SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
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In this series of webinars you will hear from scholar-activists whose recent work addresses contemporary challenges for feminist thought from within transnational, decolonial, and anti-capitalist movements from Latin America to Palestine.
SFU GSWS invites you to attend the Spring 2026 Margaret Lowe Benston Lecture Series on Social Justice.
Nada Elia | Feb 13
Julieta Chaparro-Buitrago | Feb 27
Nayla Vacarezza | March 10
Learn more and register: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
Nada Elia | Feb 13
Julieta Chaparro-Buitrago | Feb 27
Nayla Vacarezza | March 10
Learn more and register: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
January 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM
In this series of webinars you will hear from scholar-activists whose recent work addresses contemporary challenges for feminist thought from within transnational, decolonial, and anti-capitalist movements from Latin America to Palestine.
SFU GSWS invites you to attend the Spring 2026 Margaret Lowe Benston Lecture Series on Social Justice.
Nada Elia | Feb 13
Julieta Chaparro-Buitrago | Feb 27
Nayla Vacarezza | March 10
Learn more and register: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
Nada Elia | Feb 13
Julieta Chaparro-Buitrago | Feb 27
Nayla Vacarezza | March 10
Learn more and register: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
January 16, 2026 at 6:10 PM
SFU GSWS invites you to attend the Spring 2026 Margaret Lowe Benston Lecture Series on Social Justice.
Nada Elia | Feb 13
Julieta Chaparro-Buitrago | Feb 27
Nayla Vacarezza | March 10
Learn more and register: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
Nada Elia | Feb 13
Julieta Chaparro-Buitrago | Feb 27
Nayla Vacarezza | March 10
Learn more and register: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
Season’s greetings from SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies!
We wish you a wonderful holiday season and restful winter break. We look forward to seeing you in 2026!
We wish you a wonderful holiday season and restful winter break. We look forward to seeing you in 2026!
December 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Season’s greetings from SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies!
We wish you a wonderful holiday season and restful winter break. We look forward to seeing you in 2026!
We wish you a wonderful holiday season and restful winter break. We look forward to seeing you in 2026!
“Women’s reading habits are frequently scrutinized, and have been throughout history.”
New at the GSWS Student Blog, Lauren Drexel argues why the issue of teen romance novels isn’t an issue: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...
New at the GSWS Student Blog, Lauren Drexel argues why the issue of teen romance novels isn’t an issue: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...
December 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
“Women’s reading habits are frequently scrutinized, and have been throughout history.”
New at the GSWS Student Blog, Lauren Drexel argues why the issue of teen romance novels isn’t an issue: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...
New at the GSWS Student Blog, Lauren Drexel argues why the issue of teen romance novels isn’t an issue: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...
Join our GSWS community as we read and discuss feminist books together!
The new GSWS Feminist Book Club selections include "Bury our Bones in the Midnight Soil" by V.E. Schwab on Jan. 12, 2026 for #SFUSAAM.
Sign up at Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ca/e/gsws-femin...
The new GSWS Feminist Book Club selections include "Bury our Bones in the Midnight Soil" by V.E. Schwab on Jan. 12, 2026 for #SFUSAAM.
Sign up at Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ca/e/gsws-femin...
December 15, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Join our GSWS community as we read and discuss feminist books together!
The new GSWS Feminist Book Club selections include "Bury our Bones in the Midnight Soil" by V.E. Schwab on Jan. 12, 2026 for #SFUSAAM.
Sign up at Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ca/e/gsws-femin...
The new GSWS Feminist Book Club selections include "Bury our Bones in the Midnight Soil" by V.E. Schwab on Jan. 12, 2026 for #SFUSAAM.
Sign up at Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ca/e/gsws-femin...
What did the GSWS Feminist Book Club think of "Burial Rites" by Hannah Kent? December's book "raised interesting tensions between history and fiction, and at times the landscape and weather seemed to overtake the story." Review: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...
December 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
What did the GSWS Feminist Book Club think of "Burial Rites" by Hannah Kent? December's book "raised interesting tensions between history and fiction, and at times the landscape and weather seemed to overtake the story." Review: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...
