I (Hannah Jones, ’21) attended a screening of the film Forbidden Voices on November 18, 2019, at the Knickerbocker Theater in downtown Holland. This event was sponsored by Hope College’s Markets & Morality students organization and co-sponsored by the Center for Global Engagement, Global Studies Program, Asian Studies Program, Phelps Scholars Program, Department of Political […]
Author Archives: Women's and Gender Studies
WGS in Review: Reflections from the Interim Director
WGS in Review: Reflections from the Interim Director by Kendra R. Parker We have had a busy academic year in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, and I have been pleased to serve as the interim director for the Spring 2019 semester. It is only fitting, then, that our last blog post of the 2018-2019 […]
Claiming My Education, Claiming My Truth as a Survivor
Claiming My Education, Claiming My Truth as a Survivor By Makenna Clarke “Student Feature” is our newest addition to the WGS blog. Student-scholars enrolled in WGS courses have consented to share their experiences inside and outside the classroom with the Hope community. April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month (NSAAM), and this year the Students […]
Claiming My Education: “Inclusive Design, Ethical Tech, and All of Us”: An Event Review
Claiming My Education: “Inclusive Design, Ethical Tech, and All of Us”–An Event Review By Gracyn Carter “Student Feature” is our newest addition to the WGS blog. Student-scholars enrolled in WGS courses have consented to share their experiences inside and outside the classroom with the Hope community. Today, one student reviews the April 2, 2019 event, […]
Claiming My Education: Could Hope Be More Inclusive? An Event Review
Claiming My Education: Could Hope Be More Inclusive? An Event Review by Kelly Gotham “Student Feature” is our newest addition to the WGS blog. Student-scholars enrolled in WGS courses have consented to share their experiences inside and outside the classroom with the Hope community. Today, one student reviews the April 9, 2019 event, “Could Hope […]
“A Novel Model of Cocaine Addiction”: An Interview with Crystal Carr, M.S., Ph.D. Candidate
by Kendra R. Parker Crystal Carr, M.S, is a Ph.D. Candidate in Biopsychology and a Rackham Merit Fellow at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. On Thursday, April 18, Carr will deliver her talk, “Exploring a Novel Model of Cocaine Addiction” in Schaap Auditorium (Science Center), at 11 AM. In today’s interview, Carr discusses her upcoming […]
Claiming Our Education: She Bites Back (Student Feature)
Claiming Our Education: She Bites Back by Silvia Lepe, Joivenae Uribe, and Hannah Weller “Student Feature” is our newest addition to the WGS blog. Student-scholars enrolled in WGS courses have consented to share their experiences inside and outside the classroom with the Hope community. Today, three students share their insights from Dr. Kendra R. Parker’s […]
Claiming Our Education: Reflections on “Speaking Truth to Power” with Austin Channing Brown
Claiming Our Education: Reflections on “Speaking Truth to Power” with Austin Channing Brown by Gracyn Carter, Emma Holman, and Grace Kennedy “Student Feature” is our newest addition to the WGS blog. Student-scholars enrolled in WGS courses have consented to share their experiences inside and outside the classroom with the Hope community. Today, three students share […]
Claiming My Education: Black Women in STEM–Knowledge and Inspiration
Claiming My Education: Black Women in STEM–Knowledge and Inspiration” by Heaven Silas “Student Feature” is our blog’s newest addition to the WGS blog. Student-scholars enrolled in WGS courses have consented to share their experiences inside and outside the classroom with the Hope community. Today, Heaven Silas (Communication ’20) reviews Dr. Valerie Taylor’s visit from March […]
Toxic Tech: An Interview with Sara Wachter-Boettcher
by Kendra R. Parker On Tuesday, April 2, Sara Wachter-Boettcher, principal of Rare Union, co-host of Strong Feelings podcast, and author of Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech (2017), will speak to the Hope College and Holland communities on “Inclusive Design, Ethical Tech, and All of Us.” In today’s interview, […]