Community Events *NEW – Women's & Gender Studies

Entrepreneurs Wanted!

Susan Wagner — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:41:11 +0000

Are you a student entrepreneur? Started a new business or growing your business? Consider applying to be a vendor for the WRC Feminist Flea Market this fall! During the week of November 8-12th, we would like to showcase our student women, femme or non-binary entrepreneurs on our social media platforms as the Women’s Resource Center celebrates National Women Entrepreneurship Week.

If you are interested, please fill out the Microsoft Form

Vendor Interest forms are due by October 29nd by 4pm.

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Author Lysley Tenorio – October 28, 2021

Susan Wagner — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:13:55 +0000

As part of the UW-Milwaukee’s English Department Creative Writing Program’s Visiting Writing Program’s Visiting Writer Series, LGBTQ+ Studies is a proud co-sponsor of a talk by author . The talk may be attended in-person or via Zoom, and takes place on October 28 at 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm in Curtin 175.

Lysley Tenorio is the gay Filipino author of ��Ի��, and is a professor at . His works explore the experiences of the Filipinx diaspora, particularly those of immigrants to the U.S.–including queer and trans Filipinx experiences. The Son of Good Fortune won the New American Voices Award, and Monstress was named a book of the year by the San Francisco Chronicle. Tenorio is currently a 2021-22

Links and more information about the event can be found by visiting /letters-science/event/creative-writing-program-visiting-writers-series-author-lysley-tenorio/.

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Desert Hearts Screening – November 4, 2021

Susan Wagner — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:40:21 +0000

Union Cinema is screening the 1985 film on Thursday, November 04, 2021 at 7:00 pm. This romantic drama was directed by and is a screenplay adaptation written by Natalie Cooper of the 1964 novel by .

The film, which stars ��Ի�� with a supporting performance by tells the story of a university professor awaiting a divorce who finds her true self through a relationship with another, more self-confident woman.

On ,��Desert Hearts has a 96% approval rating based on 23 reviews, with an average score of 7.5 out of 10. In 2020,��Բ��Desert Hearts one of the 50 most important American independent films

The film is screening Thursday, Nov 4 at 7pm. It’s free for students and Union Cinema members and $5 for anyone else.

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