Awards: Call for Student Papers
AWARDS SEASON IS UPON US!!! The Sixteenth Annual Elizabeth Phillips Award will be presented this Spring. The award pays tribute to the late Elizabeth Phillips, Professor Emerita of English, for her exceptional scholarly commitment to the advancement of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies. A monetary prize and […]
“Some of Us Are Brave” Symposium – 4/7/2022 at 4pm
Join Dr. Shanna Greene Benjamin, Professor and Chair of the department of Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies Julia Jordan-Zachery, and Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities and director of the Program in African American Studies Corey D. B. Walker for an afternoon of readings and […]
BlackWomanology: A One-Woman Play by Masha Dowell – April 6, 2022
Let’s talk about who defines the Black Woman’s experience in the journey to Black Womanhood. Come join the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department and the African-American Studies Program for ‘BlackWomanology’, a one-woman play written and performed by Masha Dowell. This event is free and open […]
2nd International Virtual Colloquium “Re-thinking Marginalized Identities in Pandemics” (October 9th, 2020)
Sant’Anna Institute and Wake Forest University have teamed up to offer the second International Virtual Colloquium on the topic of “Re-thinking Marginalized Identities in Pandemics”.We are pleased to invite professors and students of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies as well as other interested members of […]
Search for a tenured associate or full professor of Black Feminist Studies
WGSS announces a search for a tenured associate or full professor of Black Feminist Studies who will also serve as Chair of the Department. The position begins July 1, 2021. Please see our advertisement for the position here.
Fall 2019/Spring 2020 Newsletter
Read all the latest developments in WGSS in the annual newsletter.
A Message from the Graduate Program Director
It is with much pride and admiration that I announce the first class of graduate students at Wake Forest who completed the Graduate Concentration in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Though graduation this year is not what we all pictured, we want to recognize and […]