WGST Events

Calendar of Events for Fall 2013

Food with Feminists

Every Wednesday, 2-4:00 pm / WGS Office, 7 College Way room 100 | Free and open to students

 

Food with Feminists will happen on Wednesdays from 2-4 in the WGS office.  Every week there will be different kinds of food—everything from chips and salsa to cupcakes to pizza—and all of you are welcome to drop by and snack.  There's no agenda at all.  You're welcome to bring your homework or questions about your WGS classes.

And this is a student event.  No faculty will be hanging out, so you don't have to be at all impressive. The first FwF is on Sept. 18.  Hope you all will drop by.

Coffee and Cinnamon Rolls

Tuesday, August 20, 2013 | 10:30-11:30am | WGS Office, 7 College Way room 100 | Free and open to students, faculty, and staff

Join us for an informal get-together to kick off the school year with delicious cinnamon rolls, sticky buns, and fresh coffee from Wildflour.

Women’s Equality Day Screening of Girl Rising

Monday, August 26, 2013 | 7pm | Robert Scott Small, room 235 | Free and open to the public

Girl Rising is a film about the importance of educating girls. For instance, if a mother is literate her children are 50% more likely to survive past the age of 5. The film tells the stories of girls who have successfully challenged education inequality in their home countries.  Sponsored by the Lowcountry League of Women Voters.

Unleashing the Black Erotic:  Gender and Sexuality—Passion, Power, and Praxis

September 18-21, 2013 | Avery Research Center | http://conferences.avery.cofc.edu

This conference—exploring race, gender, and sexuality—will include such events as a keynote address by journalist and author Joan Morgan.  Sponsored by the Avery Research Center and the African American Studies Program.

Nancy Cott, “Why History Matters:  Same-Sex Marriage and the Courts”

Thursday, Sept 19, 2013 | 7pm | Alumni Ctr, 86 Wentworth St. | Free and open to the public

Dr. Nancy Cott, professor of History at Harvard University and pioneer of American women's history, will discuss the history of marriage and the role of historians as activists in the fight for same-sex marriage.  Cott's testimony at the United States Supreme Court helped influence the decision to repeal DOMA and grant measures of equality to same sex couples, two 2013 court decisions that reframed the debate on same sex marriage.  Sponsored by the History Department.

Spirit Day, featuring Laverne Cox

Thursday, October 17, 2013 | 6pm | The Cistern | Free and open to the public

Laverne Cox is an actor, writer, speaker, and transgender advocate.  Her performing roles have earned critical acclaim.  She stars in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, and as a transgender advocate, she works for transgender acceptance and visibility. Sponsored by We Are Family.  Cosponsored by WGS, the Alliance for Full Acceptance, the Office of Institutional Diversity, Student Life, and the Multicultural Student Center.

The Feminine Mystique Fifty Years Later

Tuesday, October 22, 2013 | 6pm with reception following | Addlestone Library, room 227 | Free and open to the public

A panel of women considers how the world has changed since Betty Friedan published The Feminine Mystique in 1963—and how things have stayed the same. Panelists include Patricia Williams-Lessane (Avery Research Center), Megan Holmes (Charleston Concierge Company) and Terry Haas (River Landing Realty).  Sponsored by WGS and Friends of the Library.