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<\/a>\nThe Gender & Women\u2019s Studies (GWS) program at Brandon University invites proposals for projects that foster links between community-based organizations and our academic program. This community grant aims to help non-profit organizations prepare projects such as workshops, research projects, short-term programming, or other special projects.<\/p>\n
All projects that aim to reduce any form of intersectional oppression will be considered, including discrimination related to gender, race, class, sexuality, disability, and neurodivergence.<\/p>\n
ABOUT GWS:<\/h2>\n
Gender & Women\u2019s Studies (GWS) invites students to challenge prevailing notions of gender and sexualities, and to learn about gender relations as they have been constructed culturally, globally, historically, and institutionally. GWS invites students to develop the critical knowledge and skills to explore the intersections of gender, sex, race, class, sexuality, disability, colonialism, imperialism, citizenship, and transnational identity while paying attention to power, oppression, and resistance. Students engage in dialogue about such topics as feminist and queer activisms, transnational poverty and precarity, diverse masculinities, popular culture and media, reproductive justice, racial politics across borders, and war and violence.<\/p>\n
ABOUT THE GRANTS:<\/h2>\n
There are two types of grants available for the current year (April 1, 2024\u2013March 31, 2025):<\/p>\n
Program Grant: $2000 grants for programming (2 grants available)<\/strong><\/p>\n Grants can be used for expenses to cover workshops, research projects, short-term programming, or other special projects. (E.g., supplies, food, honoraria for guest speakers, etc.)<\/p>\n Work-Study Grant: $4000 grants for programming and to support a student placement in the organization (2 grants available)<\/strong><\/p>\n As part of the grant, a Gender & Women\u2019s Studies student will be placed in the organization. The student will develop work experience and have an opportunity to engage social justice learning outside of the classroom, and the organization will receive labour support. GWS will help the organization pair a GWS student with the organization.<\/p>\n Of the total, $2,500 should be used for a stipend to pay a GWS student to work in the organization during the summer term. The remaining $1,500 can be used for expenses for a special project, event, or programming (e.g., supplies, food, honoraria for guest speakers, etc.).<\/p>\n The deadline for receipt of project applications is March 15, 2024. Grants are eligible for projects that run any time between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025. A simple report describing your project and its results, as well as an itemized budget report listing all expenses incurred, will be required following the project\u2019s completion.<\/p>\n Please see the proposal form below and submit by email to Dr. Lisa Robson, Gender & Women\u2019s Studies Coordinator,\u00a0<\/span>gws@brandonu.ca<\/a><\/p>\n Margaret Laurence Endowment Fund in Gender & Women\u2019s Studies <\/strong> <\/p>\n November 17, 2023<\/p>\n Thursday, November 30th @ 7:00 pm<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>–\u00a0<\/span>9:00 pm<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n A new film directed by an award-winning Canadian writer and artist will be screened on the Brandon University campus this month, providing audiences with a timely and provocative look at gender identity.<\/p>\n Director Michael V. Smith will be in attendance, and will also take part in an audience Q&A.<\/p>\n His film,\u00a0<\/span>\u201cThe Floating Man,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>blends DIY documentary, road trip, performance art, and videopoem into an intimate self-portrait that examines a lifetime of untrue stories about his body.<\/p>\n As anti-trans and drag queen rhetoric in a new wave of rightwing gender wars rage across the globe, the film unpacks his journey as a radical drag performer and genderqueer. It is a timely film about gender fluidity and the power of art to transform a life.<\/p>\n The screening is part of the BU Gender and Women\u2019s Studies speaker series, which has brought a succession of popular speakers to campus events to stand up for queer perspectives. Earlier this year, BU welcomed\u00a0<\/span>Professor Melissa Adler<\/a>, from the University of Western Ontario, and\u00a0<\/span>Dr. Robert Mizzi<\/a>, the Canada Research Chair in Queer, Community and Diversity Education and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba, as well as a member of the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame and the Royal Society of Canada. Both spoke about the importance of including queer content in school libraries, and their events drew large and approving audiences.<\/p>\n This latest event is again being hosted and supported by BU\u2019s Gender and Women\u2019s Studies program, by the John E. Robbins Library, by the BU Faculty Association, BU Human Resources, the BU Office of the Provost, the BU President\u2019s Office, and Brandon University itself. Funding also comes from the Margaret Laurence Endowment Fund.