Michael Kimmel, author of Guyland, WSU's common book, will present “What
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Anniversary Celebration WOMEN’S & GENDER STUDIES
JANUARY Tuesday, January 29th 10 am – Noon, Purple Rooms 244 & 245 4 – 6 pm, Oak Rooms E&F, Student Union Trans* Teach In Have you ever wondered about how to make your classroom or work area more inclusive for transgender or gender nonconforming students or employees? In the past few years, there has been an increase in the presence of transgender and gender nonconforming students on college campuses. There has also been an increase in the harassment and discrimination directed at trans people on college campuses. This “teach in” is intended for educators, staff and students who are interested in learning more about trans inclusivity. Attendees will • understand lived experiences and classroom experiences of trans students and faculty; • understand basic terminology and cisgender privilege; • explore their own gender identities/gender expression; • understand language use and the impact it can have in the classroom; • have an opportunity to ask questions of trans students and faculty. Faculty and Staff are especially encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be served. Please email tberg@winona. edu to reserve a spot in either session; morning and afternoon sessions offer the same content (limit: 40 per session).
FEBRUARY February 6, 7 pm, 155 Gildemeister Hall FILM: It was Rape Rape is wrong, illegal, reprehensible—and yet still tragically common. In this film, eight women tell their diverse personal stories of sexual assault. Ultimately, these stories shed light on how this epidemic affects us all.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, February 14, 15, 16, 7 pm, Somsen Auditorium MATINEE on Saturday, 1:30 pm, Somsen Auditorium Vagina Monologues V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. As part of the V-Day 2013 College Campaign, Winona State University is holding a benefit production of The Vagina Monologues, Eve Ensler’s groundbreaking, award winning play. We will also participate in 1 Billion Rising (onebillionrising.org). This is a benefit for the Winona Women’s Resource Center and the V-Day spotlight campaign (tickets, $8 students, $10 non-student). Seating will be general admission. Tickets will be available for purchase beginning 30 minutes before each performance, Somsen Auditorium Lobby. One In Three Women On The Planet Will Be Raped Or Beaten In Her Lifetime. One Billion Women Violated Is An Atrocity. One Billion Women Dancing Is A Revolution.
VDAY UNTIL THE VIOLENCE STOPS
Thursday, February 21, Noon – 1 pm, Purple Room 244, Student Union Faculty Research Series: Brown Bag discussion with Dr. Colette Hyman Join Dr. Colette Hyman for a discussion of her book Dakota Women’s Work: Creativity, Culture and Exile. Dakota Women’s Work examines how the decorative work of Dakota women continued the traditions of the Dakota people, even in the face of exile and attempts at extermination.
Wednesday, February 27, noon-1 pm, 317 Wabasha Hall (“The Space”) Lunch with Barbie (in recognition of National Eating Disorders Week) Please bring your lunch and join FORGE leaders and Barbie for a discussion about eating disorders, body image, and the price of “beauty” in our culture. Attendees will receive a free mirror cling and a luscious dessert will be provided.
MARCH Tuesday, March 5, Somsen Auditorium, 7 pm Michael Kimmel, author of Guyland, WSU’s common book, will present “What About the Boys?” Please join Dr. Kimmel for a discussion of Guyland and the connections between school, boys, and violence. Dr. Kimmel will addresses recent claims regarding a “boy crisis” in our schools as well as the recent violent shootings perpetrated by young men in the United States.
Wednesday, March 6, PAC Recital Hall, 12:00 pm Concert of Women Composers Come experience music from a woman’s point of view! Songs and instrumental pieces by women composers from the 17th through 20th centuries will be performed in the annual Department of Music’s program of music by woman composers in honor of Women’s History Month.
Thursday, March 7, Student Activity Center, Student Union, 11:30 am to 1 pm International Women’s Day Luncheon
SPRING 2013 4:00 – 5:00 pm, Student Activity Center, Student Union
Panel discussion with WAGS alums: “After Graduation: How we’ve used our WAGS minors professionally” 6 – 7 pm Appetizer reception in Somsen Lobby
7 pm, Somsen Auditorium Keynote: Where an Inter/discipline Excels: Women’s and Gender Studies and 21st Century Higher Education Presented by Catherine Orr and Diane Lichtenstein, co-authors with Ann Braithwaite, of Rethinking Women’s and Gender Studies. Join us for what promises to be a lively discussion about the state of the field of women’s AND GENDER studies as Orr and Lichtenstein examine the field’s foundational assumptions as they trace and expose critical paradoxes, ironies, and contradictions embedded in the language of Women’s and Gender Studies—from its high theory to its casual conversations.
