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The Gender Studies in GA Virtual Conference commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Institute for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) at Georgia State University, the 50th Anniversary of women’s studies as an academic discipline, and the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment.
The virtual conference will be October 22-23. Concurrent sessions will feature panels from WGSS programs statewide discussing teaching, research, and engagement in the field on and off campus. Program sessions will be available Thursday and Friday at 10:00am and 2:00pm. Plenary panels will be featured on Thursday and Friday. A keynote address will also be featured by political leader and activist, Stacey Abrams.
The gathering will feature panel sessions from WGSS programs from around the state of Georgia. Panelists will discuss program strengths, challenges, and strategies from the perspective of department chairs, faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, and community partners.
The event is open to the public, but registration is required. GS in GA is co-sponsored by the Southeast Region Women’s Studies Association (SEWSA), who will coordinate registration. This virtual gathering is supported in part by the Georgia State Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Co-sponsors also include the Georgia State Center for the Study of Africa and Its Diaspora (CSAD) and the Georgia State Department of History.
For more information about registration, the conference agenda, and participating universities, visit this link here.
