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    Gender Studies Council

    The Gender Studies Council meets several times during a semester.  Visitors are welcome to attend.  If you are interested in visiting a meeting and/or becoming a member of the council, contact the senior director.

    During its meetings, the council discusses ways in which the minor curriculum can most effectively meet the needs of our students in terms of curriculum and preparing them for future academic and professional undertakings.  We discuss ways in which to engage the campus and surrounding community and to contribute to campus and community needs.

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    Welcome

    The Gender Studies Council invites you to explore our interdisciplinary Gender Studies Minor, which offers undergraduate students an opportunity to combine study of various disciplines in order to achieve a firm understanding of concepts of gender, the ideologies surrounding them, and the impact theories and research of gender have on our greater communities.

    Our dynamic faculty members of the Gender Studies Council instruct a number of courses across all campuses, in cooperation with departments across the curriculum, to give students a well-rounded understanding of how the role of gender intersects with society, economy, politics, history, literature, arts, and much more.

    Gender Studies courses are open to all undergraduate students. If you are interested in pursuing a Gender Studies Minor, please feel free to contact one of our advisors. We welcome all to explore courses offered, undergraduate student accomplishments, events hosted by the  council and the impressive scholarship of our students and faculty alike.

    The Gender Studies Council

    Mission

    Gender studies focuses on the relations across genders, considering how gender intersects with social, ethnic and cultural differences, and exploring the dynamics among gender, power and norms. In this field of study, students examine gender relations in the past, present and future.

    Gender studies facilitates the understanding of social processes, exploring, through this lens, possible solutions to current problems facing societies today. Gender-studies research might suggest, for example, that the needs of students can be better met if educational requirements are systematically researched from a gender perspective. Student research might confirm assumptions that women have difficulties balancing family and responsibilities at work, but also find that men currently suffer from this problem, as well.

    A gender-studies student might seek to address the discrepancy in which women work the same jobs as men but receive less money for their work, or the trends indicating that women still face greater challenges than men in obtaining leadership positions. Or, gender-studies research might focus on the negative effects of defining gender in terms of a simple binary, assigning all people to one of only two (male or female) gender categories.

    Our mission is to promote interdisciplinary studies in order to achieve a better understanding of gender concepts, the ideologies surrounding them, and the impact of these ideologies. This program seeks to engage critically with gender realities, identities, and norms from inter-sectional perspectives. Gender studies is committed to promoting acceptance of diversity and educating future agents of change.

    The Gender Studies Council members envision the impact of the program being the development of future leaders who will empower a diverse workforce and community to participate in organizational decision-making and public policymaking. Our alumni, as agents of change, can be expected to help to develop a society in which all individuals foster inclusiveness, diversity, and representativeness.

    Would you like to be more informed and prepare to work as an agent for change? If so, join us and participate.

    Donate

    If you would like to support the Gender Studies Council and the Gender Studies Minor at the University of North Georgia, please consider donating to our Foundation account. Thanks to donors of past donations, the Gender Studies Council has been able to contribute to honoraria for guest speakers, including activists and poets; fund cultural events on campus, such as The Vagina Monologues and art exhibits; and build a core collection of books in gender theory to support teaching our "Introduction to Gender Studies" course.

    We would also like to fund research for students and faculty members and scholarships for outstanding gender-studies students. We invite members of the campus community, alumni, and community members to become supporters of the program. All donations are welcome! Please consider making a donation now and annually. Send your tax-deductible donation, payable to the "UNG Foundation," to this address:

    UNG Foundation
    P. O. Box 1599
    Dahlonega, Ga. 30533

    You can also donate at unggive.org. Specify Gender Studies (Fund Number 6426) as the recipient. For more information, contact Dr. Yi Deng, treasurer of the Gender Studies Council, at 706-867-2745 or yi.deng@ung.edu. 

    Many thanks!

    • Gender Studies Council Members
      Maria Calatayud
      Maria Calatayud, Ph.D.Profile page

      Assoc Professor, Spanish

      Phone678-717-3893

      Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 4246, Gainesville

      Area(s) of Expertise: Contemporary Latin American Women Artist

      Erin Bush
      Erin Bush, Ph.D.Profile page

      Assistant Professor

      Phone706-864-1468

      erinbush.org/

      Office locationBarnes Hall, 325, Dahlonega

      Area(s) of Expertise: Digital History, Long 20th Century United States History, History of Crime and Punishment, Sensational Trials, Social/Legal History, Gender Studies

