Women's Studies at the University of Maryland is an interdisciplinary program of study of women and men in society within both historical and contemporary contexts and from multicultural and multiracial perspectives.
The program:
- Offers BA, MA/Ph.D., minor, and certificate programs
- Includes approximately 50 undergraduate and 30 graduate courses on women
- Promotes research about women across the disciplines
- Has a core department faculty of 10 and more than 90 affiliate faculty housed in other departments who teach cross-listed courses
New at Women's Studies
- Women's Studies - Study Abroad Program
This intensive two-week course introduces students to
the cultural and political landscapes of the Anglophone
Caribbean. We will address questions of transnational
feminist advocacy, Caribbean feminisms, domestic
violence, and reproductive rights in the Anglophone
Caribbean. Learn more: HERE
- Bonnie Thornton Dill, 2009 Visiting Professor for Distinguished TeachingDepartment of Sociology, Princeton University
- Applications for the Women's Studies Certificate Program are considered twice per year: for fall admission, applications must be received by April 15; for spring admission, applications must be received by November 15.
- THIS TOO IS WOMEN’S STUDIES - Masculinity and Memoir Writing: A Conversation with E. Ethelbert Miller
0102 Francis Scott Key
Wednesday 21st October
Time: 6:30The 5th Inning is E. Ethelbert Miller’s second memoir following on his earlier publication of Fathering Words: The Making of an African American Writer (2000). In this latest memoir his poetic voice is unmistakable as he weaves a lyrical narrative about turning sixty, marriage, fathering, writing and family.
Join us as Miller reads from The 5th Inning and talks about the role of memoir in crafting his own understandings of masculinity.
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