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Women's and Gender Studies
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Recent News
Lilia Cortina Publishes Op-Ed in Detroit Free Press
"What do diverse and excellent faculty do? They conduct revolutionary research. Earn accolades and “genius” grants. Win Pulitzer Prizes."
Ava Purkiss and Versha Pleasant Present Redefining the Crown in Lane Hall
Through August, the Lane Hall exhibit space is featuring a portraiture series titled Redefining the Crown showcasing the powerful stories of six Black breast cancer survivors.
Founded in 1973, the University of Michigan Women's and Gender Studies Department is an interdisciplinary academic unit within the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. The Department is a diverse intellectual community dedicated to excellence through feminist research, teaching, and activism. It seeks to build interdisciplinary collaborations among faculty and students that bridge gender, racial, ethnic, economic, and national divides; create new knowledge about women, gender, race, class, sexuality, and disability; challenge unequal distributions of power; and improve the lives of all individuals and communities.
Events
Mar
12
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Redefining the Crown
The Voices of Black Breast Cancer Survivors
9:00 AM
Lane Hall
Mar
12
Global South Gender & Sexuality Collective: Violent Intimacies: The Trans Everyday and the Making of an Urban World
Aslı Zengin
12:00 PM
2239
Lane Hall
Mar
13
Donia Human Rights Roundtable | Gender and Sexual Rights as Human Rights in Contemporary Turkey: Diverse Feminist Perspectives
12:00 PM
Room 2239
Lane Hall
