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Women's and Gender Studies Welcomes New Faculty 

Kristin Alder, PhD, is a WGS full-time lecturer, starting in Fall 2021. Dr. Alder earned her PhD in Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies from Texas' Woman's University. She was appointed to United Nations Representative of the US Section of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Her research interests include: transnational feminisms; womanist and indigenous epistemologies; science fiction and fantasy literature; and postcolonial literature. 

Leslie Sotomayor, PhD, is a WGS Visiting Assistant Professor, starting in Fall 2021. Dr. Sotomayor earned a dual doctoral degree in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Art Education from the Pennsylvania State University. She is an artist, educator, and curator. Her work focuses on Latina experiences in the US, hybrid identities, psychological and emotional traveling, and post-immigration generations.  

 

Feminist First Friday

Please join WGS for our initial event of the semester - Feminist First Friday on 9/3 at noon. We are featuring our new Lecturer, Kristin Alder, Ph.D., on Women-of-Colors' Science Fiction as Spiritual Activism.

To register for this Zoom event: https://texastech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pceCsrTsvGdz8N9EegsCE_nit-gNKNFt9

Sexism | Cinema

Sexism|Cinema is a feminist film series in Lubbock, Texas.  Selected films feature female protagonists, and our in-person screenings are followed by a 30-minute discussion led by expert guest speakers or Texas Tech faculty. First Wednesday of every month: September 1-December 1, 2021.

Hidden Figures (2016)
September 1, 7:30pm, Zoom - The story of a team of female African American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program. Starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae.

Join our discussion with special guest, Dr. Raegan Higgins.

View the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wfrDhgUMGI

Registration: https://texastech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lcu-orz0iHNRTGrbZ0nFkzGJ0LuGVNBga

Us (2019)
October 6, 7:30pm, Alamo Drafthouse-Lubbock - A family's serene beach vacation turns to chaos when their doppelgängers appear and begin to terrorize them. Starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss

View the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNCmb-4oXJA

Fish Tank (2009)
November 3, 7:30pm, Alamo Drafthouse-Lubbock - Everything changes for 15-year-old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend. Starring Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender, Kierston Wareing

Join our discussion with Claire Cifelli of IFC Films.

View the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u6pg8fuSB4

Zola (2020)
December 1, 7:30pm, Alamo Drafthouse-Lubbock - A stripper named Zola embarks on a wild road trip to Florida. Based on the viral Twitter thread by A'Ziah King. Starring Taylour Paige and Riley Keough.

View the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24KbaKlCDDI

 

National Women's Studies Association Condemns anti-Asian Violence and Racism

 

WGS Librarian, Joshua Salmans joshua.salmans@ttu.edu 

Appointment scheduler: https://guides.library.ttu.edu/prf.php?lmans@ttu.eduaccount_id=145970

 

 

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