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VU-WiSE Grad-to-Postdoc Mentoring Event
Nov. 28, 2017—VU-WISE: Grad-to-Postdoc Mentoring Event Thursday, December 7 | Noon–1 p.m. | MRB III 4th Floor Atrium We will break into small groups of graduate students and postdocs. Postdocs can share advice; graduate students feel free to come with questions! Lunch Provided! RSVP at: https://goo.gl/forms/cF6UMidzVCo9IB3o2
Feminism & Faith
Nov. 27, 2017— Feminism & Faith From the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center A reminder that this semester marked the beginning of a new student discussion group through the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center: Feminism & Faith! If you’re interested in joining the group for the Spring 2018 semester, contact Maria Michonski at maria.a.bednar@vanderbilt.edu for more information. All are...
FLiCX: Hollywood’s Gender Problem
Nov. 27, 2017—FLiCX: Hollywood’s Gender Problem A Three-Part Seminar Saturday, December 2, 9, & 16 | 10:00 a.m. | Belcourt Theatre In December, the Belcourt presents a three-part seminar examining the power imbalance in Hollywood that has allowed assault and harassment to thrive. What happens when women’s stories aren’t told and their voices aren’t heard, when the machinations of industry success...
WGS Gender/Sexuality Matters
Nov. 27, 2017—WGS Gender/Sexuality Matters: International LGBT Issues with Dr. Tara McKay Wednesday, December 6 | 4:00–5:30 p.m. | Buttrick 123 Dr. McKay will present her work on LGBT criminalization and activism in Africa. For the past few months, she has been serving as an expert witness in an asylum case for a gay man from Malawi. Due in part to her expert...
MNPS School Choice Application Process
Nov. 27, 2017— Navigating the School Choice Application Process in Metro Nashville Public Schools Tuesday, December 5 | noon | Sarratt 327 Staff members from the Office of School Options at Metro Nashville Public Schools will talk about the school choice application process for the 2018-2019 school year.
Monuments and Memory
Nov. 27, 2017—Monuments and Memory—Beyond Charlottesville Friday, December 1 | 4:10–6:00 p.m. | Central Library Community Room Join us for lively discussion and refreshments with Mark Scala, Chief Curator at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, and Helmut W. Smith, Martha Rivers Ingram Professor of History and Director of the Digital Humanities Center. This event is part of the Open Mind Series from the...
Caught Up with Jerry Flores
Oct. 30, 2017— Caught Up: Girls, Surveillance, and Wraparound Incarceration Wednesday, November 8 | 4:10 p.m. | Kissam Multipurpose Room
Sex Ed and Healthy Relationships Week
Oct. 27, 2017—Show Us How You Burlesque: A Body Positive Burlesque Workshop Monday, November 6 | 7:00-8:30 p.m. | Branscomb Studio Nashville’s premier burlesque school, Delinquent Debutantes, will be leading a 90-minute burlesque session that will teach you some classic moves and leave you feeling more confident and powerful in your body. Come join us for an evening full of...
International Education Week: Transnational Feminism
Oct. 25, 2017—International Education Week: Transnational Feminism Wednesday, November 15 | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Kissam Multipurpose Room Join Feminism 101 in a discussion on transnational feminism: what it is, how it applies to Western feminists, and how to make your feminism transnational! Desserts will be provided.
Fun Home Book Discussion
Oct. 25, 2017—Fun Home Book Discussion Wednesday, November 1 | 6 p.m. | K.C. Potter Center Join the Office of LGBTQI Life for a deep discussion of the incredible graphic novel Fun Home by Alison Bechdel. This program will be led by Drs. Karen Hammer and Mary Zaborskis from the Women’s and Gender Studies program. Dinner will be provided.