• CSW Open House

    Center for the Study of Women 1500 Public Affairs

    Welcome, new Bruins; and welcome back, continuing UCLA Students!  Drop by CSW during True Bruin Welcome Week Departmental Open House Day!  Come learn about our student award opportunities, student research projects, upcoming events, and other opportunities for students! Meet our staff, and find out more about what CSW offers to all members of our campus […]

  • Breaking the Silence on Hooking Up: A Facilitated Discussion

    Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon UCLA, Los Angeles

      What are the risks and rewards of hooking up? Who hooks up, and when and why? How does hookup culture shape attitudes towards sex and desire? How ubiquitous is hookup culture on campus--and how does it shape the lives of UCLA students? CSW invites students, faculty, and staff to explore these kinds of questions […]

  • Nonny de la Peña, “Immersive Journalism, Breaking the Frame, and the Gender Struggle in Virtual Reality”

    Sequoia Room, Faculty Center UCLA, Los Angeles

    CSW is thrilled to feature Nonny de la Peña as part of Feminism and the Senses. RSVP for the Talk (Nov. 13, 4pm, Faculty Center): https://csw.ucla.edu/VR REQUEST an Individual Virtual Reality Appointment (Nov. 13, 10am-3:30pm): https://csw.ucla.edu/VR-Request Nonny de la Peña, named “The Godmother of Virtual Reality” by The Guardian and Engadget and one of the […]

  • Weaving Generations Together: Guided Exhibition Tour

    Powell Library Main and East Rotundas UCLA

    JNearoin curator Patricia Greenfield for a guided tour of Weaving Generations Together, an exhibition of Maya textiles on view in the UCLA Powell Library! The exhibition will be open from October 2 - December 15 and is free and open to the public. The opening reception for this exhibition will be held on October 5. […]

  • Panel: “Edible Feminisms: On Discard, Waste, and Metabolism”

    Luskin Conference Center

    Activists and scholars will offer live reflections on how the past lurks in our shared food future, and what to do about it. FEATURED PANELISTS Food justice and food waste activists: Tanya Fields (Founder and Executive Director, The BLK ProjeK) Lisa "Tiny" Gray-Garcia (Co-Editor, Poor Magazine; author of Criminal of Poverty: Growing Up Homeless in America) Rick […]

  • Sara Ahmed, “Complaint as Diversity Work”

    Ackerman Grand Ballroom UCLA, Los Angeles

      CSW is delighted to welcome Sara Ahmed as a featured speaker in our Feminism + the Senses series. We are presenting two events featuring Sara Ahmed on February 13, 2018:   Public Talk: Complaint as Diversity Work DATE: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 TIME: 3:00 - 5:00 PM LOCATION: Ackerman Grand Ballroom Free and Open […]

  • Thinking Gender 2018: Pre-existing Conditions

    UCLA Faculty Center Los Angeles, CA

    Thinking Gender, Pre-existing Conditions 28th Annual Thinking Gender Graduate Student Research Conference March 1-2, 2018, UCLA Conference Schedule: https://csw.ucla.edu/TG18-schedule Pre-Registration for Thinking Gender is now closed. On-site registration will be available on the days of the conference. Thinking Gender is an annual public conference highlighting graduate student research on women, sexuality, and gender across all […]

  • Kristine Gunnell, “Grantmaking for Systemic Change: Daughters of Charity, Seton Institute, and Alleviating Poverty in the Global South, 1985-2010”

    Rolfe 2125

    CSW Research Affiliate Brown Bag Talk A talk by Kristine Gunnell, Research Affiliate, UCLA Center for the Study of Women Committed to easing suffering wherever they find it, Daughters of Charity in the western United States founded Seton Institute for International Development in 1985. Through its fundraising and in-kind distribution programs, the institute offered targeted […]

  • Awards and Benefit Luncheon 2018

    UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center 425 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    This event is now past. Photo highlights of the 2018 Awards Luncheon can be viewed HERE. Join the UCLA Center for the Study of Women for a special end of the year event to honor the Center’s accomplishments, student award recipients, and this year's Distinguished Leader in Feminism Award honorees! FEATURING THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS 40 Years in […]

  • Fall Welcome Reception

    Rolfe Courtyard

    Join CSW and the UCLA Department of Gender Studies as we celebrate the start of a new academic year! Join us for an opportunity to meet and network with faculty, students, and staff, and to learn about CSW’s and Gender Studies’ upcoming projects, research, and events. Refreshments will be served. RSVP: To RSVP, please fill […]

  • Eli Clare, “Cautionary Tales: Environmental Injustice, Disability, and Chronic Illness”

    Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon UCLA, Los Angeles

    CSW is delighted to welcome Eli Clare to UCLA to give a talk as part of our Chemical Entanglements research initiative. RSVPs for this event are NOW CLOSED. Standby seats may be available; we encourage you to arrive early if you would like a standby seat. About Eli Clare Photo description: Eli sits on driftwood […]

  • Lara K. Schubert, “Workshopping Postsecular Feminist Subjectivity: An Alternative Inspired by Cambodian Women”

    Rolfe 2125

    CSW Research Affiliate Brown Bag DATE: Friday, January 18 TIME: 12-1:30 PM LOCATION: Rolfe 2125 Participants are welcome to bring a snack or lunch. Cambodian women religious provide insights into rethinking subjectivity.  These women experience empowerment while they subscribe to the restrictive rules of their communities, including gender-specific stipulations. In Schubert’s research in Cambodia, her […]