Events offered by The Women's and Gender Studies Program
The Women's and Gender Studies Program sponsors various events each semester for students, faculty and staff, and the larger community. We bring nationally-prominent feminist speakers to campus, we host informal gatherings, and we offer field trips to events in other communities.
A current list of programs offered this semester is included below, along with an archive of past events. Note that events are listed in reverse chronological order, so scroll down!
Films for reproductive justice
Monday, January 22, The Abortion Diaries with director/producer Penny Lane, Circular Church, 7 pm
Wednesday, February 7, The Last Abortion Clinic (a PBS Frontline documentary), with presentation following by Lindsay Siler (PPHS Public Affairs Department) on Planned Parenthood's Prevention First Initiative, Historic Charleston Foundation, 7 pm
Wednesday, February 21, Vera Drake, Physicians Auditorium, 7 pm
Cosponsored by Friends of Planned Parenthood of the Lowcountry and the Women's and Gender Studies Program.
Women, Grace, and Spirituality in Three Food Films
College of Charleston campus | Monday, February 26, 7:00 p.m. | Stern Center Theater, room 206 | Free and open to the public
Maggie McFadden is professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Appalachian State University. Her publications include
Feminist Politics, Activism, and Vision: Local and Global Challenges, and
Golden Cables of Sympathy: The Transatlantic Sources of Nineteenth Century Feminism.
I Am Beautiful
College of Charleston campus | Thursday, January 18, 7:15 p.m. | Arnold Hall in the Jewish Studies Building | Free and open to the public
Woody Winfree's mission is simple: to create a world in which every woman and girl can proudly proclaim, "I Am Beautiful!"
How do we redefine feminine beauty to make it more inclusive? How do we combat the damaging media messages and distorted cultural ideals about women and beauty? How do we show our daughters, sisters, friends, mothers and grandmothers the power in naming their own beauty?
Self-acceptance is the first step.
That is what the
I Am Beautiful Project is all about: self-esteem through
self-discovery.