<\/p>\n The screening takes place at BU\u2019s Evans Theatre on Thursday evening. All are welcome to attend, although viewers are advised that the film contains some mild nudity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n As anti-trans and drag queen rhetoric in a new wave of rightwing gender wars rage across the globe, Michael V. Smith\u2019s intimate documentary unpacks his journey as a radical drag performer and genderqueer.<\/p>\n Inspired by Agn\u00e8s Varda, \u201cThe Floating Man\u201d is a unique blend of DIY documentary, road trip, performance art, and videopoem. In this intimate self-portrait by a self-described sissy, \u201cThe Floating Man\u201d sources Smith\u2019s provocative art practice, to examine a lifetime of untrue stories about his body.<\/p>\n A featured project includes Smith on a road trip on British Columbia\u2019s Sunshine Coast, searching for famed Canadian singer Joni Mitchell\u2026 while dressed as Peanut the Clown.<\/p>\n A contemporary thread sees Smith\u2019s body \u2018erased,\u2019 dressed in a black body suit, in an attempt to eliminate all gender signals, asking us, How do we read a body? What does a particular shape tell us about the world? How much do we not realize we assume, often wrongly, about a person we see on the street? How might we assume less?<\/p>\n \u201cThe Floating Man\u201d is a timely film about gender fluidity and the power of art to transform a life.<\/p>\n Wednesday, November 29th @ 3:30 pm<\/span> – 5:00 pm<\/span><\/p>\n Elephant Room, Knowles-Douglas Building<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Confessional and immersive, Smith\u2019s latest collection is a broad tapestry that explores growing up queer and working class, then growing into an urban queer life.<\/p>\n In these poems, we are immersed in the world of a young Smith as he shares the awkward dinners, the funerals, and the uncertainty of navigating fraught dynamics, bringing us into these most intimate moments of family life while outrunning deep grief. Smith moves from first home to first queer experiences: teenage crushes, video cameras, post-club hookups, fears and terrors, closeted lovers, and daydreams of confronting your childhood bully.<\/p>\n \u2018Queers Like Me\u2019 is an enveloping book\u2014a meditation on family complexity and a celebration of personal insight.<\/p>\n The reading is supported by Gender and Women\u2019s Studies, with the Margaret Laurence Endowment Fund, and the English, Drama, and Creative Writing Literary Exchange.<\/p>\n Light refreshments will be provided.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n October 13, 2023<\/p>\n Thursday, October 26th @ 4:30 pm<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>–\u00a0<\/span>6:30 pm<\/span><\/p>\n Gathering Space, John E. Robbins Library<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n A second speaker is coming to Brandon University to talk about the importance of including queer content in school libraries.<\/p>\n Dr. Robert Mizzi is the Canada Research Chair in Queer, Community and Diversity Education and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba, as well as a member of the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame and the Royal Society of Canada.<\/p>\n Dr. Mizzi\u2019s talk, \u201cQueer Flourishing: Why 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion in School Libraries Matters,\u201d will be held on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 4:30 p.m. in the Gathering Space \u2014 an open area at the front of the John E. Robbins Library at BU. All are welcome to attend.<\/p>\n This will be the second talk at BU this fall to support queer content in libraries,\u00a0<\/span>following an earlier presentation by Professor Melissa Adler, from the University of Western Ontario<\/a>.<\/p>\n The event is hosted and supported by BU\u2019s Gender and Women\u2019s Studies program, by the John E. Robbins Library, by the BU Faculty Association, BU Human Resources, the BU Office of the Provost, the BU President\u2019s Office, and Brandon University itself. Funding also comes from the Margaret Laurence Endowment Fund.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n October 11, 2023<\/p>\n Brandon University will welcome a speaker to defend the presence of queer and trans content in schools and public libraries.<\/p>\n Professor Melissa Adler, from the University of Western Ontario, will be at BU Thursday evening. Her talk, entitled \u201cMy Queer Manitoba, in Books\u201d\u00a0will be held in the Gathering Space of the John E. Robbins Library at BU, starting at 7 p.m.