Introduction by Provost Susan Collins, Edward M. Gramlich Collegiate Professor of Public Policy, professor of economics, and former dean of the Ford School Annette Joseph-Gabriel, assistant professor of French and Francophone Studies and Editor of the Global Black History section of Public Books Ian Shin, assistant professor of History and American Culture (Asian/Pacfic Islander Studies) … Read more
Anne Cheng, Professor of English, Princeton Madeline Hsu, Professor of History, University of Texas at Austin Dylan Rodríguez, President, American Studies Association (2020-21); Professor of Media & Cultural Studies, UC Riverside Frances Wang, Journalist, activist, poet, artist; Intermittent Lecturer, American Culture, University of Michigan Moderator: Yi-Li Wu, Associate Professor, Women’s and Gender Studies and History, University of Michigan This event … Read more
Join us for a virtual book launch of Meat! A Transnational Analysis on Friday, April 9 at 1:00 PM EASTERN TIME (12PM Central/10AM Pacific) What is meat? Is it simply food to consume, or a metaphor for our own bodies? Can “bloody” vegan burgers, petri dish beef, live animals, or human milk be categorized as meat? … Read more
Register: https://forms.gle/R289rKB93nxx7TYn7 In this 90-minute online workshop, publishing consultant and developmental editor Laura Portwood-Stacer will guide participants through the often opaque world of scholarly book publishing, providing the clarity you need in order to approach publishers and pitch your book with confidence. Topics covered in the workshop will include the acquisitions process for scholarly books, how to … Read more
Gary Harper – SOAR Co-Director & Research Director; Professor of Health Behavior & Health Education, School of Public Health Anna Kirkland – SOAR Co-Director & Academic Director; Director, Institute for Research on Women & Gender; Professor of Women’s & Gender Studies Heidi Bennett – SOAR Program Coordinator & Academic Counselor Are you interested in attending graduate school after your … Read more
Gary Harper – SOAR Co-Director & Research Director; Professor of Health Behavior & Health Education, School of Public Health Anna Kirkland – SOAR Co-Director & Academic Director; Director, Institute for Research on Women & Gender; Professor of Women’s & Gender Studies Heidi Bennett – SOAR Program Coordinator & Academic Counselor Are you interested in attending graduate school after … Read more
Alicia Spencer-Hall, Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Queen Mary University of London (UK) Blake Gutt, Assistant Professor of French, Postdoctoral Fellow, Michigan Society of Fellows, University of Michigan Scott Larson, Lecturer IV, American Culture, University of Michigan LaVelle Ridley, Doctoral Candidate in English and Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Michigan Trans and Genderqueer Subjects … Read more
Surfacing in the mid-twentieth century, yet shrouded in social stigma, transgender medicine is now a rapidly growing medical field. In Trans Medicine (NYU Press, 2021), stef shuster makes an important intervention in how we understand the development of this field and how it is being used to “treat” gender identity today. Drawing on interviews with … Read more
Please join us virtually on Friday, September 24th to watch and discuss the film, Picture a Scientist! This groundbreaking documentary chronicles the lives of three women scientists, who share their own experiences overcoming harassment and discrimination in order to create a more equitable and welcoming field. Watch the movie any time through this link, or join … Read more
This virtual symposium explores groundbreaking, interdisciplinary, feminist scholarship from some of the University of Michigan’s most promising graduate students. The IRWG/Rackham Community of Scholars Fellowship is a prestigious and highly competitive program that has been running since 1997. PhD candidates from across the Ann Arbor campus who are pursuing research, scholarship, or creative activities with … Read more
A presentation for new and junior faculty at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Are you overwhelmed by all the acronyms and processes for getting funding for your research at U-M? Unsure what is meant by BFI funds, shortcodes, eGif, Concur, and discretionary funds? Want to learn more about internal pots of money and fellowships to … Read more
Senior Fellows and co-organizers from the Center for Applied Transgender Studies: Oliver Haimson Alex Hanna Anna Lauren Hoffmann The Center for Applied Transgender Studies is proud to host its first virtual symposium, co-organized by Senior Fellows Oliver Haimson, Alex Hanna, and Anna Lauren Hoffmann and co-sponsored by: Northwestern University (NU) Institute for Sexual and … Read more