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College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · 2d

Join the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies on Wed, Oct. 8 at 4 p.m. for the launch of Technocreep and the Politics of Things Unseen—a feminist take on why our ties to tech often feel “creepy.”

go.umd.edu/technocreep

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Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · 14d

The 2025 Annual Newsletter is here! Reminisce on the academic year past and look forward to the academic year to come in our nostalgic red and gold. Download now at https://go.umd.edu/2025WGSSNewsletter. #academicsky #UniversityofMaryland 🌈🎓

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Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · 21d

It's our 50th Anniversary! Join the celebration - Still Here: The Evolution and Moment of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Maryland - on 10/22/2025 from 3 -7 PM at the Adele H. Stamp Student Union at the University of Maryland. RSVP at https://go.umd.edu/WGSSisStillHere

Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · 22d

Something (techno)creepy this way comes👻. Join us Wed October 8 @ 4 PM to celebrate the release of Neda Atanasoski and @nassimparvin.bsky.social 's book Technocreep and the Politics of Things Unseen from @dukepress.bsky.social. RSVP at go.umd.edu/technocreep 🌈🎓 #academicsky #CriticalEthnicStudies

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Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · 28d

Next week join us as we welcome Tiffany Lethabo King to the department for her talk "Look for Lindsey and Other Genealogical Isolates" on Wednesday September 17 in SQH 3121 and online. For more info on the event and to RSVP, visit https://go.umd.edu/WGSSLethaboKing. #blackademics #academicsky

Announcement image for Looking for Lindsey and Other Genealogical Isolates which takes place on Wednesday, September 17 at 4:00 PM in Susquehanna Hall 3105 and online. The image features the time and date of the event and an invitation to RSVP at the link in our bio alongside an image of the book "The Black Woman" An Anthology.

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College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · Aug 22

What makes smart tech creepy?

Professor Neda Atanasoski, chair of @wgss-umd.bsky.social, recently joined KPFA's "Against the Grain" to unpack surveillance, ethics and the politics of "technocreep."

Technocreep | KPFA

Many new and emerging smart technologies are characterized as creepy. What’s the basis for these claims, and how should we respond to them? Neda Atanasoski and Nassim Parvin consider creepy technologi...

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Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thinking about grad school? Apply now for the 🎓🌈PhD in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Maryland. Learn more about the program and start your application at https://go.umd.edu/ApplyWgssPhd. Applications due November 16 #phdlife #academicsky #blackademics #feministsky

The Doctoral program in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies trains students in interdisciplinary research and pedagogies grounded in feminist, queer, and trans theories and methods. Key Research Areas include Black feminist thought, anti-caste studies, arts, media, cultural, and literary studies, Feminist science and technology studies, queer of color critique, transnational feminisms, indigenous feminisms, and disability studies

Students receive applied professional training and mentoring in feminist and queer teaching and learning styles, student assessment, and classroom management techniques through interactons with world-class faculty at UMD and through our colloquium series. Students draw upon extensive resources on campus and across the D.C. area to build an individualized course of study.

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Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · Jul 18

WGSS is looking for communications interns! Come put your feminist critical thinking skills and chronic online attitude to use as a WGSS Comms Intern! Applications open on August 1st. Visit

WGSS Communications Intern application announcement image. More information available in a screen-reader friendly format at wgss.umd.edu

Application instructions and eligibility requirements for the WGSS Communications Internship. Screen reader friendly version of the information is available at wgss.umd.edu

Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · Jun 25

Check out our chair, Dr. Neda Atanasoski's, interview about her new book Technocreep on the newest episode of The Good Robot Podcast!

The Good Robot Podcast @goodrobotpod.bsky.social · Jun 24

New episode! In this fantastic episode we talk to Nassim Parvin and Neda Atanasoski about their new book Technocreep: The Politics of Things Unseen 👀 Watch now on YouTube or stream on Apple, Spotify and more! 🤩

Watch us on YouTube: youtu.be/ScKSG9VjqxY

White text to the left reads "Rethinking 'creepy' technology". There are black and white images of Nassim Parvin and Neda Atanasoski on the right hand side. The background is a pink and purple starry galaxy.

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Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · Jun 24

Join us for Sarah Scriven's PhD Dissertaiton Defense "Black Women's Scrapbooks: A Look from Within" on Tues, July 8 in person in SQH 1120 and online! To read a full abstract and RSVP, visit https://go.umd.edu/WGSSDissDefenseScriven #Blackademics #AcademicSky

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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · Jun 9

Historian Edda L. Fields-Black and @profjch.bsky.social‬ reflect on Harriet Tubman’s revolutionary Civil War raid and the power of preserving Black history in the face of political pushback.

Documenting Harriet Tubman’s Leadership: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Edda L. Fields-Black on the Combahee River Raid

The Combahee River Raid was a military operation during the American Civil War led by Harriet Tubman on June 1-2, 1863. Historian Edda L. Fields-Black—this year’s winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Histo...