<\/a> All are invited to listen, learn, and demonstrate their support for welcoming people of all sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are inviting people in with an opportunity to listen carefully and thoughtfully. If they have a genuine question, let it be asked, and that\u2019s an opportunity to do what we do best: inspire,\u201d said BU professor Dr. Jonathan Allan, a Canada Research Chair and BU professor in English, Drama, and Creative Writing who is also a member of BU\u2019s Gender and Women\u2019s Studies program. \u201cWe invite people to the discussion hoping to change minds and hearts about libraries, if necessary, or at least give them a chance to pause and reflect. And for those in the room who already know all of this, I hope they feel reinvigorated and reconvicted of the need to defend libraries, to celebrate the virtues and pleasures of reading.\u201d<\/p>\n Professor Adler will talk from the perspective of a queer single mom, scholar, and former librarian on the necessity of 2SLGBTQIA+ books and their readers and why they belong in school and public libraries.<\/p>\n \u201cMy talk is based on a love for queer connections and perverse reading practices,\u201d Adler said, using perverse in a way to emphasize how queer people must often forcefully insert themselves into heteronormative society, including by deliberately acting in a way that\u2019s contrary to what others expect. \u201cI\u2019ll bring this set of ideas to the talk, and I\u2019ll describe how I found Manitoba by reading this way.\u201d<\/p>\n The event is hosted and supported by BU\u2019s Gender and Women\u2019s Studies program, by the John E. Robbins Library, by the BU Faculty Association, BU Human Resources, the BU Office of the Provost, the BU President\u2019s Office, and Brandon University itself. Funding also comes from the Margaret Laurence Endowment Fund<\/p>\n \u201cWe are presenting this talk in part because it provides an interesting, engaging, and essential perspective for helping understand the full richness of our world,\u201d said BU President Dr. David Docherty. \u201cThe empathy of being able to consider peoples\u2019 experiences other than our own is one piece of the magic that makes us human; programs like Gender and Women\u2019s Studies are critical to helping us all open our minds up to that fullness of humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n Docherty said that it was especially important to support queer perspectives now, against a rising tide of intolerance that has been aimed at queer and trans people, especially in schools.<\/p>\n \u201cWe know that programs like Gender and Women\u2019s Studies can be a lightning rod for controversy coming from people who do not understand \u2014 and often aren\u2019t even trying to understand. But creating shared understanding is precisely what universities do,\u201d Docherty said. \u201cWe stood up strongly for inclusive education with our \u2018Don\u2019t\u2019 campaign earlier this summer, and we continue our resolve to ensure education is welcoming for everyone. I\u2019m very much looking forward to Professor Adler\u2019s talk.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n March 3, 2023<\/p>\n The Gender and Women\u2019s Studies (GWS) program at Brandon University (BU) is accepting proposals for grants that will support community-based programs that aim to reduce discrimination and oppression.<\/p>\n Supported by the Margaret Laurence Endowment Fund, the grants foster links between non-profit community organizations and GWS. Projects could include those with the goal of reducing discrimination related to gender, race, class, sexuality, disability and neurodivergence. \u00a0Examples of eligible initiatives include workshops, research, short-term programming or other special projects.<\/p>\n \u201cThe connections we make with the community are very important for Gender and Women\u2019s Studies and our students,\u201d said Dr. Lisa Robson, GWS Program Co-ordinator at BU. \u201cThrough the Margaret Laurence Endowment Fund we are able to support important projects in the Brandon area. Many special projects have been funded by GWS throughout the years.\u201d<\/p>\n Projects eligible for the grants will take place between May 1 and September 5, 2023, and two types of grants are available: Two Program Grants, of up to $2,000 each, and two Work-Study Grants, worth up to $4,000 each.<\/p>\n The program grants can be used for supplies, food, guest speakers or other necessities for workshops, research projects, short-term programs or other projects. The Work-Study Grants allow for $2,500 to be allocated to support the employment of a Gender and Women\u2019s Studies student with the organization, with another $1,500 available for other program costs.<\/p>\n \u201cOur Gender and Women\u2019s Studies students are very committed to social justice in the community,\u201d Robson said. \u201cOur program will help pair students with organizations so that the students can engage in learning outside the classroom and bring skills and enthusiasm to the organization over the summer months.\u201d<\/p>\n To download a grant application form, please visit BrandonU.ca\/gender-women-studies\/files\/2023\/03\/GWS_Community_Grant_2022-23.docx<\/a>.<\/strong> The deadline for applications is April 3, 2023<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n BU Gender and Women’s Studies invites you to study with other students enrolled in GWS courses. FREE PIZZA!