SWAG Announcements

Growth in Numbers

The Studies in Women and Gender program continues to grow!  Our student enrollment has grown from 421 during the previous academic year to 517 students in 2007-2008. Last year SWAG offered over 50 primary and adjunct courses to U.Va. students, reaching an additional 347 students. This broad reach is reflected in our steady increase of majors. We started with six majors in 1992 and now range between 45 and 60 majors per academic year.

Gifts

As our faculty and student numbers grow, we are especially appreciative of support that enables the Studies in Women and Gender program to host national and international speakers, to provide current resources and media, to encourage faculty-student interaction at program events, to offer the twenty-first annual essay contest award, and to be present in the life of University of Virginia students, faculty, and staff. The Studies in Women and Gender program is grateful to friends of the program for your support. Your donation has an enormous impact for our students and faculty.

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Tricia Crawford
Devon Provan

Special thanks to Chandra Jessee for her significant contribution to develop a Gender, Science, and Technology course.
 
To support SWAG please visit our online giving page.

Upcoming Events

The Studies in Women and Gender program invites you to attend our annual

SWAG Student-Faculty Social
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
1:00 – 2:30 PM
227 Minor Hall

Come meet, mix, and mingle with our new and returning students and faculty. Refreshments will be served!

SWAG will be launching a new colloquium series in the spring. Details will be posted on the SWAG website as they become available.

New Fall Courses

Please refer to our online program course directory for additional information.
 
SWAG 134: Women’s Photography and Aesthetics
Claire Raymond
 
SWAG 144: Gender and Race in Popular Music
Wendy Hsu
 
SWAG 236: Women’s Rights in America 1776-1920
Cori Field
 
SWAG 302: Gender in Muslim Lives
Holly Donahue Singh
 
SWAG 320: Women, Gender, and Sports
Bonnie Hagerman
 
SWAG 410: Readings in Sexuality Studies
Geeta Patel
 
SWAG 436: Body Politics and the Body Politic
Kath Weston

New Spring Courses

Program course directory information for spring 2009 will be posted in October.

SWAG 101: Gender and the American University
Ann Lane
 
SWAG 224: Black Feminities and Masculinities in U.S. Media
Lisa Shutt
 
SWAG 237: Feminism in America: 1910-Present
Cori Field
 
SWAG 258: Anthropology of Reproduction: Fertility and the Future
Holly Donahue Singh
 
SWAG 340: Women in Revolt:
Women in the French, American, and Haitian Revolutions
Vickie Meyer
 
SWAG 422: Men and Gender Politics
Tristan Bridges