Oregon State University’s Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program turns 50 this year, and a week of activities is planned for Jan. 23-29 to celebrate the anniversary and to learn about the program’s history and future from alumni, faculty, guest scholars and current students. “We need women, gender and sexuality studies and these conversations because we need to be working toward social transformation.”The 50th anniversary celebration begins with a keynote address Jan. 23 by feminist activist, author, professor and 2022 MacArthur “Genius” grant awardee Loretta Ross, co-founder of the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. The drag show is free for OSU faculty and students and $10 for community members. The name was changed to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies in 2012 to reflect its broadening scope of academic offerings as more faculty with expertise in gender and sexuality were hired, Shaw said. “Women, gender and sexuality studies help people learn how to look at the world with a critical eye to gender and its intersections with other forms of social difference,” she said.
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