Trans Studies NOW! "We're here, we're Queer, Trans, and Feminist in the Academy"
Trans Studies NOW! "We're here, we're Queer, Trans, and Feminist in the Academy," is on April 11 at 5p.m. at the A.D. White House.
Catherine Appert on Planet Rap: Where hip-hop came from and where it's going
During this Winter Session course offering, Dr. Appert will survey the vast musical and cultural impact rap has had on the world since its inception in New York City during the 1970s.
FGSS graduate field member Riché Richardson receives literary society award
"Emancipation's Daughters" earned the 2022 C. Hugh Holman Award from the Society for Southern Literature.
Book reexamines scholarship, teaching in the era of COVID-19
Three years after the disruptions of 2020, teaching and research continue to be immensely different from pre-pandemic times, according to FGSS affiliated faculty member Debra Castillo.
Banerjee named Mellon Fellow in diversity network
Banerjee will participate in a two-year academic leadership and governance fellowship.
Alumna explores impact of Asian American Hollywood icon
Shirley Lim's ’90 research into Hollywood icon Anna May Wong is receiving lots of attention as Wong is pictured on a new set of U.S. quarters.
Riché Richardson receives literary society award
"Emancipation's Daughters" earned the 2022 C. Hugh Holman Award from the Society for Southern Literature.
Book reexamines scholarship, teaching in the era of COVID-19
Three years after the disruptions of 2020, teaching and research continue to be immensely different from pre-pandemic times, according to scholar Debra Castillo.
Role of women in early Christianity informs Catholic present
“As Roman Catholic Church leaders meet this month for the Synod on Synodality, some women—both nuns and laypeople—have been invited to join the workshop," says Kim Haines-Eitzen.
Conference highlights humanities projects on the theme of “Crossing”
The Society’s fall conference on Friday, Oct. 27, will feature talks by seven multidisciplinary fellows.
Learn more about spring 2024 FGSS and LGBT Studies course offerings
For the 2024 spring semester, Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies (FGSS) and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Studies Programs are offering a variety of courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Performance and conference honor Viramontes
Held Oct. 20-21, “Lest Silence Be Destructive" will feature readings, discussions and the first public performance of a musical album based on Viramontes' work.
Laurie Anderson visit offers a glimpse of her world
The Sept. 26 talk was recorded and is now available to view on eCornell.
Scholars spearhead anthology of women’s theater writing
The first wide-ranging anthology of theater theory and dramatic criticism by women and woman-identified writers contains entries by more than 80 scholars, including Cornell faculty and alumni.
Uyghur children in China’s genocide: A symposium
Reported violations of ethnic minority children’s rights by the Chinese government will be explored in a symposium Oct. 27.
Student receives top honor for Boccaccio essay
Grace Aiono ‘26 has been awarded this year’s Giuseppe Velli Prize by the American Boccaccio Association (ABA) for the best undergraduate student essay on the works of Giovanni Boccaccio.
Trans Studies NOW! "Policy and Trans Poetics"
Trans Studies NOW! “Policy and Trans Poetics,” is on November, 9 at 5 p.m. at the A.D. White House.
How are N. K. Jemisin’s novels acts of political resistance?
Anindita Banerjee explains how dispossessed peoples’ stories can inspire a more equitable future for us all.
Faculty Job Posting: Assistant Professor of LGBT and Gender Diverse Youth Studies and Mental Health
Cornell University seeks applicants for a joint tenure-track hire in The Department of Psychology and the Program in Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at the rank of assistant professor, with a start date of July 1, 2024. Applicants must have an earned doctorate in Counseling, Clinical or Developmental Psychology, or a closely related field by July 2024.
FGSS Graduate Minor Spotlight: Elias Beltrán
Beltrán is a doctoral candidate in comparative literature with a concentration in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from the Bronx, N.Y.
FGSS Graduate Minor Spotlight: Amanda Domingues
A doctoral candidate in science and technology studies with a concentration in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Domingues studies how investigators use scientific methods and humanities theories to reconstruct the lives of past humans.
FGSS Graduate Minor Spotlight: Sarena Tien
Sarena Tien is a doctoral candidate in romance studies with a concentration in Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Studies from Richmond, Virginia. She studies representations of female friendship in literature and film from French-speaking Africa and Asia.
FGSS Graduate Minor Spotlight: Nic Vigilante
A doctoral student in music with a concentration in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Vigilante studies how music, sound, and performance are used to create "unreality."
Trans Studies Now! Speaker Series to begin October 3
FGSS and LGBT Studies Programs present a year-long series on trans studies.
Cornell Cinema’s season showcases cult classics, Disney, greatest films of all time
The cinema's fall schedule includes "Rocky Horror Picture Show," as well as some of the British Film Institute’s top movies of all time.
FGSS Graduate Field Faculty Member Samantha Noelle Sheppard Quoted in BBC News Article
FGSS graduate field faculty member Samantha Noelle Sheppard was recently quoted in the BBC News article entitled "Blind Side family feud reignites a cultural debate" by Brandon Drenon.