<\/p>\n Where:<\/strong> BUSU Student Lounge (beside the mingling area, across from the campus bookstore)<\/p>\n When:<\/strong> Monday, February 13th, 2023 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n November 28th, 2022<\/p>\n BU Gender and Women’s Studies invites you to study with other students enrolled in GWS courses.<\/p>\n Where:<\/strong> BUSU Student Lounge (Beside the mingling area, across from the campus bookstore.<\/p>\n When:<\/strong> Monday, November 28th, 2022 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n November 24th, 2022<\/p>\n Where:<\/strong> BU Library Gathering Space<\/p>\n When:<\/strong> Thursday, November 24 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n October 17th, 2022\u00a0 Brandon University, in partnership with The Women’s Resource Centre and the YWCA bring you the Take Back the Night March.<\/strong><\/p>\n Where:<\/strong> Princess Park, ending at Brandon University.<\/p>\n When:<\/strong> October 20, 2022 Hot chocolate and treats to follow.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n October 6, 2022<\/p>\n The Department of Sociology and Gender and Women’s Studies Presents Dr. Serena Petrella in Conversation with Authors of Defining Sexual Misconduct.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Where:<\/strong> Clark Hall Room 001<\/p>\n When:<\/strong> October 13th Book signing and reception to follow.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n March 3, 2021<\/p>\n CALL FOR COMMUNITY GRANT PROPOSALS <\/strong><\/p>\n The Gender & Women\u2019s Studies (G&WS) program at Brandon University invites proposals for projects that foster links between community-based organizations and our program. This community grant aims to help non-profit community organizations to prepare project proposals for workshops, research projects, short-term programming, or special projects.<\/p>\n Projects that aim to reduce any form of intersectional oppression will be considered, including discrimination related to age, sexuality, race, gender identity, ability and poverty.<\/p>\n The placement of a Gender & Women\u2019s Studies student in an organization will offer assistance to the organization, and aids in the student\u2019s professional development and social justice learning outside of the classroom.<\/p>\n A simple report describing your project and its results, as well as an itemized budget report listing all expenses incurred, will be required following the project\u2019s completion.<\/p>\n Please use the form below as an outline for your proposal and send it by email to Dr. Serena Petrella, Coordinator, Gender and Women’s Studies at PetrellaS@BrandonU.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n GWS Community Grant APPLICATION FORM 2021_<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n January 12, 2021<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Rapid relief funding for students in need<\/p>\n Applications due: CLOSED<\/strong><\/p>\n The Gender and Women\u2019s Studies program at Brandon University is offering a one-time grant of $500 for students, to support student learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The social impacts of the pandemic are hitting marginalized communities the hardest: women, marginalized genders and sexualities, racialized and Indigenous people, working class folks, and people with disabilities of all kinds (including neuro-diverse). We recognize the acute need resulting from the interconnecting (and intersectional) impacts of vulnerability to coronavirus and public health policies. As a program, we aim to support students who are struggling financially in this moment so they can continue their studies at Brandon University and, hopefully, relieve some stress.<\/p>\n This grant is offered to: You may apply for this grant to pay for anything that will support you while you are a student at Brandon University. For example: groceries, rent, car payments, childcare, supplies (computer, printer, notebooks, etc.), WIFI payments, etc\u2026<\/p>\n This grant is now CLOSED.<\/p>\n If you have questions about eligible spending, please email: Katie Gross at GrossK@BrandonU.CA<\/p>\n January 31, 2020<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Ariane Hanemaayer will be discussing her new book, The Impossible Clinic: A Critical Sociology of Evidence-Based Medicine <\/em>(UBC Press). Ariane Hanemaayer <\/a>is a visiting fellow at CRASSH and assistant professor of sociology at Brandon University. Dr. Eftihia Mihelakis (Brandon University) will lead the dialogue with the author from 5pm to 5.30pm, followed by a wine reception with copies of the book available to buy.<\/span><\/p>\n January 14 and 15, 2020<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Haywood is a Reader in Critical Masculinity Studies at Newcastle University (UK). His most recent book, Men, Masculinity and Contemporary Dating<\/em>, was published in 2018. His first public talk is taking place during the free slot, 12:40-1:30 pm in CH212 on Tuesday, January 14. All are welcome.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n His second public talk will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 6 p.m., in the Gathering Space of the John E. Robbins Library. A wine-and-cheese reception will follow the talk. All are welcome.