Darío Valles is an anthropologist whose research lies at the intersection of race/gender/sexuality and transnational migration in Mexico/US borderlands. As an American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) teaching fellow at IRWGS and in Anthropology, he will continue research on the…
Extinction Thresholds Symposium co-sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women, Gender, & Sexuality and the Society of Fellows & Heyman Center for the Humanities Wednesday, February 26 | 12 - 3PM Heyman Center Common Room, Columbia University Event Schedule…
Congratulations to Poorvi Bellur (CC ’19, History), winner of the 12th annual IRWGS Women’s and Gender Studies Award for “Disjointed narratives: Tracing the history of purity, nationalism and gender in South Indian dance in the early 20th century,” and Sandra Goldstein…
IRWGS Graduate Fellowships The Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality (IRWGS) seeks applications for 2019-20 graduate fellows. Graduate fellows will be expected to participate actively in IRWGS activities and to complete a maximum of 60 hours of work…
By Nat Reveil (Beyond the Bars Fellow, CU School of Social Work) The past two years have been challenging for people with marginalized identities in the US. As a Black, queer, gender nonconforming immigrant, I am constantly prompted to consider…
Trans Awareness Month: Resources and Events November 2018 Resources on Campus Visit the Trans @ Columbia page to find information about specific policies on campus as well as a list of resources This Pamphlet provides information about LGBTQ Resources on…
Harlem Talks: James Baldwin & Pauli Murray by Noni Carter, 2018-19 IRWGS Graduate Fellow September 13th 6:30 PM: Home to Harlem Talks: Little Man, Little Man by James Baldwin @ Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture September 18th 6:30…
Out and About A Blog Dedicated to Queer and Feminist Happenings in and around New York City IRWGS students, staff and faculty offer a new blog series, Out and About, in which we write about events, performances, shows and lectures…
Congratulations to Edward Alexander Crouse (CC '18 and History major), winner of the 23rd annual IRWGS Women’s and Gender Studies Award for "Sylvia on Trial: Sedition, Censorship and Civil Liberties in 1921,” Sadie Yudkin (BC '18 and Ethnomusicology major), winner of the…
Former students and professional colleagues are mourning the death of Dr. Marcellus Blount, a well-known scholar of African-American literary and cultural studies who taught at Columbia University since 1985. News of Blount’s passing shocked the literary and academic worlds, including…