Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Events

Sociology professor Danielle Currier will give a talk on "Hook-up Culture."

As emotions run high with recent events, such as the congressional hearings on Muslims, the political uprisings in the Middle East, and the continued "War on Terror", come learn the Muslim Perspective!

Come See the Oscar Nominee for Best Documentary (1979), sponsored by Women's Studies in honor of Women's History Month. Dir. Lorraine Gray (45 minutes)

Dr. Christine Quinan (French, UC Berkeley) will give a talk entitled "Gender and Institutional Amnesia in the French-Algerian War." Light refreshments and drinks will be provided and everyone is welcome!

Patrick Hayes Writers Series welcomes guest lecturer and novelist, Professor Frances Washburn

Professor Valerie Smith, Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature at Princeton University will give a lecture on the works of Toni Morrison entitled, "Trouble in Paradise." This event is free and open to the public. Reception will follow the lecture.

This award-winning play is based on V-Day Founder/playwright Eve Ensler's interviews with more than two hundred women.

A week of events featuring wellness and health. Sponsored by CARES.

Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Karen Gabriel, a visiting professor from St. Stephen's College in India, will give a talk entitled "Melodrama, Bombay Cinema, and the Politics of Exclusion: The Case of Mother India / Bharat Mata."

Get your best dresses, suits, and/or t-shirts ready for Drag Ball 2011! Dance the night away with a DJ, student performances, and free food. Gender bending is encouraged but not required.

The W&M chapter of the International Justice Mission is hosting a series of events on campus as part of their anti-slavery campaign. Everyone is welcome!

A documentary on the world water crisis and its impact on women.

For many people, diaries are the province of young girls, who pour out their secret sorrows and then lock them away from the prying eyes of friends and relatives. In this exhibit, we unlock the mystery of the diary, demonstrating their multiple forms.