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In co-sponsorship with the Women’s and Gender Studies Department, we present the Women’s History Month Colloquium with a talk given by Dr. Antonia Randolph, Adjunct Assistant Professor. Title: “Everybody’s Protest Music: On Sentimentalism and the Anti-Solidarity Politics of Hip-Hop Culture” … Read more

Join the Department of Communication for the screening of Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) followed by Q&A with filmmaker/screenwriter/star of film, John Cameron Mitchell. This event is made possible by the co-sponsorship from the following organizations: Department of Women … Read more

WGST invites applications from graduate students interested in working as a TA for large lecture classes in the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 semesters. The current TA stipend is $10,300/semester. The student’s home department must cover the tuition waiver; students … Read more

The UNC Department of Women’s and Gender Studies requests nominations from all departments for the Annual Mary Turner Lane Award for Excellence in Research in WGST   **Deadline: February 14, 2025**   THE MARY TURNER LANE AWARD honors a senior, … Read more

This grant will support a series of events, workshops, and public performances throughout the 2025-2026 academic year to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Women’s and Gender Studies Department at UNC Chapel Hill. Engaging public audiences and humanities experts … Read more

The Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGST) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) seeks to appoint two distinguished professors, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Distinguished Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and a Distinguished Professor of … Read more

We are excited to announce a set of community-engaged events centering Feminism and Food Justice. These events are part of a larger Mellon Foundation-funded grant entitled “Collaborative Visions: Leveraging Feminist Theory and Praxis to Address Social Justice.” September 24, 2024: … Read more

It’s that time of year again! Check out the Fall 2024 Department Newsletter! Read all about the changes in our department, what our faculty and students have been up to, and more! Read the full newsletter here!!

Prof. Ariana Vigil recently spoke to the Daily Tar Heel about how the department of Women’s and Gender Studies challenges mainstream feminism. ““Women of color — nonwhite women — have always been involved in feminist movements, even if their contributions … Read more