Focusing on her values empowered Ranjani Jagannath (MA, 2022) to achieve her educational goals during challenging times. Jagannath recently passed the New York Bar Exam and aspires to use her qualifications in the field of public interest law. Story: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Focusing on her values empowered Ranjani Jagannath (MA, 2022) to achieve her educational goals during challenging times. Jagannath recently passed the New York Bar Exam and aspires to use her qualifications in the field of public interest law. Story: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
@sfufass.bsky.social
@sfufass.bsky.social
Questions about SFU GSWS? Sign up for our Info Session and learn about the GSWS master of arts (MA) program and doctor of philosophy (PhD) program.
Info Session: Graduate Programs in GSWS
Online event (Zoom)
Nov 19 | 2:30pm
Sign up at Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ca/e/info-sessi...
Info Session: Graduate Programs in GSWS
Online event (Zoom)
Nov 19 | 2:30pm
Sign up at Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ca/e/info-sessi...
Info Session: Graduate Programs in GSWS
Learn about the Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies master of arts (MA) program and doctor of philosophy (PhD) program.
www.eventbrite.ca
November 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Questions about SFU GSWS? Sign up for our Info Session and learn about the GSWS master of arts (MA) program and doctor of philosophy (PhD) program.
Info Session: Graduate Programs in GSWS
Online event (Zoom)
Nov 19 | 2:30pm
Sign up at Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ca/e/info-sessi...
Info Session: Graduate Programs in GSWS
Online event (Zoom)
Nov 19 | 2:30pm
Sign up at Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ca/e/info-sessi...
Join Telling our Stories, Rainbow Seniors' and Surrey Pride Society for a powerful evening of storytelling and remembrance.
Save your spot for Community Conversations: Living Through the AIDS Epidemic on Dec. 1 at Surrey Libraries – City Centre Branch. www.eventbrite.ca/e/community-...
Save your spot for Community Conversations: Living Through the AIDS Epidemic on Dec. 1 at Surrey Libraries – City Centre Branch. www.eventbrite.ca/e/community-...
Community Conversations: Living Through the AIDS Epidemic
Join Telling our Stories, Rainbow Seniors' and Surrey Pride Society for a powerful evening of storytelling and remembrance.
www.eventbrite.ca
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Join Telling our Stories, Rainbow Seniors' and Surrey Pride Society for a powerful evening of storytelling and remembrance.
Save your spot for Community Conversations: Living Through the AIDS Epidemic on Dec. 1 at Surrey Libraries – City Centre Branch. www.eventbrite.ca/e/community-...
Save your spot for Community Conversations: Living Through the AIDS Epidemic on Dec. 1 at Surrey Libraries – City Centre Branch. www.eventbrite.ca/e/community-...
Thinking of applying to a graduate program in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies? Have questions? Join our info session!
Info Session: Graduate Programs in GSWS
November 19 | 2:30 – 3:30PM | Zoom
Sign up: www.eventbrite.ca/e/info-sessi...
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Info Session: Graduate Programs in GSWS
November 19 | 2:30 – 3:30PM | Zoom
Sign up: www.eventbrite.ca/e/info-sessi...
@sfufass.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Thinking of applying to a graduate program in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies? Have questions? Join our info session!
Info Session: Graduate Programs in GSWS
November 19 | 2:30 – 3:30PM | Zoom
Sign up: www.eventbrite.ca/e/info-sessi...
@sfufass.bsky.social
Info Session: Graduate Programs in GSWS
November 19 | 2:30 – 3:30PM | Zoom
Sign up: www.eventbrite.ca/e/info-sessi...
@sfufass.bsky.social
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Congratulations to the members of the Trans Equity Data Initiative (TEDI) for winning a Robbins-Ollivier award for Excellence in Equity amounting to $100,000.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Congratulations to the members of the Trans Equity Data Initiative (TEDI) for winning a Robbins-Ollivier award for Excellence in Equity amounting to $100,000.
www.sfu.ca/sociology-an...
@sfu.ca @sfugsws.bsky.social @sfu-fhs.bsky.social
www.sfu.ca/sociology-an...
