WGST news

On February 12, 2026, the Department of Women's and Gender Studies co-hosted a conversation with Ericka Huggins and Gayle Dickson (Asali), organized by Kristie Soares, Cheryl Higashida, and Maisam Alomar. The event drew a full room of students,

Earlier this month, the first episode of PBS's Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History premiered, with the final episode of this 4 part docuseries premiering on 2/16. Professor Samira Mehta, Women & Gender Studies Associate Professor and

About the author: Julie Carr is a Professor at the University of Colorado in Boulder in the Department of English where she teaches courses in poetry and poetics from the eighteenth century to the present, and the chair of the Women and Gender

Dr. Jianmin Shao’s article “The geobiopolitics of trans medicine: Kinship, recalibrated care, and difference-making amid China-US tensions” has recently been published in American Ethnologist.  A flagship journal in social and cultural

Professor Samira Mehta, Women & Gender Studies Associate Professor and Director of the Program in Jewish Studies, is featured in a new PBS docuseries exploring the history behind black and Jewish Americans. She was also an academic consultant

Professor Kristie Soares’ podcast, Soundscapes NYC, has won the Bronze Award for Best Indie Podcast and the Listener’s Choice Award for Best Indie Podcast at the 2025 Signal Awards! The recognized episode, “Lost Women of

Dr. Emmanuel David and Dr. Yumi Roth's Article, "Playing Filipino: Racial Display, Resistance, and the Filipino Rough Riders in Buffalo Bill's Wild West," has been selected for the 2025 Vicki L. Ruiz Award for the best article on

Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship - Fall 2025The Department of Women and Gender Studies (WGST) welcomes applications for the Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship. For detailed program information, including eligibility requirements, the CU

Wednesday April 2nd, 2025 4pm - 5:30pmGates Woodruff Women's Studies Cottage, Reading Room - View mapAdd to calendarWhat’s the relationship between the discourse of queer fluidity and the rise of China since the 1990s? In what ways are queer

The Department of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder hosted a one-day colloquium on feminist perspectives on Global China as part of our Department's 50th Anniversary celebration, March 7, 2025.The rise of China as a new