APRIL Monday, April 1, in “The Well,” Integrated Wellness Center 138, 7 pm FILM: Sexual Violence & Assault This is a WSU student-produced film that raises awareness about common sexual and reproductive health issues relevant to the campus community. Please join students for a discussion of the film and the issues it addresses.
Wednesday, April 3, Purple Room 244, Student Union Noon – 1 pm Faculty Research Series: Brown Bag discussion with Dr. Emilie Falc Citizen-Sourcing and Reframing Environmental Discourse: An Analysis of Frances Moore Lappé’s EcoMind
Celebrate International Women’s Day by attending a luncheon hosted by WSU students from a number of different countries. FORGE students and international students will prepare the meal, present a program on the status of women internationally, and share personal stories of women’s experiences around the world. Tickets are $5. To reserve your spot, email Tamara Berg (tberg@ winona.edu).
Join Dr. Falc as she provides an analysis of Frances Moore Lappé’s environmental rhetoric in the book EcoMind, which describes a necessary paradigm shift in how we construct our relationship to our world through envisioning and acting on our interconnectedness with one another and nature and how we participate in the world as citizens.
Tuesday, March 12, Somsen Auditorium, 7 pm The Naked I: Wide Open (Abridged)
Tuesday, April 9, I Heart Female Orgasm (program sponsored by SVAC), 7 pm, Somsen Auditorium
Inspired by 20% Theatre Company’s ground-breaking, sold‐out 2009 production of The Naked I: Monologues From Beyond The Binary by transgender playwright, Tobias K. Davis, The Naked I: Wide Open explores gender identity far beyond the land of “male” and “female.”
Wednesday, March 27, 7 pm, 155 Gildemeister Hall Offline and Unfiltered: A Panel Discussion with the editors of Feministing.com Feministing.com is one of the most well-regarded online communities for feminists and their allies around today. * Jos Truitt is involved in immigrants’ rights, racial justice, queer liberation and feminist organizing. * Maya Dusenbery does online communications and social media work for a reproductive rights organization in New York. * Lori Adelman is a writer and advocate for women’s health and rights both domestically and internationally, and she has worked to raise awareness about the obstruction of access to legal abortion after rape in Mexico.
Thursday, March 28 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, Student Activity Center, Student Union Founders’ Panel and Luncheon 20 years ago, a small group of feminists came together to celebrate the birth of the Women’s Studies Program at WSU. After years of hard work, the minor was official. Today we celebrate the founders of the WAGS program. Please join us for lunch as panelists share stories from the early years of the program. Tickets are $5. To reserve your spot, email Tamara Berg (
[email protected]).
Join us to laugh and learn about the “big O,” the most popular topic sex educators Marshall Miller and Dorian Solot teach about! Orgasm aficionados and beginners of all genders are welcome to come learn about everything from multiple orgasms to that mysterious G-spot. Whether you want to learn how to have your first orgasm, how to have better ones, or how to help your girlfriend, Dorian and Marshall cover it all with lots of humor, plenty of honesty, and an underlying message of sexual health and women’s empowerment. Are you coming?
Thurs, April 25, Take Back the Night, hosted in partnership with the Women’s Resource Center of Winona, 6 pm, SpeakOut followed by a rally and march, Student Activity Center, Student Union “Take Back the Night” raises awareness surrounding the issue of sexual violence in the community. There will be an informational session on abuse and prevention, and audience members will be invited to participate in the SpeakOut. Refreshments will follow. The 2012 Women’s History Month calendar of events is supported by the Women’s & Gender Studies Program, the College of Liberal Arts; the College of Nursing and Health Sciences; the College of Science and Engineering; the Inclusion and Diversity Office, International Services, the Departments of Communication Studies, English, Music, and Theatre & Dance; WSU’s GLBTA Committee; WSU’S Sexual Violence Advisory Committee; The WSU Foundation; the GLBA Partnership, FORGE, NOMAS, and the WILL Program. Contact Dr. Tamara Berg (tberg@ winona.edu) for more information.
