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Greeting from Iowa State University
Women's and Gender Studies Program!
(from left, back: Dr. Michael Goebel, Sarah Chase Crosby, Kimberly Hope, Dr. Danielle Wirth, Dr. Alissa Stoehr, Dr. Michèle Schaal; front: Christiana Langenberg, Dr. Rita Mookerjee, Dr. Ann Oberhauser)
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Message from the Director
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 Bonjour – Ciao – Hola – Ola – Hej !
Welcome back to Iowa State!
The fall semester is starting with the excitement of new classes and (re)connecting with friends and colleagues on campus. I hope you had a chance to rejuvenate yourselves this summer with travels, relaxing with family, transitions, or reading some good books.
We are very pleased to welcome our new WGS faculty member, Rita Mookerjee, who recently completed a PhD in Literature at Florida State University. She will teach courses on gender and globalization, feminist theory, and queer studies for the program. See more details below.
The fall semester also brings lots of opportunities to get involved in activities on campus and around Ames. Our WGS kick-off event is Sept. 4th at the Sloss House on campus, Ames PrideFest is Sept. 7th, and our seminars start with a recap of the WGS student summer internships and study abroad programs. I look forward to seeing you in person (or online) at some of these events.
In closing, I would like to pay tribute to Toni Morrison, a phenomenal feminist writer and the first black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Her novels and messages about justice and the power of freedom have made me critically think about how to be a feminist.
"I tell my students, 'When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.” (Toni Morrison)
Please join us in celebrating her life and working to carry this message and actions forward in our everyday lives.
Finally, the WGS Program offers students and faculty opportunities to learn outside the classroom, develop research, study abroad, and much more. We appreciate your support in advancing our program!
Ann Oberhauser, Director, Women's and Gender Studies
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Fall 2019 Kick-Off Event Scheduled for September 4th
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Wednesday, September 4 | 4:00-6:00 PM | Sloss House
**Refreshments will be provided!**
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Pridefest Volunteers Needed!
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Women's and Gender Studies will be represented at the 2019 Ames Pridefest, Saturday, September 7, from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
Sign up by clicking the button below!
Volunteer shifts are 2-3 hours. Contact Kim (khope@iastate.edu) if you'd like a shift not listed.
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WGS Faculty Receive Multiple Awards
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Dr. Michael Goebel received the Liberal Arts and Sciences Award for Early Achievement in Teaching.
Recipients will receive their awards at the LAS Fall Convocation September 9, 2019 at the ISU Memorial Union.
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Dr. Rita Mookerjee will conduct research abroad as a part of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for a year, starting in Spring 2020. “I will use my Fulbright grant to illuminate daily life and food culture in Jamaica. My study will elevate marginalized voices and counter the many stereotypes of Jamaica perpetuated in the West.”
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Dr. Michèle Schaal was invited to give a keynote presentation on the author Virginie Despentes at the Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada, on April 5, 2019. The conference was organized by graduate students Léonore Brassard and Sarah Giguère, in collaboration with Professor Judith Sribnai.
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Welcome to our new WGS Graduate Teaching Assistants
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Stephanie Gibb-Clark
WGS 160
"Gender Justice"
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Jessica Adams
WGS 201
"Intro to Women's and Gender Studies"
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Nancy Gebhart
WGS 201
"Intro to Women's and Gender Studies" |
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Cate Swan
WGS 201
"Intro to Women's and Gender Studies" |
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Featured WGS Faculty: Dr. Rita Mookerjee
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Student Spotlight: Anna Swartzendruber
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One of our Women’s and Gender Studies students, Anna (she/her/hers), spent the summer working as a sexual assault team intern at Assault Care Center Extending Shelter & Support (ACCESS), which helped her meet her WGS 491 credits. Anna worked as an advocate for victims of sexual assault and helped the organization with training development. To read more about her experience as a WGS student, visit our website.
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- WGS 160 Gender Justice | Dr. Goebel
- WGS 201 Intro to Women's & Gender Studies | Dr. Stoehr
- WGS 205 Intro to Queer Studies | Dr. Mookerjee
- WGS 301 International Perspectives on Women & Gender | Dr. Mookerjee
- WGS 307 Women in Science & Engineering | Dr. Srivastava
- WGS 308 Write Like a Woman | C. Langenberg
- WGS 320 Ecofeminism | Dr. Wirth
- WGS 321 Economies of Discrimination | Dr. Huffman
- WGS 323 Gender & Communication | Dr. Odenweller (section 1); Dr. Oles-Acevedo (section 2, section XW)
- WGS 327 Sex & Gender in Society | Dr. Popillion
- WGS 328 Masculinities & Manhood | Dr. Goebel
- WGS 338 Feminist Philosophy | Dr. Lyles
- WGS 346 Psychology of Women | Dr. Scheel
- WGS 349X Psychology of Sexual Orientation | Dr. Prieto
- WGS 370R Russian Studies in English: Women's Voices in Russian Culture | Dr. Mesropova
- WGS 385 Women in Politics | Dr. Kedrowski
- WGS 401/501 Feminist Theories | Dr. Mookerjee
- WGS 430 Gender and Consumer Culture | Dr. Goebel
- WGS 450/550 Human Trafficking | Dr. Stoehr
- WGS 494 Women and Gender in Art | Dr. Godbey
- WGS 621 Pedagogies of Dissent | Dr. Swalwell
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