GSWS Solidarity Statement in support of Waterloo Professor and Students

The victims of the stabbing at the University of Waterloo, including their friends and families, are in the minds and hearts of the students, staff, and faculty in the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies at York University. The misogynist, homophobic and transphobic hate crime committed against the professor and two students in Waterloo’s “Philosophy […]

GSWS 2022 Annual Lecture

Ways of Witnessing Black Motherhood: Spectacles of Suffering, Mortal Rebellions, and the Tyranny of Love with Jan-Therese Mendes, PhD          Please join us for the 2022 Annual Lecture, School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies featuring Dr. Jan-Therese Mendes.   Date: Friday, March 11, 2022 Time: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm (EST)  Dr. Mendes holds a PhD in […]

Sexuality Studies Spotlight

Sexuality Studies Spotlight is a podcast that highlights what you can do with your sexuality studies degree. Produced in collaboration with the York University Sexuality Studies Program, episodes feature interviews between undergraduate students and activists, scholars, and professionals who demonstrate how you can apply a critical sexualities lens to just about anything.  The trailer is […]

Visiting Scholar in Sexuality Studies Talk: "Beyond the Paradox of Rights

Notes on 'Khwajasara Becoming' in Pakistan" with Dr. Salman Hussain Date: February 17, 2022Time: 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm (EST) Dr. Salman Hussain is the 2021-2022 Visiting Scholar in Sexuality Studies and a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Social Anthropology at York University. Dr. Hussain is a Cultural Anthropologist with research interests in […]

And Still We Rise: Womxn Opposing Oppression & Proposing Change

On March 10, 2021, Dr. Jill Andrew (MPP Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ontario NDP Critic for Culture and Women’s Issues) was the featured speaker for the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies’ Annual Lecture. The recording of the event “And Still We Rise: Womxn Opposing Oppression & Proposing Change” is linked for those who were unable […]

The Centre for Feminist Research and the Sexuality Studies Program Present: The 2021 Visiting Scholar in Sexuality Studies Talk

"Femmeship: Political Alliances, Communities of Care, and Friendship in Femme Internet Culture" – by Dr. Andi Schwartz Date: March 24, 2021Time: 3:00pm – 4:30pm Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Dr. Andi Schwartz is the 2020-2021 Visiting Scholar in Sexuality Studies […]

And Still We Rise: Womxn Opposing Oppression - March 10, 2021 at 1 pm.

The School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies’ ANNUAL LECTURE"And Still We Rise: Womxn Opposing Oppression & Proposing Change"featuring Dr. Jill AndrewMPP Toronto-St. Paul’sOntario NDP Critic for Culture and Women’s Issues Womxn have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. While COVID-19 has been referred to as an ‘unprecedented’ pandemic, in this talk Jill Andrew (she/her) highlights […]

"Combatting Sexual Violence on Campus: Activism, Prevention, and Canadian Universities' Responses" - March 19, 2020, 2:30-4:30pm

Combatting Sexual Violence on Campus (PDF)

Postponed - Visiting Scholar Talk: "The Desi Butch Archive: Refusals, Reworking, Reimagining." - March 12, 2020, 2:30-4:30pm

Postponed Visiting Scholar Talk Dr. Naveen Minai -Room Change (PDF)

The Meet and Greet is Back Again!!

All students enrolled into GWST & SXST courses at Keele and Glendon campuses are invited. Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Meet and Greet, February 28, 2020, 11am-1pm