@sfu.ca @sfugsws.bsky.social @sfu-fhs.bsky.social
What did the GSWS Feminist Book Club think of "Chain-Gang All-Stars" by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah? November's book "sparked meaningful conversations about imagining an abolitionist future."
Read the full review: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...
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Read the full review: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
What did the GSWS Feminist Book Club think of "Chain-Gang All-Stars" by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah? November's book "sparked meaningful conversations about imagining an abolitionist future."
Read the full review: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...
@sfufass.bsky.social
Read the full review: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...
@sfufass.bsky.social
Congratulations to all the new undergraduate student fellows, including SFU GSWS student Avleen Kaur Chawla!
Congratulations to the latest cohort of the @sfu.ca FASS Dean's Undergraduate Fellowship program! Learn more about our 22 new fellows: www.sfu.ca/fass/news/2025/10/fass-undergrad-fellowship.html
October 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Congratulations to all the new undergraduate student fellows, including SFU GSWS student Avleen Kaur Chawla!
Vaibhav Saria, an associate professor in SFU GSWS, has won the 2025 FASS Early Career Research Excellence Award in Humanities. Congratulations! www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
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Vaibhav Saria wins FASS Early Career Research Excellence Award in Humanities
Vaibhav Saria, an associate professor in SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, is the winner of the 2025 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) Early Career Research Excellence Award in Huma...
www.sfu.ca
October 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Vaibhav Saria, an associate professor in SFU GSWS, has won the 2025 FASS Early Career Research Excellence Award in Humanities. Congratulations! www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
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Congratulations to the award winners, including Vaibhav Saria!
Every year, we come together at the annual Cormack Teaching Symposium and FASS Fall Reception to celebrate our 2025 @sfu.ca FASS faculty and staff award winners. See more photos at: www.sfu.ca/fass/news/2025/10/fass-awards.html
October 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Congratulations to the award winners, including Vaibhav Saria!
Happening this week!
GSWS Career Talk
October 29 | 2:30-4:00pm | Zoom
Are you curious about career possibilities with a GSWS degree? Join us for an engaging chat about your future opportunities, strategies and resources.
Sign up: www.eventbrite.ca/e/gsws-caree...
GSWS Career Talk
October 29 | 2:30-4:00pm | Zoom
Are you curious about career possibilities with a GSWS degree? Join us for an engaging chat about your future opportunities, strategies and resources.
Sign up: www.eventbrite.ca/e/gsws-caree...
October 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Happening this week!
GSWS Career Talk
October 29 | 2:30-4:00pm | Zoom
Are you curious about career possibilities with a GSWS degree? Join us for an engaging chat about your future opportunities, strategies and resources.
Sign up: www.eventbrite.ca/e/gsws-caree...
GSWS Career Talk
October 29 | 2:30-4:00pm | Zoom
Are you curious about career possibilities with a GSWS degree? Join us for an engaging chat about your future opportunities, strategies and resources.
Sign up: www.eventbrite.ca/e/gsws-caree...
What did the GSWS Feminist Book Club think of “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” by Taylor Jenkins Reid? Visit our website to read the full review.
www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...
www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...
October 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
What did the GSWS Feminist Book Club think of “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” by Taylor Jenkins Reid? Visit our website to read the full review.
www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...
www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...
Curious about career possibilities with a GSWS degree? Join us for an engaging chat about your future opportunities and discover strategies and resources that can help you as you explore your career options.
Oct 29 | 2:30-4:00pm | Zoom
www.eventbrite.ca/e/gsws-caree...
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Oct 29 | 2:30-4:00pm | Zoom
www.eventbrite.ca/e/gsws-caree...
@sfufass.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Curious about career possibilities with a GSWS degree? Join us for an engaging chat about your future opportunities and discover strategies and resources that can help you as you explore your career options.
Oct 29 | 2:30-4:00pm | Zoom
www.eventbrite.ca/e/gsws-caree...
@sfufass.bsky.social
Oct 29 | 2:30-4:00pm | Zoom
www.eventbrite.ca/e/gsws-caree...