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Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · Jun 2

Happy Pride Month from WGSS! Interested in studying the media, scholarship, and activist contributions across the LGBTQ+ community? Consider joining the LGBTQ Studies🌈🎓 program or taking a WGSS or LGBT coded course this fall.

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Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · May 27

Celebrate LGBTQ+ stories at @dcdoxfest June 12-15 in DC! 🏳️‍🌈Don't miss powerful docs like TESSITURA, HOLD ME CLOSE, STATE OF FIRSTS , I WAS BORN THIS WAY, HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY, THE LIBRARIANS, THE SECRET OF ME & CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG
Tix & 10% off code PRIDE10
https://dcdoxfest.com/
#PrideMonth

Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · May 22

Joins us for Danielle LaPlace's Dissertation Defense :"How We Accomplish this Work: Black Labor and the U.S. Imperial Public Health in the Greater Caribbean, 1898-1934" will take place on June 5 at 10 AM in SQH 3105. Read the full abstract and RSVP at https://go.umd.edu/WgssDissDefenseLaplace

Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · May 19

Join us for Lenora Knowles' PhD Dissertation Defense. "Women in the Struggle": Women of Color Coalitional Relationalities in the Cold War Era will take place on May 29 at 12:00 PM in SQH 3105. To read the full abstract and RSVP, visit https://go.umd.edu/WgssDissDefenseKnowles

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Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · May 9

There's still time to register for Summer WGSS courses🌈🎓! WGSS 250 and WGSS 105 are now both asynchronous and WGSS 250 has been extended to a 6 week course. You don't need to be a currently enrolled undergraduate student at the University of Maryland to join. #academicsky #whatwheredc

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Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · Apr 29

Have you heard? WGSS Chair Dr. Neda Atanasoski and @nassimparvin.bsky.social's new edited volume "Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen" is out now! Make sure to check out this beautiful, full color book! #academicsky #CulturalStudies #CriticalEthnicStudies #UniversityofMaryland

Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · Apr 4

The contributors to "Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen," edited by Neda Atanasoski & @nassimparvin.bsky.social , capture the ambivalence of new and emerging technologies that provoke a sense of creep. #CulturalStudies #CriticalEthnicStudies
buff.ly/fpyRyYE

Cover of Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen edited by Neda Atanasoski and Nassim Parvin. The cover has a contemporary art installation with black-and-white images projected onto cylindrical surfaces. The title is in bold pink letters and the subtitle is in white. The background has a modern aesthetic, with shadows and light adding depth to the image.

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Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · Apr 28

Session 2-C (July 14 - August 1) - LGBT 327: LGBT Film📽️ and Video 🌈🎓
Non-UMD App Deadline: Domestic - July 1; Intl - June 1

Comparative analysis of forms, themes, and the politics of representation in film and video by and/or about LGBT people.
#filmsky #feministscholars #whatwheredc

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Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · Apr 28

Session 2-C (July 14 - August 1) - WGSS 250: Women, Art, & Culture 🌈🎓
Non-UMD App Deadline: Domestic - July 1; Intl - June 1

A critical introduction to the feminist studies through an exploration of the intersection of art and social justice. #feministscholars #whatwheredc

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Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · Apr 28

Session 1 (June 2-July 11) - WGSS 105: Intro to #DisabilityStudies
Deadline to Apply: Domestic Students - May 15

Explore the interdisciplinary field of disability studies through this introduction to how theories of disability justice interesct with feminist and antiracist struggles.

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Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · Apr 28

WGSS Summer courses aren't just for high schoolers! Explore the fields of #DisabilityStudies, #feminist studies, and queer film studies🌈🎓 this summer with WGSS. Current UMD students can register for classes as usual while Non-UMD students should apply @ exst.umd.edu/current-inco.... #academicsky

Apply | University of Maryland Extended Studies

Earn college credits in the summer. In-person or online classes available. Current students can register. All others must apply.

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UMD English @umdenglish.bsky.social · Apr 25

Please join us next Wednesday, April 30 to hear Professor Cecilia Shelton speak about her book in progress! This talk discusses a case study analysis from Shelton's forthcoming manuscript, "Act Like You Know: Black Feminist Methodology in Technical and Professional Communication."

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Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · Apr 24

When you're ready to apply, visit exst.umd.edu/pre-college-...

Terp Young Scholars | University of Maryland Extended Studies

High school students can gain college experience and earn credits with UMD’s 3-week summer program. Campus and online available.

exst.umd.edu

Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · Apr 24

Students who complete the program will receive 3 credits for the course WGSS 250: Introduction to WGSS: Art & Culture🌈🎓. Credits will apply for GenEd requirements @univofmaryland.bsky.social or can be transferred to another university. Scholarships are available! Email [email protected] for more info

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Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · Apr 24

There's still time to register for WGSS's #TerpYoungScholars course: Women, Art, and Culture 🌈🎓. This course is online so students can learn about #feminism, art, and art activism from anywhere in the world and earn real college credit while they're at it. #academicsky #whatwheredc

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