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Welcome to the Centre for Gender and Women's Studies

The Centre for Gender and Women's Studies is a major research centre in gender and women's studies in the UK. It is strongly interdisciplinary with a network of over forty teaching and research staff from departments in all faculties and schools in the University.

Find out about our research and publications, research activities and our forthcoming events or search our database using keywords to find Lancaster staff working on gender and women's issues.

Meet our staff

GWS core staffFind out who does what at the Centre for Gender and Women's Studies.

Gender and Women's Studies Degrees

Undergraduate Study

StudentsGWS offers Women's Studies as a first year undergraduate programme. Find out more»

Postgraduate Study

GWS offers a taught Master's Degree in Women's Studies and PhD by research.

Latest News

Dr. Nayanika Mookherjee (Sociology) spoke at an invited seminar in the House of Lords, 19 June 2009

Dr. Nayanika Mookherjee (Sociology) spoke at an invited seminar in the House of Lords on 19th June on the 'Trial of War Criminals of the Banglad ...Read more»

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Events

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16 February 2010, CGWS/Sociology Seminar - akshay khanna

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We also support a range of research activities, including the CGWS seminar series, the Open Seminars, the Forum on Gender Research, and annual workshops, day-schools and conferences.

"Emotional Labour" GWS Seminar Series and Symposium 2008-09

Emotional Labour SymposiumA successful and well-attended Emotional Labour Symposium was held on 23 April 2009. The seminar series aimed to examine the developments and implications of the 'affective turn' in social and cultural studies. Read report»

Gender, Education and the Body - September 2008

Gender Education and the BodyThis interdisciplinary seminar was funded by the Society for Educational Studies and attracted researchers, practitioners and students from a range of institutions and backgrounds. Read report»

 

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