@sfufass.bsky.social
Nerida Bullock’s (PhD, 2025) socio-legal scholarship holds a mirror to the institution of marriage.
Read the interview to learn about Bullock's research and experiences as an educator: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
#mySFUgrad #FASSgrad
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Read the interview to learn about Bullock's research and experiences as an educator: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
#mySFUgrad #FASSgrad
@sfufass.bsky.social @sfugradstudies.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Nerida Bullock’s (PhD, 2025) socio-legal scholarship holds a mirror to the institution of marriage.
Read the interview to learn about Bullock's research and experiences as an educator: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
#mySFUgrad #FASSgrad
@sfufass.bsky.social @sfugradstudies.bsky.social
Read the interview to learn about Bullock's research and experiences as an educator: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
#mySFUgrad #FASSgrad
@sfufass.bsky.social @sfugradstudies.bsky.social
SFU GSWS is pleased to welcome Milka Njoroge as Ruth Wynn Woodward Junior Chair (2025-2027).
Her research focuses on the visual economy of suffering in postcolonial contexts.
Learn more: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
Her research focuses on the visual economy of suffering in postcolonial contexts.
Learn more: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
September 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
SFU GSWS is pleased to welcome Milka Njoroge as Ruth Wynn Woodward Junior Chair (2025-2027).
Her research focuses on the visual economy of suffering in postcolonial contexts.
Learn more: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
Her research focuses on the visual economy of suffering in postcolonial contexts.
Learn more: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
The GSWS Feminist Book Club found "They Never Learn" by Layne Fargo to be "an entertaining and fast-paced read."
Read the full review and learn more about the book club: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...
Read the full review and learn more about the book club: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...
September 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The GSWS Feminist Book Club found "They Never Learn" by Layne Fargo to be "an entertaining and fast-paced read."
Read the full review and learn more about the book club: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...
Read the full review and learn more about the book club: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...
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Since 1965, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) has stood at the heart of the university’s intellectual life as one of SFU's founding pillars. In recognition of our 60th anniversary, we reflect on key milestones that have shaped FASS' enduring legacy and impact: www.sfu.ca/fass/60
September 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Since 1965, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) has stood at the heart of the university’s intellectual life as one of SFU's founding pillars. In recognition of our 60th anniversary, we reflect on key milestones that have shaped FASS' enduring legacy and impact: www.sfu.ca/fass/60
Activist-scholar @ajwithers.bsky.social believes in making their research both comprehensible and collaborative. "I want my academic work to benefit the communities of which I am a part."
Read the interview: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
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Read the interview: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
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August 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Activist-scholar @ajwithers.bsky.social believes in making their research both comprehensible and collaborative. "I want my academic work to benefit the communities of which I am a part."
Read the interview: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
@sfufass.bsky.social
Read the interview: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
@sfufass.bsky.social
SFU GSWS is pleased to welcome assistant professor Megh Marathe to our department!
Marathe's research seeks to foster inclusion in the tools and practices that experts — such as doctors and engineers — use to make decisions about people’s lives.
www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
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Marathe's research seeks to foster inclusion in the tools and practices that experts — such as doctors and engineers — use to make decisions about people’s lives.
www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
@sfufass.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
SFU GSWS is pleased to welcome assistant professor Megh Marathe to our department!
Marathe's research seeks to foster inclusion in the tools and practices that experts — such as doctors and engineers — use to make decisions about people’s lives.
www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
@sfufass.bsky.social
Marathe's research seeks to foster inclusion in the tools and practices that experts — such as doctors and engineers — use to make decisions about people’s lives.
www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
@sfufass.bsky.social
Congratulations to Vaibhav Saria on winning the Early Career Research Excellence Award in Humanities!
Honouring innovation, impact, and dedication: Congratulations to our FASS Research Excellence Award recipients in the humanities & social sciences!
Learn more about our winners: www.sfu.ca/fass/news/2025/08/research-excellence-award.html
Learn more about our winners: www.sfu.ca/fass/news/2025/08/research-excellence-award.html
August 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Congratulations to Vaibhav Saria on winning the Early Career Research Excellence Award in Humanities!