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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

For Tavia Azad (BA, 2026), pursuing her degree at SFU was the first step towards forging her own path. Receiving the Uggla Family Scholarship empowered Azad to achieve her educational goals as a Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies major: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev... @sfufass.bsky.social #MySFUGrad

Photo: Tavia Azad, smiling and wearing a brown sweater and a green coat.
Text: “GSWS teaches you critical thinking skills that are needed to analyze the systems around you and come to solutions.” – Tavia Azad

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SFU History @sfuhistory.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

SFU History & @sfugsws.bsky.social present, “What happened at Joe’s Cafe? Exploring Vancouver’s Lesbian Past” -Presented by Prof. El Chenier & Mekeil Wilson -Oct. 8 (Doors: 6:30 PM; Event 7 PM) -SFU Harbour Centre (HCC 7000) RSVP: www.eventbrite.ca/e/what-happe... #sfuhistory @sfufass.bsky.social

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What did the GSWS Feminist Book Club think of "The Mighty Red" by Louise Erdrich? "Our group unanimously agreed 'The Mighty Red' was an unexpected page-turner, though no one could quite explain why, since the novel isn't especially plot-driven." Read the review: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...

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GSWS Feminist Book Club - September 2026

The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Join us for a conversation with groundbreaking trans scholar @susanstryker.bsky.social about her new book, Changing Gender, a provocative, genre-bending call to reconsider the story we tell about gender itself. www.eventbrite.ca/e/1998812490... @sfufass.bsky.social @fsgbooks.bsky.social

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Changing Gender: The History and Future of a Concept

Book Launch: Susan Stryker in Conversation with Helen Leung

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

What did the GSWS Feminist Book Club think of "The Buffalo Hunter Hunter” by Stephen Graham Jones? Read the review at our website: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi... Interested in joining? The new meeting dates and books have been announced! www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...

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GSWS Feminist Book Club - August 2026

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

SFU GSWS offers the Traveling Speakers Series to communities in BC and Yukon. Reema Faris traveled to Prince George to speak at an International Women’s Day event, inspiring her to reflect on community outreach and what it means to cross boundaries as an academic: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...

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Attraversiamo: Crossing over thresholds of knowledge for public good

As part of SFU GSWS's Traveling Speakers Series, Reema Faris visited Prince George to speak at an International Women’s Day (March 8, 2026) event organized by the Faculty Association of the College of...

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Congratulations to SFU GSWS's Megh Marathe on being awarded a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Grant to support research titled "Designing for Inclusion: Representing Trans and Gender Diverse People in Information Systems."

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

What did the GSWS Feminist Book Club think of "And Then She Fell” by Alicia Elliott? “This novel took our club on an unsettling, deeply moving journey that felt raw, incredibly creative, and terrifyingly real.” Full review: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...

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GSWS Feminist Book Club - July 2026

And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

#SFU students: looking for a course this fall? Space is available for GSWS 321-4 ST: Global Approaches to Indigenous Feminisms. Browse our upcoming course outlines: www.sfu.ca/gsws/undergr...

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

In her new book, "Archives of Intimacy: Racial Mixing and Chinese Lives in the Colonial Port City, 1905–1949," Nadine Attewell illuminates the once forgotten histories of vibrant multiracial communities that flourished in London, Liverpool, and Hong Kong: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...

Archives of Intimacy: Racial Mixing and Chinese Lives in the Colonial Port City, 1905–1949 by Nadine Attewell with a photo of the author

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

SFU GSWS's Jen Marchbank visited Kiel University of Applied Sciences in Germany to share her research on queer elder abuse and violence in relationships: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...

Melanie Groß and Jen Marchbank with Aminata Touré, Minister for Social Affairs, Youth, Family, Seniors, Integration and Equality of Schleswig-Holstein

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

What did the GSWS Feminist Book Club think of "Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro? The book "fueled an outstanding 5/5 discussion." Full review of June's selection: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...

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GSWS Feminist Book Club - June 2026

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

New at the GSWS Student Blog: "The Craziest Cat Lady of All: Catwoman" By Alexa Elwood. Read: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...

GSWS Student Blog: New Post
Photo: A yawning black cat, showing its fangs.

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Pursuing a joint major in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies and Political Science at SFU empowered Avleen Kaur Chawla (BA, 2026) to build the skillset and self-confidence she needs as an aspiring law student. Full story: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev... @sfufass.bsky.social @sfu.ca #MySFUGrad

“I took a GSWS course, just to try something new, and I quickly realized that this was the lens I was missing.” - Avleen Kaur Chawla
Photo: Avleen Kaur Chawla, smiling and wearing a floral dress and pink sneakers.

