WGSS@SBU was absolutely delighted to welcome Dr. Joanna Wuest this past fall. Dr. Wuest joins Stony Brook University as Assistant Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She is a sociolegal scholar focusing on LGBTQ+ rights, health, and conservatism, and she has been and will be teaching courses on trans studies, feminist histories, and the…Continue Reading WGSS Welcomes New Assistant Professor Dr. Joanna Wuest

This fall, Dr. Angela Jones joined WGSS@SBU as a Senior IDEA Scholar. They are an award-winning teacher and writer with expertise in African American political thought and protest, sex work, race, gender, sexuality, feminist theory, Black feminisms, and queer methodologies and theory. Dr. Jones is a long-time friend of WGSS@SBU, and we couldn’t be more…Continue Reading Dr. Angela Jones Joins WGSS as Senior IDEA Scholar

Dr. Manisha Desai joined Stony Brook University in Fall 2023 as the Executive Director of the Center for Changing Systems of Power. She is jointly appointed in WGSS and Sociology, and we could not be happier to welcome her into our department. In her short time here, Dr. Desai been a steadfast and fierce advocate…Continue Reading Dr. Manisha Desai Is Teaching WGSS & Changing Systems of Power

This June, the fantastic zine/collection 2 Trans 2 Furious: An Extremely Serious Journal of Transgender Street Racing Studies won the 2024 Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBTQ+ Anthology. WGSS PhD student AJ Castle’s essay “The Cipher Cut” is featured in this award-winning volume. We couldn’t be prouder of our department’s first Lambda winner! 2 Trans…Continue Reading WGSS PhD Student Featured in Lambda-Winning Collection: AJ Castle

Prof Lisa Diedrich‘s new book – Illness Politics & Hashtag Activism – is now available from the University of Minnesota Press. This small-but-mighty volume shows how illness on social media provides insight into the struggle against ableism and stigma and for care and access. Join us on Wed, Nov 20th at the Humanities Institute to…Continue Reading Prof Lisa Diedrich’s New Book: Illness Politics & Hashtag Activism

This past spring and summer, the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department graduated 5 new PhDs: Ashley Barry, Annu Daftuar, Andy Eicher, Tara Holmes, and Melis Umut. We were thrilled to celebrate the end of the academic year with 5 dissertation defenses – each one bringing together the WGSS community, allies from across campus, and…Continue Reading WGSS Graduates 5 New PhDs in Spring & Summer 2024

This year, the WGSS Department welcomed May Navarra back to campus as the keynote speaker for our commencement ceremony. May Navarra is a two-time alum of Stony Brook University. They completed their first degree here – a B.A. in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, along with a minor in Biology – in 2018. That year,…Continue Reading 2024 Graduation Speaker & WGSS Alum: May Navarra