The interdisciplinarity at the core of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) fields reflects the diverse nature of scholarship in these areas at Illinois State University. Students in fields of study ranging from the arts and humanities to education, social sciences, medicine, and communications bring critical analyses to their work through the lenses of gender, race, class, ethnicity, and LGBT/Queer studies, to name just a few. WGSS student research and creative endeavors across campus also reflect new and changing methods, theories, and practices, resulting in diverse applications of scholarship, activism, and artistic production. This work is highlighted each year at the WGSS Annual Student Research Symposium, through exhibits in the Rachel Cooper Gallery, and through the courses, activities, and events offered by the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program.
The posters and other materials in this collection document activities related to the WGSS Program and its affiliated students and faculty, including lectures, exhibitions, and activism. Coverage of the annual symposium ranges from the first event held in 1996 through the present day.