WGSS 2019 Calendar
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Monday, March 18th 5:30 pm in Stark 103 Dr. Wendy K. Z. Anderson SPRING 2019 "White women and colorblind identity politics: Reckoning, Monday, February 11th responsibility, and response to white supremacy the digital era" 7 pm in SLC 120 This lecture will examine Anderson’s forthcoming "State Violence Beyond Borders: book Rebirthing a Nation: White Women, Racial Politics, and the Internet, using an intersectional feminist analysis U.S., Israel, and Tactics of Control" Workshop discussing the relationship Anderson will detail how white nationalist women refine between Israel and the U.S. and their inferentially racialized rhetoric through “contained joint efforts in surveillance, detention agency” and structure their digital architecture to imply a and crowd control both here and in whiteness ideology, which Tea Party actors like Sarah Palestine/Israel. We’ll discuss Palin, Donald Trump and his campaign members, such as the exchanges between U.S. agencies and Ivanka Trump, Kellyanne Conway, and Sarah Huckabee Israeli forces in which they share worst Sanders as well as alt-right women, co-opt to forward white practices, and we'll also talk about supremacy through transnational advocacy networks. corporations that profit from increased Co- sponsored by the Departments of Communication Studies, History, the Krueger policing, border control, Library, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, and CAW Lectureship at detention, and surveillance. We’ll also discuss the movement to Boycott, Divest from WSU. and Sanction (BDS) Israel, and share ongoing BDS campaigns as well as new ones. Wednesday, March 20th Specifically, we’ll go into the Stop the #DeadlyExchange Campaign launched last 5:30-7 pm in Stark 103 year by Jewish Voice for Peace. Participants will leave with a deeper knowledge of the "TransGeek: The Intersection of Gender Identity and Geek tactics of global imperialism and how they affect targeted communities. Participants Culture" will also leave with ways to stay informed and get involved with current justice Join us for a screening of "TransGeek", a documentary movements. exploring the intersection of gender identity and geek Co-sponsored by Departments of Philosophy and Global Studies & World culture. "TransGeek" gives voice to trans people working in a Languages, and Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program. variety of fields, from science, technology, and gaming to February 14th-28th science fiction/fantasy. The film explores how their gender Showings start at 7pm in SLC 120 identities have affected their professional development, as Resilience & Resistance Film Series: Spike Lee well as how they express their authentic selves through geek "BlackkKlansman", February 14th culture , followed by a discussion with the director, Kevin "4 Little Girls", February 18th McCarthy. "Crooklyn", February 21st Co-sponsored by Learning and Community Engagement "Do the Right Thing", February 25th Committee, Department of Mass Communications, and "Inside Man", February 28th Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program. In celebration of Black History Month 2019, Tuesday, April 9th Winona State's Film Studies Program is 5:30-7:30 pm at TBD collaborating with the Office of Inclusion and Take Back the Night Diversity on this film series featuring selected films Take Back the Night is an evening dedicated to community support from director Spike Lee. of survivors of gender-based violence. Sponsored by Film Studies program and curated by students in Film 440 with Co-sponsored by Women’s Resource Center of Winona, Winona State support from the Inclusion and Diversity Office, College of Liberal Arts, the Integrated University's RE Initiative, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Wellness Center, the Office of Community Engagement, and the Departments of Program. English, Political Science/Public Administration /Ethnic Studies, Sociology/Criminal Justice/Geography, Music, History/Legal Studies, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Monday, April 15th Studies. 7 pm in PAC Blackbox Theater (WSU Pride Event) Wednesday, February 27th "Noche Bomba" 5:30-7 pm in SLC 120 "Noche Bomba" is an exploration of forms and Colette Ghunim, documentary filmmaker of gender. Movement; expression; drag; social "Traces of Home: Intersectionality of Palestinian & Mexican dance. Gender as fiction, socially constructed; Political Struggle" gender as reality, the actual implications. "Traces of Home" is a feature- Interweaving forms to construct specific length documentary that imagery. The journey within my latinx gender explores what it means to be both evolution. "Noche Bomba" is facing the complex an immigrant and an American. sadness, desperation, grief, anger, that my gender As her parent’s flames of assimilation and dismantling has brought me; with strong passion, joy, love, displacement continue to burn compassion, resilience. Created by Pedro Pablo Lander in collaboration with the decades later, Colette Ghunim performers- Beliza Torres Narváez, Genevieve D Johnson, Kim Schneider, Lelis Brito, examines the effect of never Pedro Pablo Lander, Sharon Picasso, Tim Rehborg. wanting to leave one’s home Co-sponsored by Departments of Theater and Global Studies & World Languages, country in the first place. Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, Winona State University's RE Co-sponsored by Departments of Communication Studies, Mass Communication, Initiative and Sexual Violence Advisory Committee, Inclusion and Diversity Office, and History, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, Inclusion and Diversity CAW Lectureship at WSU. Office, and Carol Ann Wallace (CAW) Distinguished Lectureship in Human Values at WSU. Wednesday, April 17th Through the Month of March Workshop: 1-2pm in Haake 175 & Keynote 7-8:30pm in Stark 103 Paperbacks and Pieces Dr. Saby Labor of Resilient Campus LGBTQ Books to prisoners Book Drive Saby Labor is the founder of Resilient Campus, a Stop by Paperbacks and Pieces (429 Mankato Avenue, professional coaching and higher education consulting Winona, MN) to learn about the experiences of organization with 10 years of experience working in incarcerated LGBTQ+ people and donate books to education, including college access for underserved Madison-based LGBT Books to Prisoners. students, residential life, academic support, sexual assault Co-sponsors: WGSS 374 “Queer Theories and Politics prevention, and women’s and LGBTQ support services. Course,” Paperbacks and Pieces, and the College of Co-sponsored by Inclusion and Diversity Office, Liberal Arts. Integrated Wellness Center, and the University Theme..