Wed, Sept 4th - 7-8:30 pm, Gaylord Auditorium, Rm 1140 (flyer attached)
Unveiling Truths: Race, Gender, and Media Representation
Join us for "Unveiling Truths: Social Justice in Race, Gender, and Media Representation," featuring keynote speaker Traci Williams
WGS is delighted to announce Dr. Traci Brynne Voyles’ “The Settler Sea: California’s Salton Sea and the Consequences of Colonialism” has won the prestigious WHA Caughey Book Prize, given to the most distinguished book on history of the American West.
Will we see you at tomorrow’s event in Gould Hall 130 Gallery from 11am-12:15pm?
Dr. Greenlee joins us to compare patterns of historical neighborhood change for the Chicago region in order to provide insight into the strengths and shortcomings of contemporary interventions.
On Tuesday, October 11, join @oucpd, the Division of Regional and City Planning in the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture in @GibbsSooner, and @OUSocialJustice for a talk with Andrew J. Greenlee of the University of Illinois. All are welcome!
7:13PM, Wagner Room 140! Our director, @TheRealDrRodB, will be apart of tonight's event discussing how and why Black votes matter and its influence in the larger conversation of social justice.
We're excited to see everyone there!
RSVP for tonight's Sneakers & Social Justice happening in Beaird Lounge at 6pm: https://t.co/TtjIqvujPS
For questions regards accommodations please email [email protected]
Tomorrow we'll be at Black Votes Matter with OU's @KADeltas in Wagner Room at 7:13pm.
We'll see you this week!
Congratulations to Dr. Rodney Bates for receiving the "It Takes a Village" Black Excellence Award, presented by African American Programs & Services. Recipients are African American faculty members who have made significant contributions to the African-American community at OU.
Join us in partnership with the Gender + Equality Center in the upcoming event: Sneakers and Social Justice. This event is a chance for sneakerheads to talk about the culture around kicks and how it intersects with social justice.
RSVP here: https://t.co/ozeYdUbc4z.
The Women's and Gender Studies Department is delighted to announce that our very own Dr. Carrie Schroeder ( @ctschroeder ) has been chosen for the VPRP’s Award for Excellence in Research, Design, and Creative Expression in the Humanities and Fine Arts. 1/
Join us in partnership with the Gender + Equality Center in the upcoming event: Sneakers and Social Justice. This event is a chance for sneakerheads to talk about the culture around kicks and how it intersects with social justice.
RSVP here: https://t.co/ozeYdUbc4z.
Don't forget to register for this event next Wednesday! We are nearing the end of our Gender and Justice Speaker series so the time to participate is now!
"Keepers of the Dream: The Black Witness of the Jackson 5"
The next Gender and Justice presentation will be given by James Hill, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies.
The talk will take place on April 6th at 12pm via Zoom. To register, visit https://t.co/UFYpXs8QAu.
Congratulations to OU student and WGS major Joya-Dean Hegamin, who won Wheel of Fortune last night! Check out her post-win interview here: https://t.co/heFrUfVHUF.
Clara Shephard Luper
"Just as in the women's suffrage movement, some of us had to go to jail. We knew we couldn't just sit back, point at someone else, and tell them they had to go. We had to do it ourselves." - Clara Luper, 2000 1/4
Lois Smoky Kaulaity/ (Bougetah, Of The Dawn)
Bougetah, also known as Lois Smoky Kaulaity, was a Kiowa artist born in 1907 near Anadarko, Oklahoma. As a young girl, she attended St. Patrick’s Mission School where she was first given informal art instruction alongside a small- 1/4
Anita Hill
Anita Hill is often recognized for being one of the first public figures to bring the issue of sexual harassment to the forefront of public discussion. Her accomplishments continue far beyond that watershed moment women’s and gender history in the US: 1/
The Five Moons
The Five Moons were five renowned Native American ballerinas, Yvonne Chouteau, Rosella Hightower, Moscelyne Larkin, Maria Tallchief, and Marjorie Tallchief. 1/