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n **Brandon University is committed to being an accessible institution. To ensure that any event is available to all who are interested in attending, please advise us in advance of any accessibility considerations.\u00a0<\/span>Accessibility contact:\u00a0communications@brandonu.ca<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Friday, December 6th @ 11:30 am<\/span>\u00a0–\u00a01:30 pm<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Mingling Area, Knowles-Douglas Building<\/strong><\/p>\n Guest speakers will include Stanley Knowles Distinguished Visiting Professor Kiran Nazish, Dr. Eftihia Mihelakis of BU\u2019s Languages department, and Indigenous and international student representatives.<\/span><\/p>\n Following the ceremony, at 1:40 p.m., there will be a free screening of\u00a0<\/span>Polytechnique<\/em>\u00a0at the Evans Theatre.\u00a0<\/span>Polytechnique<\/em>\u00a0tells the story of the 1989 murder of 14 women at l\u2019\u00c9cole Polytechnique in Montreal as recalled by two students who witnessed the shootings.<\/span><\/p>\n The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is held on December 6 each year in commemoration of the tragedy that took place at l\u2019\u00c9cole Polytechnique 30 years ago, honouring all who have experienced gender-based violence. It is also an occasion to look ahead, to speak out, and to take action to prevent gender-based violence in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n The Dec. 6 vigil at BU is a collaborative effort between the following groups and organizations:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reading<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Monday, Nov 25, 9:30-10:30 Library Gathering Space Lai is the author of Salt Fish Girl<\/em>, The Tiger Flu<\/em>; recipient of an Astraea Award, and finalist for seven more; and Canada Research Chair in Creative Writing.<\/span><\/p>\n Free admission to both events. Space at the workshop is limited, so RSVP for the workshop by emailing Deanna Smid at smidd@brandonu.ca<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n A Brandon University professor gave expert witness testimony in front of the Manitoba Human Rights Commission, which led to a ruling that the Manitoba government begin allowing gender-neutral designations on birth certificates.<\/p>\n Dr. Corinne Mason, an Associate Professor in Gender and Women\u2019s Studies and in Sociology, testified as an expert on gender studies, queer identity, 2SLGBTQIA experiences, and intersectionality.<\/p>\n The case focused on the discrimination faced when the complainant, referred to as \u201cT.A.\u201d attempted to change their designated sex on their Manitoba birth certificate but were denied. Earlier this month, the human rights adjudicator ordered the government to begin permitting gender-neutral designations. The government was also ordered to pay $50,000 in damages to T.A.<\/p>\n Mason said the case showed the real-world importance of academic inquiry into complex issues like sex designation, gender expression and gender identity.<\/p>\n \u201cGender studies is super relevant and applicable in the world and more people should know that,\u201d she said. \u201cI am thrilled by the outcome of this case, which recognizes that a person must be able to ensure their identity is reflected on their government identification. This is a win for non-binary, intersex, and trans communities who have survived binary gender documentation for too long in Manitoba.\u201d<\/p>\n Dr. Eftihia Mihelakis, the coordinator of BU\u2019s Gender and Women\u2019s Studies Program, said that the testimony was precisely the type of public impact that academic research can often make.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone wants to see a world that is fair and just for all,\u201d she said. \u201cThis case is direct proof that our institutions can evolve to better serve their people when scholars in gender studies such as Dr. Mason participate in advancing social justice and the public good in and out of the classroom setting.\u201d<\/p>\n Tuesday, November 19th @ 5:00 pm<\/span>\u00a0–\u00a07:00 pm<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Gathering Space, John E. Robbins Library<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Brandon University resident beard expert will be giving a free public talk about the growth of online beard culture. It\u2019s part of BU\u2019s Movember, which is bringing attention to men\u2019s health and wellness, as well as the related research being done at BU around men\u2019s issues and masculinity.<\/p>\n Dr. Christopher Schneider is a BU sociology professor who boasts an impressive beard of his own. What he found when he turned his sociological insights toward the beard-growing communities on social media has led to a published academic paper that was covered in news media like\u00a0<\/span>the CBC<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>the National Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n One of his surprising findings was the supportive and encouraging culture that grew up around beard-growing on YouTube,\u00a0a site sometimes notorious for toxic comments.