Women's and Gender Studies News

2024

March

Calling all Women's & Gender Studies and Disability Studies students! Applications open for the WGS/DS Colloquium

Fri. Mar. 15, 2024 11:00 AM
Are you a Women's & Gender Studies (WGS) or Disability Studies (DS) student at UW? Are you taking a UW course with feminist, queer, trans,... Read More

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Welcome, Dr. Aarzoo Singh!

Mon. Mar. 4, 2024 12:00 AM
Dr. Aarzoo Singh joined the Department of Women's and Gender Studies as an Assistant Professor in summer 2023. Dr. Tracy Whalen, Acting Dean... Read More

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2023

November

The Air India bombing and the contours of public memory

Mon. Nov. 27, 2023 12:00 AM
In June, an Angus Reid Poll pointed to how few Canadians remember the 1985 Air India bombing, which the Canadian government has called the... Read More

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June

Dr. Sharanpal Ruprai named 2023 Chancellor’s Research Chair

Tue. Jun. 27, 2023 8:30 AM
Dr. Sharanpal Ruprai has been named The University of Winnipeg's 2023 Chancellor's Research Chair. Associate Professor and Chair of the... Read More

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May

how to listen to the heartbeat of a blue whale: a more-than-human hex score

Fri. May. 19, 2023 12:00 AM
how to listen to the heartbeat of a blue whale is an excerpt from Violet’s Impossible Garden, a queer sequel to the gritty, poetic... Read More

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March

22ND Annual Women's & Gender Studies and Disability Studies Colloquium

Mon. Mar. 13, 2023 9:00 AM
Join us for a variety of presentations from WGS and DIS students. All who are interested may attend! Saturday, April 8, 20239:15 - 4:30 in Rooom... Read More

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Calling all Women's & Gender Studies and Disability Studies Students

Mon. Mar. 6, 2023 9:00 AM
Are you a Women's & Gender Studies (WGS) or Disability Studies (DS) student at UWinnipeg? Are you taking a course with feminist, queer,... Read More

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International Women’s Day 2023

Mon. Mar. 6, 2023 12:00 AM
Dr. Fiona Green, one of the fabulous Professors in the Women's and Gender Studies Department. Dr. Green was highlighted as one of nine... Read More

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February

The Department of Women’s and Gender Studies Statement

Tue. Feb. 28, 2023 12:00 AM
It has come to our attention that there is a talk on March 3rd in the Department of Political Science at the University of Winnipeg. The... Read More

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Interested in doing a project with an intersectional feminist organization?

Mon. Feb. 27, 2023 9:00 AM
Consider Women's and Gender Studies Practicum WGS-4000-9, FW 2023-24. Work with community agencies, government, educational, or social change... Read More

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2022

July

Book Release, OCT 7 -2022

Mon. Jul. 18, 2022 12:00 AM
The collection, Parenting/Internet/Kids: Domesticating Technologies, co-edited by Dr. Fiona Joy Green (Department of Women’s and Gender... Read More

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April

SWARM artist collective creates buzz at Gallery 1C03

Fri. Mar. 25, 2022 12:00 AM
Through beading technologies, digital worlding, embroidery, sculpture, storytelling, poetics, sound, and performance works, the SWARM artist... Read More

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2021

January

Lara Rae named one of Manitoba’s 150 Women Trailblazers

Thu. Jan. 28, 2021 12:00 AM
Lara Rae, one of our fabulous contract faculty members in WGS, has recently been announced as one of the recipients of Manitoba’s 150... Read More

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2019

October

Dr. Sharanpal Ruprai receives Clarence Atchison Award for Excellence in Community Service

Wed. Oct. 2, 2019 9:00 AM
WINNIPEG, MB – The University of Winnipeg will acknowledge six outstanding members of the UWinnipeg community at the... Read More

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May

Frozen Justice videos explore Canadian crime film research

Mon. May. 13, 2019 9:00 AM
The University of Winnipeg is proud to announce the launch of a new video series looking at how crime is depicted in Canadian... Read More

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2018