Gender And Sexuality Studies

Katie Crawford, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair, professor of history, and chair of the Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies, has been named the interim director of the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities. Crawford’s appointment follows the five-year leadership of Holly Tucker, Mellon Foundation Chair in the Humanities and professor of French, who is stepping down to pursue her research and new trans-institutional projects. Read More

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Author Allison Schachter, professor of Jewish studies, English and Russian and East European studies, will discuss her works in a conversation moderated by Nancy Reisman, professor of English, on Monday, April 3, at the Parthenon. The event, part of the 2022–23 Nashville Jewish Book Series, is co-sponsored by the Department of Jewish Studies and Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Department of History and Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies will host “Before Roe; After Roe? A Reproductive Rights History Teach-in” on Saturday, Sept. 17, from noon to 2 p.m. in Wilson Hall, Room 103. The event is open to the Vanderbilt community. Read More

The Gender and Sexuality Studies Seminar examines new trends and classic ideas in feminist and queer scholarship. This fall, the seminar will focus on Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and the scholarship that discusses the issues in this case.  Read More