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Free MOOC course: "Gender and Sexuality: Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace"

Pitt has just launched a new MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) through Coursera.  The course Gender and Sexuality: Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace, will introduce learners to the field of gender, sexuality, and women's studies, and to LGBTQIA identities.

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Fall 2017

GSWS is now closed for the summer, but do plan to come back for more in September. We have the trinity of gender studies scholars coming to visit in fall term: Kathryn Stockton, Gayle Rubin, Jack Halberstam. A year of events on the topic of "Gender and Childhood" (colloquium in April, grad seminar & undergrad course in fall term). And more. We're not stopping now.

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Congratulations to Todd Reeser

Congratulations to GSWS Director Todd Reeser, whose book in sexuality studies Setting Plato Straight: Translating Ancient Sexuality in the Renaissance, won the 2017 Gordan book prize from the Renaissance Society of America. The selection committee offered this statement:

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Undergraduate Symposium on Masculinities

We are currently seeking proposals for the Undergraduate Symposium on Masculinities!

Are you writing a seminar paper that discusses masculinities? 

Are you working on a project related to masculinities that you would like to share with a wider audience? 

Do you have a paper or project from a previous class that you would like to share? 

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Fall '17 GSWS Grad Seminars

GSWS 2252: Theories of Gender and Sexuality
Professor Rostom Mesli

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GSWS to Host Cluster of Events on Masculinities

The Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Program is hosting a cluster of spring events on the topic of masculinities.  View flyer here.

 

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Check out our Spring '17 Calendar of Events

Available here.

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Iris Marion Young 2016

GSWS is so proud to be honoring 4 outstanding people working their hearts out for social justice:

http://www.news.pitt.edu/news/2016-iris-marion-young

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Instructor Julie Beaulieu's article on classroom climate and "trigger warnings"

Julie's article was just published in Pitt's University Times:

http://www.utimes.pitt.edu/?p=41092

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2016 Iris Marion Young Award Winners

The University of Pittsburgh Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Program, in conjunction with GSPIA, is happy to announce the winners of the 2016 Iris Marion Young Award: Jackie Smith (faculty); Sheila Confer (staff); Hanifa Nakiryowa (graduate student); and Saskia Berrios-Thomas (undergraduate).

The Iris Marion Young Award for Political Engagement honors members of the Pitt community who have worked on behalf of social justice and democracy. You can read about the 2016 honorees' accomplishments at the end of this email. 

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