Upcoming Feminist Dialogues Speaker Series with Dr. Sarah Olutola

Please join the Gender and Women’s Studies Department for the second speaker in our Feminist Dialogues Speaker Series, Dr. Sarah Olutola!

Compassion and Courage: Writing in Tough Times

 At this important juncture in history, these are the times when our words matter more than ever. What are the responsibilities of writers in today's world? In this talk, Dr. Sarah Olutola speaks a little bit about writing with compassion and courage.

 

Event Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - 11:30am to 1:00pm EST

Event Location: Online (Zoom)

Zoom link: https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/j/94353992276?pwd=aUoxUHVBUXg1bmNvL0FLclh1UWV4...

Dr. Sarah Olutola, poster contains QR code but text is provided on website details.

GWS Winter Course (Reproductive Justice)

Course starts January 2024
Delivery time: Tuesday & Thursday 10:30AM - 12:00PM
Course code: WOME-2111-WA
Delivery method: In-person (Thunder Bay)
Instructor: Dr. Rosemary Kimani-Dupuis

Event Fee: Please contact Student Central for affiliated fees at studentcentral@lakeheadu.ca

 
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GWS winter course (Housewives, Radicals and Gender-Blenders)

Course title: Housewives, Radicals and Gender-Blenders: Theorizing Equality 
Course code: WOME-3030-WDE 
Delivery: Online (web course) / Jan. 2024 - April 2024
Instructor: Dr. Jen Roth

Course description: An introductory examination of the questions, tensions and debates within contemporary feminist theory from the late 20th Century to the present. This course considers multiple feminisms' arguments, strategies and politics to understand how contemporary theoretical positions account for material inequalities and lived experiences of marginalization, and how they work towards social justice in gender.

Please contact Student Central for any applicable fees at studentcentral@lakeheadu.ca or (807) 343-8500.

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Gender and Women's Studies Public Talk (June 30)

Event Date: Friday, June 30, 2023 - 10:00am to 11:00am EDT

The Department of Gender & Women's Studies invites the University community to join us for the public talks presented by the short-listed candidates for the Tenure Track Position in GWS.

Rosemary Kimani-Dupuis

The Transnational Trajectory of Trauma: Gender, Migration and Global Health Governance

June 30, 2023 (Friday)/ 10:00 am (Eastern Standard Time)
/ zoom link: https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/j/96239105055
Meeting ID: 962 3910 5055

Poster with event details. For text, please refer to the webpage.

Gender and Women's Studies Public Talk (June 22)

Event Date: Thursday, June 22, 2023 - 10:00am to 11:00am EDT
The Department of Gender & Women's Studies invites the University community to join us for the public talks presented by the short-listed candidates for the Tenure Track Position in GWS.
 

Jessica Jurgutis

Anti-Colonial Abolitionist Feminisms: Building Transformative Visions through Life-Affirming Praxes

June 22, 2023 (Thursday)/ 10:00am (Eastern Standard Time) / zoom link: https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/j/92412842101 Meeting ID: 924 1284 2101

Poster with event details. For text, please refer to the webpage.

Gender and Women's Studies Public Talk (June 20)

Event Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - 10:00am to 11:00am EDT
The Department of Gender & Women's Studies invites the University community to join us for the public talks presented by the short-listed candidates for the Tenure Track Position in GWS.
 

Suzanne Narain

Indo-Caribbean women in the Jane and Finch community: Reimagining social reproduction and social change through the diasporic yard

June 20, 2023 (Tuesday) / 10:00am (Eastern Standard Time) / Zoom link: https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/j/96802938488?pwd=WHRSTEtXQmt1RnNRZCtFdHFuWXNYZz09 Meeting ID: 968 0293 8488
Indo-Caribbean women in the Jane and Finch community: Reimagining social reproduction and social change through the diasporic yard. Details of the event are on the Webpage

GWS Undergraduate Position (Social Media Developer)

Undergraduate Position: Social Media Developer

 

April 4, 2023.

 

The Department of Gender & Women’s Studies requires 1 undergraduate student for a fixed term part-time contract during April and May 2023 to develop, create, and launch our social media presence. The successful candidate will work a total of 62 hours.

 

Maximum of 62 hours for the contract

Rate of Pay: $25.00 per hour, including vacation pay as per
CUPE collective agreement.

 

Qualifications: Upper-level student in third or fourth year. Completion of WOME-1100 or a second year Gender and Women’s Studies core course. The successful candidate will have experience developing and launching social media platforms. Candidates with demonstrated knowledge of social media best-practice for promoting posts and drawing followers will be given preference.

 

Interested students should submit a copy of their resume and a Confirmation of Eligibility to Work in Canada form to:

 

Dr. Jenny Roth, Acting Chair
jroth@lakeheadu.ca
Cc. womensstudies@lakeheadu.ca
Department of Gender and Women’s Studies
Lakehead University

 

Application Deadline: April 14, 2023 at 4:30pm.

 

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