BRIDGES

BRIDGES is the student organization associated with the Women's Studies Department here at TWU. It has taken us some time to get off the ground this semester, but we are dedicated to bridging theory and activism and providing a social outlet for TWU Women's Studies students. We hope that if you're not an active member of BRIDGES you will consider coming to our first meeting of the year to help plan activities and get involved in this form of student leadership!

Our first meeting will be held this coming Saturday, November 14th at 12:00 PM in the Human Development Building lounge. Please feel free to bring snacks to share, and ideas of BRIDGES events. We have been asked to provide a Thanksgiving dinner for the women's shelter run by Denton County Friends of the Family, so we will be talking about this event, at minimum.

We hope to see you soon!

Best Wishes,
Rachael and Lauren
BRIDGES co-presidents

NWSA

The National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) 30th Annual Conference will be held in Atlanta, Georgia this year on November 12-15, 2009.  The Theme:  Difficult Dialogues: NWSA 2009.  Our Women's Studies professors will be attending and presenting at the conference.

THE GLORIA ANZALDUA READER

  Please join me in congratulating Dr. AnaLouise Keating on the publication of The Gloria Anzaldua Reader,  
  ed.   AnaLouise Keating, Durham: Duke University Press, October 2009.

   From the publisher:
  "This reader—which provides a representative sample of the poetry, prose, fiction, and experimental  
    autobiographical writing that Anzaldúa produced during her thirty-year career—demonstrates the breadth and
    philosophical depth of her work. While the reader contains much of Anzaldúa’s published writing (including
    several pieces now out of print), more than half the material has never before been published. This newly available work offers fresh insights into crucial aspects of Anzaldúa’s life and career, including her upbringing, education, teaching experiences, writing practice and aesthetics, lifelong health struggles, and interest in visual art, as well as her theories of disability, multiculturalism, pedagogy, and spiritual activism. The pieces are arranged chronologically; each one is preceded by a brief introduction. The collection includes a glossary of Anzaldúa’s key terms and concepts, a timeline of her life, primary and secondary bibliographies, and a detailed index."

DR. KATHY E. FERGUSON

Tuesday, October 20, 2009
6:00-7:30 p.m., CFO 205

Dr. Kathy E. Ferguson will be a guest speaker on the topic "Bush in Drag: Sarah Palin and Endless War."

Women's Equality Day

The Mayor of the City of Denton, Mark Burroughs, proclaimed August 26, 2009 as "Women's Equality Day." Dr. Claire Sahlin, Chair of our Women's Studies Department at TWU as well as the League of Women Voters of Denton and the AAUW - Denton Branch were represented at the City Council meeting. 

Women's Studies at Texas Woman's University - Texas Firsts

 In the State of Texas, Texas Woman's University has become a leader in the field of Women's Studies.  Below are a few of our firsts in the State:

• First public university to offer a degree of any kind in Women's Studies
• First university to offer tenure lines specifically in Women's Studies.  (Even today, few public or private universities in Texas have tenure lines in Women's Studies.)
• First freestanding Women's Studies program
• First Department of Women's Studies (effective August 1, 2009)
• First tenured faculty members in Women's Studies (2005)
• First full professor of Women's Studies (2006)
• First Ph.D. in Women's Studies (pending approval)

Apply to the M.A. program in Women's Studies!

We are accepting applications for Spring and Fall 2010.  Contact womenstudies@twu.edu or call 940-898-2119 for more information.

Who's Who Among Students Awards

 The following Women's Studies students have been nominated for the prestigious Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges:
Deepti Sihota
Sara Sobrino
Johnny Stein

Congratulations to our Graduates

 

Congratulations to our May, 2009 graduates:  Ticcara Cassell and Sara Sobrino. 

Also, congratulations to our December 2008 graduates:  Tara Conley, Dawna Cornelissen, Nova Rhodes Cox, Allison Davis, and Jennifer Nalley!  We are proud that they completed their M.A. degrees in Women's Studies.

 

 

Click here for more of our Women's Studies past events.