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Visit the GSWS Student Blog for a new post by MA student Linds Rohlf: “As part of the GSWS 824 course, Gender and Social Policy: Gender Violence Resistance, I got to participate in a research team composed of my classmates." www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...

GSWS Student Blog: New Post
Image: abstract, round pink, blue, and purple shapes with yellow, dashed outlines.

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

What happens when "The Queen of Hell falls in love with the donut-selling plum-coloured alien"? Lots! According to the GSWS Feminist Book Club, "Light from Uncommon Stars" by Ryka Aoki is "definitely unlike anything any of us had read before." Review: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...

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GSWS Feminist Book Club - May 2026

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

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SFSS Out on Campus @outoncampus.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

SFSS Out on Campus is happy to welcome you to Summer 2026 semester at #SFU! Join us for a variety of fun and exciting events throughout the summer, so keep an eye out on our social media and LinkTree: linktr.ee/outoncampus

Open House! Tuesday, May 26, 12PM-2PM, OOC Lounge, SUB 2230!

Writing Support! Every Thursday, 11AM - 12:30PM, OOC Lounge, SUB 2230!

2SLGBTQIA+ Counsellor Craft Hour! Thursday, May 14, 1:30PM-2:30PM, at Out on Campus Lounge, SUB 2230!

Drop-In Videogames! Tuesday, June 2, 11AM-2PM, at Games Room, Fraser Library, SFU Surrey campus!

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Looking for a good book to read? The GSWS Feminist Book Club recently gave “Martyr!” by Kaveh Akbar a 4.1-star rating. Full review: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...

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GSWS Feminist Book Club - April 2026

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

“In the US, no one has cared about women’s rugby enough to hold cultural boundaries around femininity and performance, so it’s been perceived and experienced as a countercultural, queer space.” SFU GSWS PhD student Cameron Michels is quoted in the Guardian.

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‘Every body is a rugby body’: US women players fight for inclusivity after trans ban

Players are considering only competing in the ‘open’ category, which allows people of any sex or gender to play

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

SFU assistant professor Megh Marathe uses their research and teaching to advocate for inclusive technology. Learn about Marathe's journey from big tech to academia, their current research, and what students can expect to learn about in their classes: www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev... @sfufass.bsky.social

“I encourage my students to work on projects that they care about. Often that’s using technology to address a community issue or to share their lived experiences.” - Megh Marathe
Photo: Megh Marathe

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Register now for the South Asia Conference of the Pacific Northwest (SACPAN)! 4 - 5th May, 2026 at UBC Conference schedule and details now available: events.sfu.ca/event/48669-...

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South Asia Conference of the Pacific Northwest (SACPAN)

Registration is now open for the South Asia Conference of the Pacific Northwest (SACPAN)

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

📣 Registration is now open for the South Asia Conference of the Pacific Northwest (SACPAN)! 🗓️ 4 - 5th May, 2026 📍 Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre 🔗 Register here: forms.gle/hTBTo1KSmxRF...

SOUTH ASIA CONFERENCE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST (SACPAN)
4-5th May, 2026
In collaboration with
SFU FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
UBC THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Centre for India and South Asia Research School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Institute of Asian Research

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Financial Aid and Awards is accepting online applications for the 2026 SFU Service Awards! Deadline: April 24, 2026. Visit our website to learn more. www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

New at the GSWS Student Blog: find out what our fantastic grad students are researching! Read the GSWS Caucus Colloquium 2026 recap by Saeko Mori with photos by Qiao Kang: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...

GSWS Student Blog: New Post
Photo: GSWS Caucus Colloquium 2026 Presenters

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

New at the GSWS Student Blog, In Need of Anger: A Reflection on Rants, Polemics, and Manifestos by Lari de Souza Burry. "As I move through this course, I am not learning to control my anger. I am learning to listen to it." www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...

GSWS Student Blog: New Post; Photo: Scrabble tiles that spell out the word "feminist"

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SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @sfufass.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

There is no denying AI has radically transformed higher education. A symposium led by FASS Teaching Fellow Carman Fung, brought over 80 SFU educators together to work thru the challenges and opportunities created by AI. www.sfu.ca/fass/news/2026/03/ai-conference.html @sfu.ca @sfugsws.bsky.social

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Responding to AI in the classroom: Challenges, innovations, and strategies

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

What did the GSWS Feminist Book Club think of "Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zheng" by Kylie Lee Baker? The members had a lively discussion and were "captivated" by the novel's "ambitious blending of horror, magical realism, and social commentary." www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...