<\/p>\n \u201cMy talk will focus on beard culture on social media with attention to the role of YouTube in disseminating information \u2014 including growing advice, grooming techniques and style,\u201d Dr. Schneider said. \u201cI\u2019ll begin with a brief overview of history of beards following by a discussion of beard culture online.\u201d<\/p>\n He says it was the internet that paved much of the way for amateur beardsmen to turn into so-called professional beardsmen. In the 2000s, Jack Passion established himself as a beard celebrity and parlayed his fame to market beard products online; he is sometimes credited as the first \u201cprofessional beardsman.\u201d<\/p>\n Although your genetics are generally acknowledged as the primary driver of beard growth, there is no shortage of information and advice on the internet that promotes the myth or idea that beard products cause growth, as described in Dr. Schneider\u2019s published research paper. Nevertheless, this myth benefits beard entrepreneurs and their companies. Dr. Schneider found during his research that in the early 1970s just one brand of moustache wax was available on the market. He points out that there are now dozens of waxes, oils, and balms \u2014 an entire beard product grooming industry sold online. The talk will end with a few conclusions regarding the particular role that social media sites now play in facilitating contemporary beard culture.<\/p>\n Everyone is welcome to attend the short talk, which will take place in the BU library\u2019s main floor Gathering Space on Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 5\u00ad\u20137 p.m. The talk will include time for a question-and-answer session as well as informal discussion. Wine and cheese refreshments will be provided.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n CHO 212, 10-11 am<\/strong><\/p>\nTIMELINE:<\/h2>\n
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\nFilm screening and Q&A: \u201cThe Floating Man\u201d<\/h1>\n
Poetry reading: \u2018Queers Like Me\u2019<\/h1>\n
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<\/a>Poet Michael V. Smith will host a public poetry reading from his volume \u201cQueers Like Me\u201d on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\nDr. Robert Mizzi: \u201cQueer Flourishing: Why 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion in School Libraries Matters\u201d<\/h1>\n
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\nBrandon University says: \u2018Don\u2019t\u2019 miss this event defending queer books in schools<\/h1>\n
Applications open for Gender and Women\u2019s Studies Community Grants<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>February 8th, 2023<\/p>\nUPCOMING EVENT:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/a>BU Gender and Women’s Studies, along with the BU Office of the president invite you to join us for a judgement-free evening to discuss questions relating to responsible masculinity! Beer, sausage, and pretzels available!<\/p>\n
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\n5pm – 7pm<\/p>\nMargaret Laurence Endowment Fund in Gender and Women\u2019s Studies<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\nCOVID-19 Rapid Relief Student Grant<\/h3>\n
\n\u2022 Majors and Minors in GWS;
\n\u2022 Any student that is taking at least 2 GWS courses in the academic year of 20-21;
\n\u2022 Any student who identifies as belonging to an equity-deserving group, including 2SLGBTQIA+, Indigenous (First Nations, Metis, Inuit), Black\/person of colour, women, differently abled, and other underrepresented groups.<\/p>\nThe Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (UK) will host a book launch event for Dr. Ariane Hanemaayer\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
The Gender & Women’s Studies Program receives invited guest speaker, Dr. Chris Haywood, for two public talks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
Brandon University (BU) will host a vigil on Friday, Dec. 6 in the Mingling Area of the Knowles-Douglas Students\u2019 Union Centre to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.<\/span><\/h3>\n
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November 25 and 26, 2019<\/h3>\n
Larissai Lai joins us for two public talks<\/h1>\n
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\nWorkshop<\/strong> Tuesday, Nov 26, 12:40-1:30 Clark Hall 104<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
November 20, 2019<\/h3>\n
Brandon University professor, Dr. Corinne Mason, testifies in human rights case<\/h1>\n
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\nNovember 19, 2019<\/h3>\n
BU beard expert, Dr. Christopher Schneider, will wag chin on growth of whisker culture<\/h1>\n
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November 7, 2019<\/h3>\n
Kiran Nazish talk: \u201cOn the Frontline. Women Soldiers, Fighters, Mothers, and Daughters\u201d<\/h1>\n