Department of Women’s and Gender Studies

2023 News

Recent Event with Dr. Jules Gill-Peterson

This past month, Women's and Gender Studies had the honor of hosting Dr. Jules Gill-Peterson.

OPEN: Search for Department Chair

The Department of Women's and Gender Studies is seeking a department chair.

Upcoming WGST Awards

Check out the upcoming awards for students and faculty!

Stephanie Mitchem - An eye towards the future

Stephanie Mitchem knows a lot about intersectionality. The religious studies professor's research and writing incorporates disciplines including anthropology, history, cultural studies, African American studies, and women's and gender studies, with a special attention to health and well-being.

Ed Madden - Engendering identity scholarship

Poet and scholar Ed Madden was already drawing from multiple disciplines when he joined the Women's and Gender Studies program in 2008. Specializing in Irish literature and culture, British and Irish poetry, LGBTQ literature, sexuality studies, creative writing and poetry, Madden found freedom to explore collaborative scholarship.

Dawn Campbell - Agent of change

Two years ago, Dawn Campbell's enterprising program wouldn't have been possible. As an academic program at the time, Women's Studies and its faculty were limited in the kinds of initiatives they could propose and pursue.

Sally Boyd - A feminist's early beginnings

Sally Boyd and her sister grew up in the 1950s watching their mother juggle caring for the family while working a job outside of the home. They learned from their mother's example that women could be empowered to take care of themselves.

Past, present and future: Change makers in women's and gender studies at USC

In 1972, fewer than a dozen women met behind closed doors on the University of South Carolina's Columbia campus. What they discussed was not illegal or criminal but felt conspiratorial just the same.

WGST Spring 2023 Newsletter

The USC Department of Women's and Gender Studies would like to share the latest edition of the WGST newsletter.

WGST receives funding from McCausland Foundation

WGST is excited to announce that the department has received two University of South Carolina College of Arts and Sciences McCausland Foundation grants!

Honoring Dr. Drue Barker

The Department of Women's and Gender Studies mourns the passing of Dr. Drue Barker

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