. The event, titled "Learning with Shirley J. Yee: A Celebration of Her Storied Career," was a heartfelt tribute to her many contributions to the field of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies and her profound impact on the department.
The celebration featured a panel of… Read more
GWSS Graduate Students and Alumni Featured in UW’s National First-Generation College Day Celebration
The University of Washington’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) recently celebrated National First-Generation College Day on November 8, with a variety of campus events and programming. As part of the celebration, CAS highlighted the stories of first-generation students and alumni in their news story, "We Are First-Generation: College of Arts & Sciences Students and Alumni."
We’re proud to share that two current GWSS PhD students, Yasmine Gomez and Keila Taylor, along with GWSS alumnus… Read more
GWSS PhD student Shelley Pryde will be presenting a lightning talk at Scholars' Studio, hosted by UW Libraries Research Commons and Graduate Student Affairs in The Graduate School. Shelley’s talk, titled “'We’re All Born… Read more