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March 31-April 1
Emerging Scholarship in Women's and Gender Studies Student Gender Studies Conference

Tuesday April 5
3-5 p.m.
Place TBA
E316K Self-Study

More information on upcoming events

English Department Launches 316K Women’s Studies Variant

For the first time a course on women writers can now fulfill UT’s literary “masterworks” requirement. In fall 2004 Professor Lisa Moore taught the pilot course for a Women’s and Gender Studies variant of E316K, a course that is required for most sophomores.

“I think women's and gender studies has the potential to make literary study more accessible and meaningful to many students," said Moore. Read more.

Kristen Hogan: Book Woman

Austin is home to one of only 30 feminist bookstores left in the U.S. BookWoman has served as a purveyor and supporter of women's literature for 30 years and is much beloved by Austin's feminist community, yet it constantly struggles to survive in an economy that squeezes out independent book sellers.

Kristen Hogan, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate, believes that the survival of feminist spaces like BookWoman is crucial to the quality and diversity of women's literature. Her dissertation project traces the history of the feminist bookstore. Read more.

The WGL Interest Group supports the study of women, gender, and literature at UT. The group brings together faculty and graduate students interested in feminist and queer studies across a wide range of literary and interdisciplinary interests. Each year the group sponsors events to enhance scholarship, pedagogy, and professional development in WGL. We encourage participation from all interested graduate students and faculty, regardless of their official concentration or affiliation.