Dear friends, feminists, allies, and accomplices, Welcome to the first volume of the Wild Tongue Annual Newsletter presented by the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at the University of Connecticut! We are publishing this newsletter in a moment that, for many of us, is filled with heartache, anxiety, fear, and uncertainty. A moment that […]
Volume 1
An Introductory Letter from Wild Tongue Intern, Alex Taylor
When we first started creating this newsletter during Spring Break, returning to campus before the end of the semester still felt like a possibility. That feels ridiculous now. These past four months have been heavy, as we mourn lives lost due to COVID-19, police brutality, and racism. This newsletter was intended to be a small […]
Thank You, Professor Ingrid Semaan!
After fourteen years of remarkable leadership Ingrid Semaan is stepping down as director of the WGSS program at the Stamford Campus. Her Stamford colleagues are happy to know that she will continue to teach and mentor in WGSS and Sociology while also pursuing new research projects. Her many awards from students, community organizations and […]
Statement on Racial Injustice and Ending White Supremacy
Statement from Centers, Institutes, and Programs on Racial Injustice and Ending White Supremacy June 2020 We, the faculty and staff of the interdisciplinary Centers, Institutes, and Programs, stand together to express our shock, our heartbreak, and our outrage at the horrific and senseless killing of George Floyd and the ongoing violence against Black people. George […]
WGSS 2020 Virtual Commencement Keynote
Welcome graduates, family, friends, faculty, and loved ones to this important day of celebration and recognition of your hard work and success. It is an honor to be here to speak to you all today and to commemorate your achievements along with those who are most proud of you. I join you today from Tongva […]
2020 Award Recipients
The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program is proud to present annual awards to undergraduate and graduate students whose scholarship, activism, art, teaching, and involvement on campus make critical feminist contributions to the WGSS Program and the UConn community at-large. Congratulations to our 2020 award winners! Feminist Praxis Award: Shamayeta Bhattacharya Shamayeta Bhattacharya is a […]