Dr. Del McWhorter was recently recognized for 25 years of service to the University of Richmond.
National studies confirm that women’s studies is more popular than ever — read the full story here.
The WGSS Program’s response to gender-based violence on the University of Richmond campus. The Program offers an 8 Point Plan for Addressing Gender-Based Violence and 3 Appendices. The first Appendix, a "Green Paper," includes the array of community voices WGSS gathered from faculty, students, alumni, and administrators over the past few weeks.
WGSS Program’s Statement in Response to Campus Incidents on Halloween
"Queer Palestine & the Empire of Critique" Book Talk
FRIDAY OCTOBER 4, 2024
Humanities Commons, Humanities Building
12-1:30 pm
This event is only open to UR faculty, staff, and students. RSVP is requested, as lunch will be provided. For more info or to register, please visit: https://sl.richmond.edu/ut.
The Student Center for Equity & Inclusion and the Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program would like to invite you to kickoff LGBTQ+ History Month with "Queer Palestine & the Empire of Critique", a book talk and discussion with Dr. Sa’ed Atshan (he/him) on Friday, October 4th from 12 - 1:30 PM in the Humanities Commons.
will Program
will is a nationally recognized program for students interested in exploring gender and social justice issues both in and out of the classroom. Students strengthen their leadership skills, build close friendships, and actively work to create a more equitable world.
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Faculty Highlights
Mariela Méndez, associate professor of Latin American, Latino, and Iberian Studies, published the chapter "Decolonial Antiracist Feminist Digital Activism: Naming Carolina Maria de Jesus and Marielle Franco on X (formerly Twitter)" in the book Black Lives Matter in Latin America: Continuities in Racism, Cross-National Resistance and Mobilization in the Americas.
View BioMariela Méndez, associate professor of Latin American, Latino, and Iberian Studies, published the chapter "Materialismos feministas e arquivos: à procura da experiência sensorial em Clarice Lispector" ["Feminist Materialisms and Arquives: In Search of the Sensorial Experience in Clarice Lispector"] in the book Mulheres escritoras: arquivos literários e feminismos na América Latina.
View BioMariela Méndez, associate professor of Latin American, Latino, and Iberian Studies, and Patricia Herrera, professor of theatre and dance, published the chapter “Cuir/Queer Afro-Cuban and Xicanx Transnational Encounters: Debora Kuetzpal Vasquez's Dualidad: Todas las partes de mi ser" in the volume Bodies on the Front Line: Performance, Gender, and Sexuality in Latin America and the Caribbean.
View BioPatricia Herrera, professor of theatre and dance, and Mariela Méndez, associate professor of Latin American, Latino, and Iberian Studies, published the chapter “Cuir/Queer Afro-Cuban and Xicanx Transnational Encounters: Debora Kuetzpal Vasquez's Dualidad: Todas las partes de mi ser" in the volume Bodies on the Front Line: Performance, Gender, and Sexuality in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Contact Us
Mailing address:
Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program
University of Richmond
211 Richmond Way
Richmond, Virginia 23173
Phone: (804) 289-8080
Program Coordinator: Julietta Singh
Academic Administrative Specialist: Nancy Propst