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WGSS Awards 2022 Call for Applications!
2022 Awards Applications are Now Open!
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS HAS CHANGED TO APRIL 15, 2022
Apply Here!
Native American & Indigenous Studies Symposium, April 13-14
WGSS will be hosting the Native American and Indigenous Studies Symposium on April 13th and 14th! The symposium will include film screenings, panels and a pedagogy workshop titled “Red Praxis: Teaching Against Empire” as well.
Workshop sign up is here: forms.gle/732jgBpgEf2MN5
Professor Briona Jones: 2022 Lambda Literary Award Finalist
WGSS Professor Briona Jones’ work, Mouths of Rain is a finalist in the LGBTQ Anthology category for the 34th Annual Lambda Literary Awards. The finalists were selected by a panel of over 60 literary professionals from more than 2,300 book submissions—the highest in Lammy Award history.
Please join us in celebrating the following authors and their literary accomplishments.
January 24th – Upcoming Events!
Coming up from UConn Alumni’s #ThisIsAmerica Series…
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#ThisIsAmerica is a series that brings together UConn faculty, alumni, and students to discuss and unpack systematic racism, social justice, and human rights issues. It spotlights individuals, organizations, and movements fighting for justice and equity, and against oppression and white supremacy.
Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought edited by Prof. Briona Jones
Mouths of Rain traces the history of intellectual thought by Black Lesbian writers across genres, identities, age, and political leanings. Publishers Weekly called the anthology “prodigious” and “wide-ranging,” and Elle magazine called it a “a balm that shows readers that Black feminism benefits us all.”
Learn about the book and purchase here.
Prof. Katerina Gonzalez Seligman on the life of Cuban writer José Lezama Lima
The article “How a Cuban Writer Defied Censors and Became a Latin American Literature Icon” explores the ways in which his roles as a poet, novelist, and everything in-between has impacted Cuban literature as we know it today. Known for his influential 1966 novel “Paradiso”, he was censored by the Cuban revolutionary state that polices artistic and intellectual expression that was deemed detrimental to the state. Read it here.
Prof. Bhakti Shringarpure’s essay on Abdulrazak Gurnah, winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature
Gurnah is a 73-year-old writer who represents both a post-colonial African sensibility and an Islamic interiority. He has written 10 novels and is also a retired professor of literature at the University of Kent. Read more about his work here.
Under-Enrolled Class
Looking for a class to fill in your schedule?
Consider WGSS/ENGL 3609 with Dr. Bhakti Shringarpure!
The class is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30-1:45 PM!
See flier below for more information
UCHI 2021 Winners From WGSS Faculty, Affiliate Faculty, and Graduate Students
