Gender Studies Department

Masculinity, martyrdom, slavery, visual spectacle, and national identity will be examined Monday, March 10 at 4:30 p.m. in the address "Death on Display: The Martyred Male Body in Civil War Visual Culture." Focusing on the many images in paintings, lithographs, photographs and other media, Elizabeth Young, associate professor of English and American studies at Mount Holyoke College will discuss visual representations of the male soldier in the Civil War.

The presentation, in Main Hall 201, is free and open to the public.

In case you missed the Helen's and Betty's first presentation...

GENDER STUDIES PRESENTS
Visiting Professor Helen Boyd
With her partner Betty Crow
In an encore performance
"Gendered Relationships"

Helen and Betty will talk about their own marriage, its evolution from heterosexual to queer, and their life as a visible trans couple.

To be held this Sunday, March 16, at 3:30 p.m. in 102 Science Hall

Gender Studies Fellow candidate Siobhan Brooks will be presenting a talk entitled "Desire and the Reproduction of Race: Erotic Capital, Inequality, and Violence" at 11:10 on Thursday April 3 in Briggs 420.

Julie Konik, a fellows candidate in Psychology, will present a talk on Tuesday April 1 at 4:30 in Briggs 420, titled "Minority Strength: Exploring How Social Minorities Not Only Survive But Thrive."