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Fall 2026 Feminist Lecture Series
TBA!
Previous Semesters:
Spring 2026 Feminist Lecture Series
| Date | Speaker and Topic |
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January 28 |
Suzanne Bost "Gloria Anzaldúa’s Prieta is Dreaming" |
| March 11 4:00-5:00pm CH 111 |
Dyna Arriaga "Thinking Outside of the "Man" Box: Utilizing Masculinity Theory in Higher Education Programming |
| March 25 4:00-5:00pm IC 230 |
Alexander Meeus " Women are the Champions: The Surprisingly Persistent Neglect of Women's Sports in Ancient Greek History" |
| April 15 4:00-5:00pm IC 230 |
Sofia Gabriel "The Feminist Collective Body. Performance and Feminisms in Latin America" |
Fall 2025 Feminist Lecture Series
| Date | Speaker and Topic |
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September 24 |
Jana Kopal and Ariana Santos - Las Fronteras Divinas: Cross-Cultural Mythologies in Latina Literature |
| October 8 4:30-5:30pm Crown 141 |
Maryam Rizvi - Queerness in Islam told through "Hijab Butch Blues" |
| November 12 4:30-5:30pm Crown 141 |
Grace Kubek - Limitations Among Transgressions: The Evolution of Lesbian Activist Fashion from 1950-1980 |
| December 3 4:30-5:30pm Crown 141 |
Evangeline Stott - Rewilding the Creative Process |
New Advanced Master's Pathway (AMP)!
Interested in a WSGS MA? Our new AMP allows Loyola undergraduates of any major to begin graduate coursework during their senior year! Learn more here.
Internships
Attention majors! WSGS 398/Internship is a requirement for your major. If you need to take this course over the summer or in the upcoming year, please begin thinking about what you want to do soon. You should review the WSGS Internship and Practicum page on the WSGS website (linked below). We strongly suggest that you meet with Dr. Boychenko to go over the syllabus and requirements for the internship so that you can be registered for the class and fill out required forms.
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Call for proposals for SPRING 2027 Feminist Lecture Series! Every semester, the Women鈥檚 Studies & Gender Studies program holds the Feminist Lecture Series as an opportunity for individuals or groups to present their research, academic, or professional work. The series includes a wide variety of topics and disciplines with special attention to women and gender in policy and global issues, social justice movements, reproductive rights, and interdisciplinary work. Please use the QR code on our flyer to apply. Click on 'Learn More' to apply for the spring series.
Queer Theory Reading Group
Interested in learning more about the multi-faceted discipline of Queer Theory? Check out our Queer Theory Reading Group!
Looking to the Past to Envision the Future
TCGQT is a colloquium highlighting the works of Undergraduate and Graduate students, which will continue to take place every spring semester. Click 'Details' for more information on panel topics from our last conference.
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