~ These exciting events are open to everyone. You do not need to be a student to attend one or all of these ~
Center for the Study of Genders and Sexualities
Winter 2011 Events
The Center for the Study of Genders and Sexualities is a university-wide, interdisciplinary center housed in the College of Arts and Letters. The Mission of the CSGS is to promote cutting-edge research and scholarship in gender and sexuality at the intersections of race, class, religion, ability, and nation. We maintain that empowering and socially relevant knowledge is generated most effectively through close interdisciplinary collaboration among scholars, students, and community members, both on and off campus.
Open House; Center for the Study of Genders and Sexualities
Thursday, January 27, 3:15 pm
King Hall D4051
Meet and mingle with the faculty, staff, and students involved with the Center for the Study of Genders and Sexualities, a university-wide interdisciplinary center housed in the College of Arts and Letters. The Center’s mission is to promote cutting-edge research and scholarship in gender and sexuality at the intersections of race, class, religion, ability, and nation.
Imagining Black Boyhoods: A Talk by Dr. Michael Dumas
Monday, February 7, 4:30 pm
Los Angeles Room AB, 3rd floor, University-Student Union
Dr. Michael Dumas, Assistant Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis of Education at Cal State Long Beach, argues that the absence of Black boys in the public imagination of childhood and in popular and academic discussions of Black males and masculinity have rendered Black boyhood both unimagined and unimaginable.
The “Q” Word: Are We Queer, Gay, or Does it Really Matter?
Tuesday, February 15, 4:30 pm
U-SU Theatre, 1st floor, University-Student Union
Students, scholars, activists, and everyday people discuss the merits and challenges of using the various words and social identity markers used to describe the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community.
A Crushing Love
Thursday, February 17, 6:15 pm
U-SU Theatre, 1st floor, University-Student Union
A Crushing Love, Sylvia Morales’ sequel to her groundbreaking history of Chicana women, Chicana (1979), honors the achievements of five activist Latinas – Dolores Huerta, Elizabeth “Betita” Martinez, Cherrie Moraga, Alicia Escalante, and Martha Cotera – and considers how they balanced single motherhood and activism. Directed by Sylvia Morales, 2009, 58 minutes.
APA Attitudes toward LGBTIQ Matters: Results of a Pilot Study
Wednesday, March 9, 3:15 pm
Los Angeles Room C, 3rd floor, University-Student Union
Dr. Gina Masequesmay, professor of Asian American Studies at CSUN, shares her latest research on Asian Pacific American attitudes toward issues related to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer/questioning community.
Presented by the Center for the Study of Genders and Sexualities, and co-sponsored by Cross Cultural Centers, College of Arts and Letters, Gender & Sexuality Resource Center, Chicano Studies, English, Liberal Studies, Pan African Studies, Philosophy, Sharon L. Bishop and Ann Garry Feminist Endowed Lecture Fund, Women’s and Gender Studies, Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social, University-Student Union and student fees.
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For more information, or to request accommodations for a disability, please contact the Center for the Study of Genders and Sexualities at 323.343.6549 or the Cross Cultural Centers at 323.343.5001.
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