JAYHAWKS! CONGRATULATIONS, DEPARTMENT NAME GOES HERE STUDIES 2020 2021 - Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
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WOMEN, GENDER, & SEXUALITY DEPARTMENT NAME GOES HERE STUDIES 2020 - 2021 CONGRATULATIONS, JAYHAWKS!
LETTER FROM THE CHAIR & UNDERGRADUATE DIRECTOR Congratulations to the Class of 2021! Social distancing, remote learning, and the world on hold: this is not the way we envisioned your last three semesters at the University of Kansas. But despite these disruptions in your lives, you have shown incredible dedication to your learning, to your loved ones, and to your communities. While the circumstances of this particular graduation are hardly ideal, we hope that you can still take great pride in the work that you have done in the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department over the past years. We are so very impressed by all you have accomplished. Years of work in WGSS and Human Sexuality have given you the tools to see how intersecting forms of oppression shape the daily lives of people across time and across the globe. Now, these same tools help us understand the different effects of this pandemic. As you move forward, we hope you are able to harness these insights to help us better face the challenges of this moment and whatever lies ahead. We hope that the skills you have gained in our classes, and at the University of Kansas more broadly, have left you feeling prepared to make a difference in our world. It has been our joy to have you in our classrooms, to work with you on your projects, and to see you learn and grow. Please do check in with us in the future and let us know what and how you are doing. We’re always updating our listing of alums, and we encourage you to keep us informed as well. We will be thrilled to hear about all that you do. On behalf of all the WGSS faculty members and graduate teaching assistants, we wish you the very best in your lives after graduation. Please stay in touch! Pam Gordon, Acting Department Chair Nick Syrett, Department Chair (on leave 2020-2021) Stacey Vanderhurst, Director of Undergraduate Studies
GRADUATING SENIORS
Ellie Beck
WGSS BA
Capstone Title: “Gender Marker ID
Laws and the Navigation of
Violence: An Investigation on the
Impacts of State Power and a Call
for Liberation”
What is the most useful thing you
learned in WGSS?
“How to be critical of larger
systems around me!”
Post-graduation plans?
“I am attending KU Law with a full
ride scholarship! With my J.D I plan
on perusing civil rights and LGBTQ
discrimination law.”
Jade Groobman
WGSS BA
Honor’s Thesis Title: "Jews of Color:
Experiences of Inclusion and
Exclusion"
Valuable memory from KU:
“Every fall when I would return to
campus, I would always feel such a
sense of excitement and
belonging.”
Favorite feminist icon?
“None other than KU’s own
Professor Sarah Deer!”
Post-graduation plans?
“I am moving to New York to work
as the Community Engagement
Program Associate at B'nai
Jeshurun”
GRADUATING SENIORS
Grant Hussong
WGSS BA
Capstone Title: "Stone Butch
Bruise: Queer Identity, Disability,
and Narrative Space in Feinberg’s
Novel"
Favorite queer icon and a quote of
theirs?
“My favorite queer icon is David
Wojnarowicz. The quote is ‘I’m the
robotic kid looking through digital
eyes past the windshield into the
preinvented world. I’m the robotic
kid gone haywire in the sudden
mounds and coils.’”
Post-graduation plans?
“I will be attending UCLA’s PhD
program in Classics in the fall.”
Emerson Karsh-Lombardo
Human Sexuality BA
Honor’s Thesis Title: "Creating
Accessible Kink Education to the
KU Community"
What is your favorite feminist icon
and a quote of theirs?
“I love Roxane Gay and the quote, ‘I
believe feminism is grounded in
supporting the choices of women
even if we wouldn’t make certain
choices for ourselves.’ Bad
Feminist”
Post-graduation plans?
“I am working for an adult toy
company that focuses on creating
pleasure-based, accessible sex
education!”
GRADUATING SENIORS
Muriel Kelly
WGSS BGS
Capstone Title: “Therapeutic
Creativity Found in Making Zines in
the Time of Covid-19”
What is the most useful thing you
learned in WGSS?
“Everything I was taught in public
school about history and culture
was propaganda from a white
western perspective. The story is
always told by those who survive.
WGSS prioritizes telling stories that
have otherwise been glossed over,
covered up, or ignored.”
Post-graduation plans?
“Being a barista and looking into
graduate schools for art therapy”
Samantha Leyerle
WGSS BA
Capstone Title: “AIDS, Theatre, and
Activism: The Four Plays and
Musicals of the AIDS Crisis”
What is the most useful thing you
learned in WGSS?
“The best thing I learned from the
WGSS department is to follow
what I’m passionate about instead
of what people planned for you.”
Post-graduation plans?
“I plan to get my M.A. in Women
and Gender Studies.”
GRADUATING SENIORS
Chally Miller
WGSS BA
Capstone Title: “Evaluating the
Lived Experiences of Pregnant
Trans and Nonbinary Individuals”
What is the most useful thing you
learned in WGSS?
“I learned to never stop asking
questions, and to never stop being
critical of ways we as a community
can become better.”
What is a good memory you have
of KU?
“Getting involved in the queer
community here and meeting so
many amazing people that allowed
me to grow as a person and an
activist.”
GRADUATING SENIORS
NOT PICTURED
Erica Boos – WGSS BGS
Matthew Canedy – WGSS BGS
Capstone Title: “COVID-19 and the LGBTQ+ Community: Economic and Mental
Health Impacts within Lawrence and Kansas City, Kansas Communities”
Jessa Case – WGSS BA
Capstone Title: “Early Women in Aviation: An Analysis of War Work and
Gender Roles”
Adrian Cisneros – WGSS BA
Capstone Titles: “Quarantine: ‘Coming Out’ of the Movies”
Alyssa Evans – WGSS BGS
Megan Gaddis – WGSS BGS
Elizabeth Harris – WGSS BGS
Chloe Hessman – WGSS BGS
Capstone Title: “An Investigation of the Motherly Expectation (Considering
Infertile Women)”
Madison Moore – WGSS BGS
Capstone Title: “The New Power Suit”
Jeremy McLeod – Human Sexuality BA
Zoe Mulkey – WGSS BA
Shelby Otte – WGSS BA
Capstone Title: "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy Impact on the LGBTQ
Community"
Sydney Schranz – WGSS BA
Capstone Title: "The Underbelly of the Current Healthcare Crisis: Gendered
and Racial Disparities in Access to Rehabilitative Post-Pandemic"
Niccole Scott – Human Sexuality BGS
Tomare Wright – WGSS BA
Capstone Title: Fighting for Family Lively Hood: Racial Disparities during
African American Women’s Pregnancy Term
UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS Virginia’s Purse Award This award is given to one WGSS or Human Sexuality Junior or Senior who demonstrates activism, scholarship, and/or leadership in women’s and gender issues. Emerson Karsh=Lombardo is the 2021 recipient of the Virginia’s Purse award. Senior Thesis Prizes This award is given to multiple Seniors in the Capstone course who excelled in their research. Grant Hussong, Shelby Otte, and Ellie Beck are the 2021 recipients of the Senior Thesis Prize. DEPARTMENTAL HONORS Jessa Case “Early Women in Aviation: War Work and Gender Roles.” Jade Groobman "Jews of Color: Experiences of Inclusion and Exclusion" Emerson Karsh-Lombardo "Creating Accessible Kink Education to the KU Community"
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