Undergrads relish challenging Nexus Scholar projects
Nexus Scholars spent eight weeks this summer working with researchers on campus on projects in the humanities, social sciences and physical sciences.
Student Spotlight: Sarena Tien
A doctoral candidate in romance studies Sarena Tien studies representations of female friendship in literature and film from French-speaking Africa and Asia.
Student spotlight: Elias Beltrán
Beltrán is a doctoral candidate in comparative literature from the Bronx, N.Y.
A&S honors 23 faculty with endowed professorships
The professorships are possible because of generous gifts from alumni, parents and friends.
FGSS alum interviews feminist theorist Sara Ahmed
Queer scholar-activist and feminist theorist Sara Ahmed talks to guest co-host of the podcast Unladylike Anuli Ononye '22 about Ahmed's latest book, "The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way."
Theatre collaboration sets stage for community engagement
A&S faculty and students are part "Fertile Grounds,” a community-based play premiered by Ithaca theater organization Civic Ensemble.
Companies pull back from Pride campaigns after backlash, and threats toward employees
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Katherine Sender, a professor at Cornell University focusing on media and sexuality, about the state of corporate LGBTQ+ Pride campaigns.
Merrill Scholars honor mentors at 35th annual ceremony
Forty-three student scholars, including nine from Arts and Sciences, were honored at this year’s 35th Merrill Presidential Scholars ceremony on May 23.
Student Spotlight: Nic Vigilante
A doctoral student in music with a concentration in music and sound studies, Vigilante studies how music, sound, and performance are used to create “unreality."
Thirty-two receive awards recognizing inclusive excellence
On May 16, several Arts and Sciences affiliated graduate students were among those honored for leadership and commitment to diversity, inclusion, outreach, and student engagement.
A&S faculty honored for exemplary teaching, advising
“Helping students realize their greatest potential is at the core of our mission in the College of Arts & Sciences."
Student Spotlight: Amanda Domingues
A doctoral candidate in science and technology studies with a focus on the anthropology of science, Domingues studies how investigators use scientific methods and humanities theories to reconstruct the lives of past humans.
Congratulations to the Class of 2023!
Congratulations to all of the graduating FGSS and LGBT Studies graduate and undergraduate students!
Karen Jaime receives both Schomburg Fellowship for 2023-2024 and Cornell Faculty Champion Award
Karen Jaime (‘97) Assistant Professor of Performing and Media Arts and Latina/o Studies has been awarded a 2023-2024 Schomburg Fellowship and the Faculty Champion Award for Junior Faculty presented annually by the Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement and the Graduate and Professional Student Diversity Council at Cornell.
Nexus Scholars Program expands research opportunities to 101 students
This summer, 101 students in the College of Arts and Sciences will take part in groundbreaking research on campus with 61 faculty as part of the Nexus Scholars Program.
'I learned it's possible to impact systems and structures that appear out of reach'
Prameela Kottapalli is a College Scholar, government & feminist, gender and sexuality studies major.
Cornell Center for Social Sciences names spring grantees
These awards include funding for a conference, a superdepartment grant supporting collaboration in psychology, and 17 grants that will jump-start research across campus.
Integrating STEM majors won’t end gender segregation at work
Only 36% of the gender segregation seen among college-educated workers is tied to their undergraduate degrees, a new study finds.
Passage of ERA legislation ‘long overdue’
The U.S. Senate is set to vote today on a measure that could allow the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to be added to the U.S. Constitution, a century after its introduction.
LGBT Studies announces 2023 prize winners
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Program is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Biddy Martin Graduate Prize and the LGBT Studies Undergraduate Prize.
"On Refugee Grief: An Intergenerational Remembrance" Event Recording
In this keynote held on April 20, 2023, speakers Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi and Yến Lê Espiritu offered an intergenerational remembrance of Đại Tá [Colonel] HồNgọc Cẩn,our cậu hai [oldest maternal uncle] and ông hai[oldest granduncle] respectively, an Army of the Republic of Vietnam officer who was publicly executed by a Communist firing squad.
Art and community: Africana Library exhibits quilts
“Precious Scraps” showcases quilters and fabric artists from across the country, as well as from Cornell -- including Africana Prof. Riché Richardson.
Students can sign up for minor in public history
Students interested in the way history is reflected in monuments, memorials, museum exhibitions, oral histories and in other ways can now sign up to minor in public history.
Displaced. Detained. Undeterred: A Creative/Critical Symposium April 20-23, 2023
Scholars, artists, and organizers who understand the violence of displacement deeply and intimately narrate and theorize how borders, militarized imperialisms, and their colonial genealogies shape people’s lives and foreclose the right to both home and refuge. Featuring presentations, performances, films, installations, conversations, and dialogues that reimagine connections between here and there, the past and present, personal and political.