      Cameron Crawford
      Cameron Crawford

      Assistant Professor

      Phone678-717-3993

      Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 4132, Gainesville

      Mina Kyounghye Kwon
      Mina Kyounghye Kwon, Ph.D.Profile page

      Associate Professor, English

      Phone706-867-2964

      Office locationDunlap Hall, 202A, Dahlonega

      Area(s) of Expertise: World Literature, Postcolonial Studies, Asian/Asian American Studies, Gender Studies, Performance Studies

      Yi Deng
      Yi Deng, Ph.DProfile page

      Associate Professor, Philosophy

      Phone706-867-2745

      Office locationBarnes Hall, 330, Dahlonega

      Area(s) of Expertise: Political and Social Philosophy, Ethics, Chinese Philosophy

      MC Whitlock
      MC WhitlockProfile page

      Assistant Professor

      Office location Dahlonega

      Raphael Palermo Dos Santos
      Raphael Palermo Dos Santos, M.A.Profile page

      Assistant Professor

      Phone678-717-3763

      Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 2134, Gainesville

      Vivian Liddell
      Vivian Liddell, M.F.A.Profile page

      Assistant Professor

      Phone706-867-2832

      vivianliddell.com

      Office locationArt Annex Hamp Mill, 102, Dahlonega

      Area(s) of Expertise: Painting & Drawing, Craft Media, Feminist Theory in Contemporary Art

      John Romero
      John RomeroProfile page

      Assistant Professor

      Phone706-867-3258

      Office locationBarnes Hall, 323, Dahlonega

      Area(s) of Expertise: Russian History, Role of nations, Nationalism in European History

      Johanna Luthman
      Dr. Johanna LuthmanProfile page

      Professor - History

      Phone678-717-3566

      Office locationStrickland Academic, 217, Gainesville

      Area(s) of Expertise: British Tudor and Stuart history (1500s and 1600s), gender history, history of love, sex, and marriage

      Olivier Le Blond
      Olivier Le Blond, Ph.D.Profile page

      Associate Department Head, Associate Professor of French

      Phone678-717-3473

      Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 4238, Gainesville
      Dunlap Hall, 301A, Dahlonega

      Area(s) of Expertise: French and Francophone literature, gender studies

      Joshua Martin
      Joshua Martin, Ph.D.Profile page

      Associate Department Head

      Office locationDunlap Hall, 306B, Dahlonega

      Area(s) of Expertise: U.S.-Mexico Border Literature and Cultural Production, Latin American literature (20-21st centuries), Gender Studies and Masculinity Studies, Social Theory

      Johanna Luthman
      Dr. Johanna LuthmanProfile page

      Professor - History

      Phone678-717-3566

      Office locationStrickland Academic, 217, Gainesville

      Area(s) of Expertise: British Tudor and Stuart history (1500s and 1600s), gender history, history of love, sex, and marriage

      Ary Malaver
      Ary Malaver, Ph.D.Profile page

      Associate Professor, Spanish

      Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 4248, Gainesville

      Area(s) of Expertise: Latin American Short Narrative, Microfiction in Latin America and Spain, Latinx Literature and Culture in the United States

      Austin Riede
      Austin Riede, Ph.D.Profile page

      Professor

      Phone706-864-1961

      Office locationDunlap Hall, 206B, Dahlonega

      Area(s) of Expertise: British Literature, Modernism, World War I Literature, Film, Science Fiction

      Tamara Spike
      Tamara Spike, Ph.D.Profile page

      Associate Department Head

      Phone706-864-1912

      Office locationBarnes Hall, 319, Dahlonega

      Area(s) of Expertise: Latin America, Ethnohistory

      Alvaro Torres-Calderon
      Alvaro Torres-Calderon, Ph.D.Profile page

      Associate Professor

      Phone706-867-2170

      Office locationDunlap Hall, 314D, Dahlonega

      Area(s) of Expertise: XIX and XX Latin American Literature, The Building of the Nation, Women, Identity and Progress in Latin America XIX and XX Century

      Anita Turlington
      Anita Turlington

      Associate Professor

      Phone678-717-3935

      Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 4152, Gainesville

      Juman Al Bukhari
      Juman Al Bukhari, Ph.D., Ed.DProfile page

      Associate Professor

      Director of the Study Abroad Program in Jordan and Public Relations Liaison for UNG Languages

      Phone706-864-1772

      Office locationDunlap Hall, 314B, Dahlonega

      Area(s) of Expertise: In Languages: Linguistics, elliptical constructions, syntax, second language acquisition, dialectal variations in Arabic, Arabic as a foreign language, technology integration in teaching and learning, and English as a foreign language. In Higher Education: Internationalization, study abroad programs, student mobility, the use of the virtual space to recruit international students, international partnerships, and other internationalization initiatives.

