In response to Boris Johnson’s comments about Muslim women’s attire, WGSS Visiting Scholar Anna Piela published an article on the LSE blog entitled “Wearing the Niqab in the UK: What is British Culture, Anyway?” The piece emphasizes how the media ignores the narratives of niqab-wearers in public debates about face coverings and tries to center them;…
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September 2018
Northeastern student creates Northeastern Women’s Sports Network
Recently, Northeastern student Tali Glickman created a Facebook group to bring together people from the Northeastern community who want to support and uplift female sports teams on campus. The group believes that female teams deserve the same funding, turnout, and respect as the university’s male teams. The members rally together to help increase attendance at…
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WGSS Fall 2018 newsletter
Welcome back, everyone! The WGSS Fall 2018 newsletter is now available here. Find out about program news, exciting upcoming events, and more!
Sarah Jackson discusses Serena Williams, race and tradition in tennis on NPR’s On Point
Sarah Jackson, Communication Studies professor and WGSS Executive Committee member, recently discussed Serena Williams, her catsuit, racism, sexism, and tennis culture on NPR’s On Point. Listen here for free!
WGSS graduate Ethel Mickey awarded 2018 Mother Board Writing Prize
Ethel Mickey, WGSS grad certificate graduate and former Signs graduate assistant, is the honorable mention winner of this year’s GCWS Mother Board Writing Prize! Ethel received well-deserved recognition for her paper “Doing Gender, Doing Networks.” Congratulations to Ethel and her wonderful success! The Consortium for for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality (GCWS)…
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