News and events

Each year the Centre for Women’s Studies hosts conferences, seminars and day schools which bring together scholars in the Centre’s key fields as well as in emerging areas. We welcome items for the news and events webpage; please send to the Centre Administrator cws@york.ac.uk.

News

CWS PhD student writes in The Conversation on Playboy and Halloween

Thursday 26 October 2023

Congratulations to PhD student Daisy McManaman who has an article published in The Conversation looking at how the Playboy costume has become a popular Halloween costume.

Remembering Dr Jo Woodiwiss, CWS Graduate

Wednesday 4 October 2023

The Centre for Women's Studies is very sad to hear of the recent death of Dr Jo Woodiwiss, a graduate and friend of CWS.

New issue of Centre for Women's Studies Journal, Cultivate

Monday 25 September 2023

We are delighted to share the latest issue of Cultivate: The Feminist Journal of the Centre for Women's Studies (CWS). 'Issue 5: The Creative Issue' puts our usual peer-reviewed article process aside and instead spotlights creative work.

Events

Wed

May

Women Studies Now "CWS staff and alumni research spotlight"

The third Women's Studies Now event this semester spotlighting CWS staff and alumni research.

Wed

May

Academic Publishing

Editor of the Journal of Gender Studies and CWS Director Dr Rachel Alsop will deliver a workshop on how to get started with submitting your work to academic journals for potential publication.

Wed

Jun

Researching gender-based violence: experiences, challenges and ethics

Francesca and Alison, joined by some PhD students, will lead a seminar on the ethical challenges of feminist research.

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