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GSWS Feminist Book Club - March 2026

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zheng by Kylie Lee Baker

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SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @sfufass.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

MLW begins today! Every day this week there is something new to participate in. Today's activities include: 🌎 Multilingual Engagement Table 🇫🇷 Writing for the Public (delivered in French) 🇯🇵 Japanese Culture Day www.sfu.ca/wll/mlw.html

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Looking for a good book to read this weekend? The GSWS Feminist Book Club "really enjoyed" February's selection, "A Grandmother Begins the Story" by Michelle Porter. Full review: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...

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GSWS Feminist Book Club - February 2026

A Grandmother Begins the Story by Michelle Porter

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Drop by our booth for a fun activity celebrating SFU Multilingual Week! Use a button press to make your own buttons sharing your preferred pronouns in various languages. Tuesday, February 24 | 11:00am-2:00pm | Booth, AQ South Concourse. www.sfu.ca/wll/mlw.html @sfufass.bsky.social

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SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @sfufass.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

SFU Multilingual week begins on Monday! There are many talks, panels, and tables from various FASS departments to check out so have a look at the schedule and get ready to join this annual event. www.sfu.ca/wll/mlw.html @sfu.ca @sfugsws.bsky.social @sfulinguistics.bsky.social @sfuurb.bsky.social

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Congratulations to QUIRK-e on winning a Seniors Leadership Award!

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Have you ever wondered how it was to navigate queer life for our elders? Get a chance to meet with and hear the stories of queer seniors in your community. QUIRK-E: Intergenerational Chats Sunday March 1 | 12:00 – 4:00pm Creekside Community Centre quirk-e.ca/intergenerat...

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Intergenerational Chats – Quirk-e

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SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @sfufass.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

SFU Multilingual Week begins on Feb 23! Check out this film from @sfuurb.bsky.social and many other events such as talks, booths, panel discussions, and keynote. www.sfu.ca/wll/mlw.html

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SFU Multilingual Week

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Join SFU GSWS for the Spring 2026 Margaret Lowe Benston (MLB) Lecture Series on Social Justice. Nada Elia, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies, Western Washington University • Friday, February 13th, 10-11:20 am, via Zoom • Register at Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ca/e/decolonial...

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Decolonial and Global South Feminisms: Nada Elia

Spring 2026 Margaret Lowe Benston Lecture Series on Social Justice

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

"Brandon’s love is not just romantic; it is enriched with support and generosity." New at the GSWS Student Blog, "Team Brandon: Why He’s the Real Romance Hero in Sense and Sensibility" by Sophie Lingl: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...

Photo credit: Sophie Lingl
GSWS STUDENT BLOG: NEW POST; Photo: A vintage typewriter on a desk, next to a plant and a quill in a inkwell. The typewriter is loaded with a yellowed page from a book, a tulip is painted on the page over the text.

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Help us reach our goal of raising $10,000 for the Kathryn Hunter Memorial Fund. We are almost there, but still need donations to reach $10,000 in funding towards GSWS graduate student awards. Donate and learn more: www.sfu.ca/gsws/donate/...

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

For the first meeting of 2026, the GSWS Feminist Book Club partnered with SFU SVSPO the bring awareness to #SFUSAAM. Read the full review at our website: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...

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GSWS Feminist Book Club - January 2026

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab

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SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @sfufass.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Join SFU Multilingual Week February 23 to 28, 2026. Celebrate linguistic diversity in a week-long series of event: a keynote, talks, panels, roundtable discussions, and a language and culture expo. Everyone is welcome—students, faculty members, and staff. And it's free! www.sfu.ca/wll/mlw.html

Graphic with black background. A transparent pink heart and yellow square overlap each. The shapes look like speech bubbles in conversation. Text on the graphic reads: Celebrate Multilingual SFU Feb 22–28. Our stories, our languages. Embrace diversity • break barriers • build connections.

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SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @sfufass.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Have you registered yet? This event is coming up fast!

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SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @sfufass.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

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.

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

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...

SFU GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND WOMEN'S STUDIES;
MARGARET LOWE BENSTON LECTURE SERIES IN SOCIAL JUSTICE;
DECOLONIAL AND GLOBAL SOUTH FEMINISMS;
Nada Elia, February 13;
Julieta Chaparro- Buitrago, February 27;
Nayla Vacarezza, March 10

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

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!

SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
Happy Holidays
Photo: an abstract image of rainbow lights

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

“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...

GSWS Student Blog: New Post;
Image: A stack of books related to sexuality and gender

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

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...

GSWS Feminist Book Club
January 12: Bury our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab; partnership with SFU SVSPO for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) (#SFUSAAM)
Photo: A hand reaching for a book on a bookshelf

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

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...

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies @sfugsws.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

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

Ranjani Jagannath at the SFU AQ Pond. She is smiling and holding a small dog, and wearing a bright red SFU scarf.

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