Recent News
WGS hosting "A Conversation with Julia Bryan-Wilson" a feminist art historian from UC Berkeley on 5/8
May 3, 2018
Join renowned feminist art historian Julia Bryan-Wilson for a conversation about her work in, and the relationships between, feminism, the visual arts, and cultural production. In particular, Dr. Bryan-Wilson will discuss the path that led to her career in the visual arts, art history, and feminism, and we will explore the opportunities— and challenges—that are involved for scholars, artists, activists, and other professionals identified as feminists in the visual arts, and in cultural production more generally, in our current moment.
Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Time: 11:10AM-12PM
Location: Bldg. 10, Rm. 115
Mel Y. Chen of UC Berkeley to give a talk on "Queer InHumanism: Thinking with Race & Disability" on 5/7
May 3, 2018
Join Dr. Chen for a talk on queer inhumanism (as conceived with Dana Luciano) as a way to think about current national and global crises and as a way to examine questions about how perceived time plays a role in human (and inhuman) difference. Dr. Chen will also explore how these and related matters have meant that what we today know as ‘race’ and ‘disability’ have become deeply entangled.
Date: Monday, May 7, 2018
Time: 2:10-4PM
Location: Advanced Technology Lab ATL (Bldg. 7, 01)
Queer Studies minor at Cal Poly recognized on Mustang News!
Oct 12, 2017
After years of development, the Women’s and Gender Studies department celebrated the launch of the new Queer Studies minor Oct. 4.
Mireille Miller-Young of UCSB to give a talk on "A Taste for Brown Sugar: Black Women in Pornography" on 10/16
Sep 27, 2017
Mireille Miller-Young, Ph.D., an Associate Professor of Feminist Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara will be giving a talk entitled "A Taste for Brown Sugar: Black Women in Pornography" on Monday, October 16 from 4:10PM-6PM at Cal Poly in the ATL. Sponsored by the Cal Poly Women's & Gender Studies Department. This event is free and open to the public.
Queer Studies Minor Launch Party 10/4
Sep 15, 2017
Come out to celebrate the new Queer Studies minor at Cal Poly!
The Women's & Gender Studies Department will be hosting a Queer Studies Minor Launch Party on Wednesday, October 4 from 4:10-5:30PM. We will have a dessert reception with light refreshments. This event is free and open to the public.
Sandi Clement finds the pathway to Diabetes may be one we overlook...
Dec 12, 2016
There is quite a bit of research over the past three decades which suggests that under conditions of chronic stress, there are certain physiologic changes that occur in the body that might make one more vulnerable to disease.
Elizabeth Adan Recognized as Outstanding Mustang Mentor
Dec 6, 2016
On Thursday, December 1, 2016 at the Cal Poly vs. St Mary's Women's Basketball game, our Women's & Gender Studies faculty, Elizabeth Adan, was recognized for her contributions as an outstanding Mustang Mentor. Thank you for all that you do and congratulations Dr. Adan!
Interdisciplinary Research on Recruiting Women to Engineering Wins National Award
May 15, 2015
Cal Poly faculty members Jane Lehr and Helene Finger and ethnic studies alumna Beverley Kwang were recognized by the American Society of Engineering Education for their research into increasing the number of college women who enroll in engineering disciplines.