Brandeis University Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

09/29/2023

We're celebrating fall by giving away three Brandeis Barbie hoodies! The giveaway ends at midnight on 10/1, so enter today! This is open to everyone.

To enter: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/b5d51a812/?

Please note that we will have hoodies available in November before the holidays. Proceeds from the sales of our hoodies will go to support our WGS Graduate Students. More details in November. 🎀

08/24/2023

Summer flew by and we, like everyone else, were slightly obsessed by this summer's blockbuster: The Barbie Movie. Want the sticker that everyone is obsessed with on our Instagram? Come see us at the Academic Fair on Monday, August 28th or use this form to request your Brandeis Barbie stickers. Exclusive to WGS! Open to all! Welcome Back! 🎀 Link: https://forms.gle/N2Cw796Zozvggdje6

04/06/2023

01/04/2023

In 1928, Dr. William Moulton Marston gave his former Tufts student Olive Byrne a pair of gold cuffs that she wore like bracelets. The cuffs represented the "marriage" of husband and wife, at least symbolically. Marston was already married to his college sweetheart, Sadie Holloway. Marston, Holloway and Byrne would end up living under the same roof and raising four children together until Marston's death in 1947. And those same gold cuffs would end up on the wrists of a third leading lady in his life — the most famous female comic book character ever. Yes, Wonder Woman! The feminist superheroine whose magic golden lasso compelled anyone she commanded to tell the truth was created by the same man who falsely claimed to have invented the lie detector test.

A truly unbelievable tale of good intentions, twisted morals, and unintended consequences, "The Lie Detector" from American Experience | PBS premieres at 9 p.m. ET on GBH-2: to.pbs.org/3vyFBXZ

12/22/2022

Eight Nights of Hanukkah with eight inspirational Jewish women.🕯🕎

12/07/2022

"So often you find that the students you're trying to inspire are the ones that end up inspiring you." - Sean Junkins. Thank you all for a wonderful semester of learning in all its myriad ways. Congratulations to our Winter Graduates!

05/13/2022

Together with our colleagues in the Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies Program, we're looking forward to celebrating our 2022 graduates next week! This will be a first in-person commencement event as the DEPARTMENT of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and for the AAPI Program!

04/15/2022

Whether you're celebrating the holidays or enjoying the warm weather, we'd love to know what you're doing over break. If you're interested in sharing, comment a self-care ritual you're going to make space for this weekend.

04/11/2022

Quoted by NBC on the latest season of Bridgerton, Prof. Singh said, "the inclusion of brown-skinned actresses such as Ashley and Chandran was significant in itself, and some of the cultural moments hit home. But with an under-researched use of language and a half-in, half-out approach to addressing race, there were areas where the new season fell short."

Read the full article, "In racism-free England of ‘Bridgerton,’ colonialism still lingers over Sharmas", here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/racism-free-england-bridgerton-colonialism-still-lingers-sharmas-rcna23057

04/07/2022

Thanks to the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson, today marks a new day for our nation and U.S. Supreme Court. Earlier this evening, at the M. Jacqui Alexander Lecture (hosted by AAAS), Anita Hill expressed her own excitement for this moment and urges everyone to narrate this national milestone before it's lost on us.

In 2018, Prof. Hill spoke out about the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, in which multiple women came forward with claims for sexual assault, so this news feels different and deserved. Yet, while it may seem like we've won the race, the clock has just been set and now, there is no better occasion to study what has just happened and what will happen next.

03/23/2022

Two weeks ago, our undergraduate representatives held a networking event with Megan from Hiatt Career Center for International Women's Day. WGS Major and Senior, Lydia Begag, especially helped curated a presentation to assist with job search. Check it out: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oCtcoijQzsDavpXuJK-TCD8BMaV5rYtX/view?usp=sharing

03/23/2022

With students just wrapping up midterms, the countdown to summer begins...🗓️☀️And we have grants for summer internships! Apply to our Renee Rapaporte Grant by March 31st for a chance to fund an unpaid internship.

Look on our website for further details: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjIGcfOBeJ5Y7UgFzOAd8466gmlpo8WpJndbQumUqtIEGHvA/viewform