women and gender studies

Women's & Gender Studies

The Women's & Gender Studies Program fosters critical awareness and intellectual sensitivity to women's issues, the relationship between gender and other aspects of "identity," including race, class, age, religion and sexuality, methods inflected by the interdisciplinary of women's studies, and how the academic study of women's issues and gender has the power to transform lives.

Clare C. Jen Clare C. Jen,Associate Professor, Chair of Women's and Gender Studies

Women's & Gender Studies

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Location: Knapp Hall - 210
Phone: 740-587-6297

Upcoming Events

The Women's & Gender Studies Program sponsors regular symposia on gender issues that include presentations by Denison faculty as well as scholars from throughout the United States.

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Spotlights

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How We Learn

What is "Intersectional Feminism"?

Taylor Hawk '20 explains why we need to hear the voices of women of all races, economic standings, religions and identities.
Rian Matthews
How We Learn

The Meaning of Context

Rian Matthews '16 critiques the work of an artist - and finds it lacking
CeCe McGee ’15
Where We Go

Holding the Trust

As the college's 2015 recent student trustee, CeCe McGee '15 will join the board of trustees.
Founding feminists
How We Learn

Founding feminists

When Joan Straumanis came to Denison as a philosophy professor in 1971, she was introduced at her first faculty meeting as a "real feminist hell raiser."
Portraits by Harper Leich.
How We Learn

Portraits of Women

Portraits in the department's office in Knapp Hall were created by Harper Leich '04, a studio art major with a concentration in painting and printmaking.

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