News
Fall 2021 Newsletter
Date Published: Nov 26, 2021
This issue features news about the Black Studies minor, department headship update, student profiles and alumni spotlights, and welcomes new faculty, staff, and pre-doctoral fellows.
Welcome to Rosa Gutierrez
Date Published: Nov 05, 2021
The Department of Gender Studies is pleased to announce Rosa Gutierrez as the new Graduate Assistant.
Statement on Hallowe'en
Susan Lord, Department Head - Date Published: Oct 31, 2021
We call on Queen’s students to remember: my identity, my heritage, my culture is not your costume.Â
CBC News article about Black Studies programs
Jenna Benchetrit, CBC News - Date Published: Oct 31, 2021
"I think of this as long work rather than recent work," McKittrick said. "What Black scholars and activists have taught us, over time, is that the Black Canadian experience provides a meaningful window into how we understand liberation, belonging, scholarship, activism and more."
Statement on Queen’s University homecoming weekend
Susan Lord, Department Head - Date Published: Oct 19, 2021
Queen’s University homecoming weekend was, once again, scattered with misogynist signs that explicitly targeted women.  As the week begins, students on campus must sit in classes and tutorials next to colleagues who may have written and hung misogynist signs.