Knocked Up and Locked Up: Pregnancy and Prisons in Literature and Law
The Fall 2014 course will examine the political, racial and social contexts that pregnant women in prison experience.
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Ghosts of Doctors Past with Melissa Stein
Medical standards and procedures have been sharply influenced by the past - shaped by social context and a great deal of trial and error. A new course, GWS 309: Health, History, & Human Diversity, will focus on how health care and the medical field has been shaped around social constructions of gender, race, and diversity throughout its history, continuing to play a role in contemporary medicine.
Ladino Rock Star to Speak at UK Today, Perform Concert Tonight
International Ladino recording star and song writer Sarah Aroeste will speak at UK today and perform in Lexington tonight.
UK Students Have Questions, East Kentuckians Have Answers
Students from UK and EKU are supporting local efforts to promote ecotourism in Eastern Kentucky.
Dr. Edward Morris - "Learning the Hard Way"
Recently Dr. Edward Morris was published in the online blog Gender & Society in which he discussed his latest book titled Learning the Hard Way. The book discusses the underperformance of boys in school by approaching actual students to view education from the boys' points of view.
'Reel to Real' to Take Historic Look at Film With Kentucky, Oscar Connections
The UK Special Collections Library's "Reel to Real" series continues tonight with "Coal Miner's Daughter," at 7 p.m. in Worsham Theater.
A Career? Have No Fear.
The Department of Gender and Women's Studies will be hosting an interactive, virtual panel that will feature people who graduated with GWS degrees. The event will take place Monday, January 27, from 2-4 pm in the Hardymon Theater in the Marksbury Building on UK's campus.
All The Right Ingredients: Sydney Dobson
Sydney Dobson's travels to Uganda will combine a number of her passions into one endeavor.
New Faculty 2013: Meet Chamara Jewel Kwakye
The African American and Africana Studies Program and the Department of Gender and Women's Studies are excited to welcome Chamara Jewel Kwakye to their faculty!
Ready To Represent: UK will be in full force at the 37th Annual National Women's Studies Association Conference
90 miles to the north of Lexington on the banks of the Ohio River is the “The Queen City.” The nickname itself could probably be the topic of a panel discussion when the 37th annual meeting of the National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) rolls into town in early November.