Spotlights
MIT Press Podcasts: Sherry Zane, Associate Director of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at the University of Connecticut, discusses her recent article, “’I did It for The Uplift of Humanity and The Navy’: Same-Sex Acts and The Origins of The National Security State, 1919–1921”, published in the June 2018 issue of The New England Quarterly.
Upcoming Events
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Nov
15
Geography Film Screening: Daughter of Nepal12:00pm
Geography Film Screening: Daughter of Nepal
Friday, November 15th, 2019
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Storrs Campus AUST 163
Screening of "Daughter of Nepal", followed by dialogue between film-maker Surbhi Dewan and Debanuj DasGupta about gender, sexuality and geopolitics in South Asia.
Daughter Of Nepal is the story of Manushi Yami Bhattarai, the unassuming daughter of two formidable political leaders of Nepal. As her parents prepared to go underground for the Peoples' War in the mid-1990's, nine-year-old Manushi was sent across the border to live under an assumed identity. The film catches up with Manushi in 2009, soon after her return to the chaotic political scene of Kathmandu. She is determined to support her parents' political struggle, and begin one of her own. The film takes a poetic look at a rarely seen side of a revolutionary movement.
Director & Producer: Surbhi Dewan
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVmToYPqUL8
Surbhi Dewan is a film director, writer & producer. Her films explore intersections and overlaps between political conflict, gender, migration, memory and personhood. She uses creative audio-visual techniques to mould poetic, intimate and engaging narratives. Surbhi is deeply committed to presenting unique perspectives and humanizing ‘the other’ through her work. Her notable independent films include Daughter of Nepal (2018) and A Thin Wall (2015).
Surbhi has also produced award-winning media content for various clients with her New Delhi-based production company, Painted Tree Pictures. She is a member of the International Association of Women in Radio & Television, India chapter. She graduated with an MFA in film from Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, and received her BA degree in Political Science from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University. -
Nov
17
Body Project12:00pm
Body Project
Sunday, November 17th, 2019
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Storrs Campus Women's Center, Student Union 4th floor
The Body Project is a peer led, group-based program that provides a forum for women and girls to confront unrealistic beauty ideals and engages them in the development of healthy body image. Workshops are led by trained women identified student leaders who are passionate about promoting positive body image. The workshops are held in 2 two hour sessions a week apart. In order to get the most out of the program, students are asked to register only if they are able to attend both 2-hour sessions.
Registration is required by Friday, November 8 at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/UConnBodyProject112019 -
Nov
21
Lecture: Two Spirit Identities: What Indigenous Culture Teaches Us About All Queer & Trans People12:30pm
Lecture: Two Spirit Identities: What Indigenous Culture Teaches Us About All Queer & Trans People
Thursday, November 21st, 2019
12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Storrs Campus Rainbow Center; Student Union 403
The Out to Lunch Gender, Sexuality, and Community is a weekly academic lecture and discussion series with guest scholars and community activists from various disciplines examining a variety of topics related to gender identity, gender expression, and sexuality. Each semester offers a broad sampling of the areas.
The Fall 2019 semester is co-sponsored by the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department (http://wgss.uconn.edu).
Today's lecture is entitled, "Two Spirit Identities: What Indigenous Culture Teaches Us About All Queer & Trans People" and will be presented by Misty Ginicola (she/her/hers).
Synopsis: Indigenous culture not only accepted Queer and Trans persons, it celebrated them. They were seen and respected as gifts to their culture, blessed with leadership, wisdom, spirituality, and empathy. This presentation will discuss indigenous culture, as well as the lived experience of being a two-spirit person, of being a parent to a two-spirit child.
Biography: Dr. Misty Ginicola, LPC, CA-RYT-200 is a Counselor Educator at Southern CT State University and Counselor in Private Practice, as well as the Current President of the Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Counseling. Dr. Ginicola specializes in research and clinical practice with Queer & Trans clients. Her book Affirmative Counseling with LGBTQI+ People was published by American Counseling Association in 2017 and is a quintessential source for developing multicultural competence with LGBTGEQIAP+ people. She identifies as Two-Spirit and Bisexual and is blessed to be the mother of a Trans daughter.
Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lunches -
Dec
5
Lecture: Queerness, Race, and Toxic Masculinity12:30pm
Lecture: Queerness, Race, and Toxic Masculinity
Thursday, December 5th, 2019
12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Storrs Campus Rainbow Center; Student Union 403
The Out to Lunch Gender, Sexuality, and Community is a weekly academic lecture and discussion series with guest scholars and community activists from various disciplines examining a variety of topics related to gender identity, gender expression, and sexuality. Each semester offers a broad sampling of the areas.
The Fall 2019 semester is co-sponsored by the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department (http://wgss.uconn.edu).
Today's lecture is entitled, "Queerness, Race, and Toxic Masculinity" and will be presented by Tiffany Thompson (she/her/hers).
Synopsis: As a masculine of center, queer identified black woman Thompson has personally observed how toxic masculinity in the queer and trans community is sometimes overshadowed by the desire for visibility and acceptances. Through open discussion and personal reflection, attendees will explore the good, the bad, and the ugly of masculinity while pointing out how racism and colonization is used to reinforce these toxic behaviors to further oppress communities of color.
Biography: Tiffany Thompson, the Associate Director of Gender and Sexuality Initiates at Swarthmore College, always brings her passion for presenting and critiquing the intersection of identities. As a queer person of color with over 15 years of experience in sexuality, race, gender justice, trauma and restorative practices, youth and young adults, and LGBTQ+ advocacy, she works to bridges theory and reality. Tiffany attended Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and later earned a MS in Strategic Communications from Temple University. She has traveled nationally as a member of the Brown Boi Project facilitating conversation on race, gender, and sexuality through the lens of masculinity. Currently, she serves as the city liaison for the Philly Dyke March and a grantee selection member for the Jonathan Lax Scholarship Fund.
Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lunches
