Asexuality Studies Interest Group @ NWSA

The National Women's Studies Association's (@nwsa) Asexuality Studies Interest Group (formerly @asexualitynwsa) 🖤🩶🤍💜

Chair: Maya Wenzel

[Asexuality Studies Interest Group @ NWSA @NWSAcesGroup]

The @nwsa 2026 aro/ace sponsored panel CFP is now up and looking for submission! Please submit your abstracts by Feb 20, 11:59pm PST! #NWSA #asexuality #aromanticism

https://t.co/7ZHcMNcA9g

[Asexuality Studies Interest Group @ NWSA @NWSAcesGroup]

Reminder that abstracts are due tonight!!

[Asexuality Studies Interest Group @ NWSA @NWSAcesGroup]

The @nwsa 2026 aro/ace sponsored panel CFP is now up and looking for submission! Please submit your abstracts by Feb 20, 11:59pm PST! #NWSA #asexuality #aromanticism

https://t.co/7ZHcMNcA9g

[Asexuality Studies Interest Group @ NWSA @NWSAcesGroup]

@nwsa 2025 is almost here! Our group will have a social gathering Friday (Nov 14) 2:30-3:30pm right before our group's panel "Ace Voices, Ace Joys" 4:00-5:15pm! Please see the program for locations & I'm looking forward to seeing you in Puerto Rico!

[Asexuality Studies Interest Group @ NWSA @NWSAcesGroup]

Elections for @nwsa constituency/interest groups open September & we will have 2 co-chair positions open: one is a 2yr term, the other is a 1yr term

My term ends this year, so please consider running as our group will be inactive if we do not have a chair/co-chairs!

-Maya

[Asexuality Studies Interest Group @ NWSA @NWSAcesGroup]

Our group's panel, "Ace Voices, Ace Joys: Remembering Asexual Struggles, Victories, & Potentialities," was accepted for the @nwsa 2025 conference! The panel will include the wonderful Dr. Megan Carroll, @CantonWiner, Dr. Anna Kurowicka, and myself! Happy pride!

[Maya Wenzel @acefeministmaya]

Excited to share this wonderful article I wrote with Megan Carroll! #asexuality #aromanticism #asexualitystudies #compulsorysexuality

[Dr. Canton Winer @CantonWiner]

I study asexuality for a living. You can read an essay with my thoughts on why Rowling threw this hissy fit here: https://t.co/WoNlgC31Lf

[Asexuality Studies Interest Group @ NWSA @NWSAcesGroup]

The 2025 @nwsa Aro/Ace sponsored CFP is now up! Please complete the Google Form by February 28, 2025, 11:59pm PST to be considered for the panel! Please share widely!

Excited to see you in Puerto Rico,
Maya

CFP: https://t.co/Vt8JmJy2qO

Form: https://t.co/nj5ItoIgqM

[Asexuality Studies Interest Group @ NWSA @NWSAcesGroup]

The 2025 @nwsa Aro/Ace sponsored CFP is now up! Please complete the Google Form by February 28, 2025, 11:59pm PST to be considered for the panel! Please share widely!

Excited to see you in Puerto Rico,
Maya

CFP: https://t.co/Vt8JmJy2qO

Form: https://t.co/nj5ItoIgqM

[Maya Wenzel @acefeministmaya]

I'm excited to share my co-authored journal article, "Who is Queer Enough for Queer Research?: The Issue of Absence Within Queer Research," about the absence of asexuality and queer Muslims in queer research was recently published! 🖤🩶🤍💜
https://t.co/uWu00ArFXE

[Asexuality Studies Interest Group @ NWSA @NWSAcesGroup]

Our group's @nwsa meeting will be at 11am-12pm Friday, 15 November, 2024, Riverfront Salon West at the conference venue!

It will be an informal social meeting/gathering instead so we have more opportunities to chat, network, & have a space for community!

https://t.co/CnZ4w5GrRA

[Asexuality Studies Interest Group @ NWSA @NWSAcesGroup]

Paper of Interest:
“The Ace Citizen of Color: Race and Asexuality Through an Intersectional Lens”
8:00 - 9:15am Saturday, 16th November, 2024
Room 359

If you find other papers of interest, please feel free to add them in the comments!

[Asexuality Studies Interest Group @ NWSA @NWSAcesGroup]

Important @nwsa 2024 conference info about our panel and papers of interest:
Sponsored Session:
Asexual and Aromantic Possibilities: Rethinking and Reconstructing Narratives of Identity and Aspec Discourses
3:30 - 4:45pm Friday, 15th November, 2024
Room 353

[Asexuality Studies Interest Group @ NWSA @NWSAcesGroup]

Please note that NWSA is back to facilitating constituency group elections & we will not be holding elections during our group meeting at the conference
You can find more information here: https://t.co/nFovnZgRQR

[Asexuality Studies Interest Group @ NWSA @NWSAcesGroup]

Hello everyone,

The NWSA call for nominations is out! We have a 1yr co-chair position open for the elections -- if you'd like to run please complete this survey: https://t.co/5l4QFB9L14

Nominees must have active NWSA membership for at least 2yrs & also must be part of our group

[Asexuality Studies Interest Group @ NWSA @NWSAcesGroup]

Reminder that we are looking for abstracts! #asexual #asexuality #aromantic #aromanticism #NWSA #CFP

[Asexuality Studies Interest Group @ NWSA @NWSAcesGroup]

We are excited to share the sponsored panel CFP for the 2024 @nwsa conference! Abstracts must be sent to co-chairs Maya and Augustine at [email protected] by March 6, 2024.

Please see the CFP at this link for more information: https://t.co/PeYEevEsfI

-Maya & Augustine

[Asexuality Studies Interest Group @ NWSA @NWSAcesGroup]

We are excited to share the sponsored panel CFP for the 2024 @nwsa conference! Abstracts must be sent to co-chairs Maya and Augustine at [email protected] by March 6, 2024.

Please see the CFP at this link for more information: https://t.co/PeYEevEsfI

-Maya & Augustine

[Dr. Canton Winer @CantonWiner]

Are you doing research on asexuality/aromanticism?

Submit to present at the very first @ASAnews asexuality/aromanticism research session!

The deadline is Feb 26. @BlkSchlr_BMiles and I will be presiding.

Details below:

[Yasmin Benoit, MSc @theyasminbenoit]

Two days until my first in-person event of #LGBTplusHM! I can't wait to return to my old university. You can attend online or in person!

[asexuals.net @AsexualsNet]

Question for asexuals:

Do you think asexuality is well-represented in educational settings?

#asexuality