This month, the Department of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University at Buffalo hosted a book reception for “Madwomen in Social Justice Movements, Literatures, and Art” (Vernon Press), co-edited by Jessica Lowell Mason (MITA’s co-founder) and Nicole Crevar. The reception was held held at UB in Clemens Hall, North Campus, on March 15, 2023.
The event was held in one of our department’s conference rooms, where both GGSS and English seminar-style graduate classes are typically held.The GGSS Department generously provided refreshments, such as the blue and white rose-covered cupcakes pictured here.The event was held in one of our department’s conference rooms, where both GGSS and English seminar-style graduate classes are typically held.Scholars, activists, writers, students, community members, faculty members, and friends were in attendance at the reception.Scholars, activists, writers, students, community members, faculty members, and friends were in attendance at the reception.Scholars, activists, writers, students, community members, faculty members, and friends were in attendance at the reception.Professor and Graduate Director Jasmina Tumbas introduced Jessica Lowell Mason and the welcomed everyone to the event. Dr. Tumbas made the entire event possible. She teaches art and performance history and image and gender, and politics of visual culture courses at UB, and she’s a brilliant art historian. She recently published a book titled “I Am Jugoslovenka!” Feminist Performance Politics During & After Yugoslav Socialism.”Dr/Chair Gwynn Thomas, Dr. Segol, and Dr. Carine Mardorossian. three brilliant GGSS faculty members.Scholars, activists, writers, students, community members, faculty members, and friends were in attendance at the reception.Scholars, activists, writers, students, community members, faculty members, and friends were in attendance at the reception.Scholars, activists, writers, students, community members, faculty members, and friends were in attendance at the reception.Scholars, activists, writers, students, community members, faculty members, and friends were in attendance at the reception.Scholars, activists, writers, students, community members, faculty members, and friends were in attendance at the reception.Scholars, activists, writers, students, community members, faculty members, and friends were in attendance at the reception.Scholars, activists, writers, students, community members, faculty members, and friends were in attendance at the reception.Scholars, activists, writers, students, community members, faculty members, and friends were in attendance at the reception.Scholars, activists, writers, students, community members, faculty members, and friends were in attendance at the reception.Scholars, activists, writers, students, community members, faculty members, and friends were in attendance at the reception. Scholars, activists, writers, students, community members, faculty members, and friends were in attendance at the reception.Scholars, activists, writers, students, community members, faculty members, and friends were in attendance at the reception.Before the reception.Jessica Lowell Mason with her children, Darah and Elanah.Scholars, activists, writers, students, community members, faculty members, and friends were in attendance at the reception.Scholars, activists, writers, students, community members, faculty members, and friends were in attendance at the reception.
Most of the above photos were taken by photographer John Carocci.
The book is available in hard copy with a 30% discount using the code MZXP30 here: https://vernonpress.com/book/1591 and accessible for free electronically through university libraries, upon request.
The above image is of a flyer that was distributed around the department and online before the event was held. It includes basic details about the event on a geographic background in blue, yellow, black and white, images of the book cover and the co-editors, as well as a quote from the back of the book by UB Professor David Schmid, who describes the collection in one of the blurbs on the back of the book, where are featured the following sentiments: “unparalleled in its scope and variety, this volume makes an essential contribution to mad studies, feminist studies, and their generative intersections.”
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