Imagining the future of feminism in the academy
Monday
3
June
2024
The Centre for Women’s Studies (CWS) at the University of York is one of the oldest centres for women’s and gender studies and feminist research in the UK. The Symposium is an opportunity to reflect on women’s and gender studies’ radical past and imagine the future of feminism at UoY and in the academy. The symposium also marks the launch of the Gender Hub, an initiative to bring together the wealth of expertise within the University on gender research, teaching, policy and practice.
Academic Publishing
Wednesday
22
May
2024
Editor of the Journal of Gender Studies and CWS Director Dr Rachel Alsop will deliver a workshop on how to get started with submitting your work to academic journals for potential publication.
Research Poster
Wednesday
17
April
2024
In this workshop Dr Rachel Alsop will guide you in creating a research poster. Many conferences have spaces for postgraduate students and early career researchers to disseminate their research in poster form. More generally, thinking about presenting your research in different formats, and how to distil key information in a concise and engaging way, is useful for both PhD students and Masters' students doing dissertation research.
Academic Writing Workshop
Wednesday
20
March
2024
A short workshop designed for CWS students to enhance their academic writing skills.
Archive of Feminist Feeling workshop
Wednesday
21
February
2024
To celebrate the CWS 40th anniversary the workshop will focus on emotional objects and archives of feeling, specifically how everyday objects become imbued with feminist meaning and the importance of preserving these seemingly ephemeral things and the feminist histories they hold.
Festive Potluck
Tuesday
12
December
2023
It is a CWS tradition to share our favourite foods from the wonderful range of different cultural backgrounds and experiences that make up our community.
Introduction to Academic Writing
Tuesday
5
December
2023
This workshop is designed to give you a foundation in academic writing - or to help you brush up on the fundamentals.
Winter Social
Thursday
30
November
2023
Join us in the LMB Atrium (downstairs lobby below CWS) on Thursday 30th November from 5.30pm for our Winter Social: a festive evening of karaoke, crafts, refreshments and merriments!
Applying for a PhD
Wednesday
22
November
2023
Just as it says on the tin, this will be an opportunity to get the inside scoop on how to go about applying for a PhD at CWS and the University of York more widely
Cultivate online information session
Wednesday
4
October
2023
Cultivate is The Feminist Journal of the Centre for Women's Studies. If you'd like to know more about it, join us for this information session.
Cultures of Madness
Monday
2
October
2023
Join Dr Francesca Lewis and Dr Veronica Heney for an online seminar which will consider madness in three historical biopics of royal women,