      Alexander Wisnoski
      Alexander Wisnoski, III, Ph.D.Profile page

      Associate Professor

      Phone678-717-2272

      Office locationStrickland Academic, 215, Gainesville

      Area(s) of Expertise: Latin American History, Early Modern World

      Kelly McFaden
      Kelly McFaden, Ph.D.Profile page

      Professor, SFE; Department Head, Social Foundations & Leadership

      Phone706-867-3257

      Office locationNewton Oakes Center, 132, Dahlonega

      Area(s) of Expertise: Social Justice, Comparative and International Education, Social Studies Education

      Nicola Whitley
      Nicola WhitleyProfile page

      Lecturer

      Phone706-867-2725

      Office locationDunlap Hall, 322A, Dahlonega

      Patricia Maria Gamboa
      Patricia Maria Gamboa, Ph.D. Profile page

      Lecturer in Spanish

      Phone678-717-3714

      Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 2130, Gainesville

      Area(s) of Expertise: 19th-20th Century Peninsular Literature, Philosophy, Fantastic Literature, Queer Theory

      Allison Johnson
      Allison Johnson, M.F.A.Profile page

      Assistant Professor

      allisonraejohnson.com

      Office locationNix, 212, Dahlonega

      Area(s) of Expertise: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking

    More Info

    • Helpful Links
      • Safe Space Listener / Safe Zone
      • Certificate program in diversity at UNG
      • American Association of University Women
      • Women in Higher Education
      • Georgia Association for Women in Higher Education
      • National Women's Studies Association
      • TED global-community website gender issue videos
    • Interesting Articles
      • Making the Invisible Visible:  If you think nobody needs a women's and gender studies class, you need a women's and gender studies class by Anna Diamond in Slate
      • 'Suffrajitsu':  How the suffragettes fought back using martial arts by Camila Ruz and Justin Parkinson in BBC News Magazine
      • Gender: An Unrecognized Part of Life by Victoria Hightower

    Student Accomplishments

    • Student Profiles
    • Awards

    Student Profiles

    Brittany Barron

    Brittany Barron, an English major, gender-studies minor, and honor student on UNG’s Gainesville campus, has published her essay “For What Crime Was I Driven from Society?: Material Bodies in Mary Hays’s The Victim of Prejudice and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” in the international peer-reviewed journal gender forum. The online journal runs a young-scholar edition every year, and Brittany’s work was chosen to appear in this issue.

    Brittany decided to explore the intersection between gender and literature because she wanted to learn more about terms that she came across, such as “rape culture,” the “woman question,” and women as “the other.” In her gender-studies courses, she learned that we live in a society that perpetuates rape culture, body shaming, and victim blaming.

    She also finds that gender-studies courses have helped her and her peers to not be afraid of feminism. Brittany explains, “Male students may think we’re a men-bashing organization, and female students may not want to be labeled with an often stigmatized term. By studying gender, students will learn the truth about these myths and help create a more positive image of feminism and other prevalent gender concerns.”

    Of the many lessons Brittany has learned in gender-studies courses, she declares: “I bring awareness to sexual violence and its emotional and physical consequences in my academic writing and my creative writing as well.”

    Awards

    The Simone de Beauvoir is Awarded each year to the top student project, selected by the Gender Studies Council. The council will issue a call for submissions via the UNG Notice Board. The recipient of this award can be an undergraduate student on any UNG campus with any area of study. The recipient of the award will receive a plaque, monetary prize and will be recognized at the Honor's Banquet.

    Simone de Beauvoir Award: Excellence in Gender Studies
    For Excellence in Feminist Theory and Practice

    Karen Roop
    2007
    Sonya Whetstone
    2008
    Allison Harris
    2009
    Denise Ray
    2010
    Helen Davies &
    Chelsea Gibson
    2011
    Renee Clare-Kovaks
    2012
    Brittney L. O'Bryan
    2013
    Sawyer Henderson
    2014
    Darrelyn Thomas
    2015
    Brittany Barron &
    Lauren Billet 
    2016
    Haley Paterson
    2017
    Rachel Parker
    2018
    Deanna Simonds
    2019
    Amy Boone
    2020
    Aida Alarcon
    2021
    Carly Vargas
    2021
    Megan Stancil
    2022
    Leah Jarrett
    2022
    • Minor in Gender Studies

    Directors

    Senior Co-Director: Yi Deng

    Junior Co-Director: Austin Riede

    Gender Study Advisors

    Dahlonega: Erin Bush

    Gainesville: Johanna Luthman

    How Can I Join?

    The main qualification is an active interest in the study of gender.  Contact the senior director for further information.

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