University of Redlands
12th Annual Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Student Conference
Paper Winner:
"The Colonial Victimization of Native American Women in the Sex Trade Industry" by Amanda Bratton '23
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Art Winner:
Ernesto Bustamante '21
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Unfortunately, the 12th annual conference was cancelled due to the closure of the University of Redlands during the COVID-19 pandemic. Explore this page to view the work that would have been presented at the conference.
Schedule
Session 1
9:30 - 10:50 AM
Racial Barriers Restricting Women
Exposing the Truth: Unspoken LGBTQ Issues
Race on Campus: Relation Between Women of Color and Chronic Illness
Session 2
11Â AM - 12 PM
Gendered Thinking
The Psychology of the Sex Industry
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Jade Sasser
1 PM
Can We Have Reproductive Justice in the Midst of a Climate Crisis?
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Session 3
2:10 - 3:30 PM
Gender Performances in the Juvenile Justice System
Getting Screwed: Sex Work and Trafficking
AIN'T NO PRIDE LIKE SENIOR PRIDE (Senior Seminar)
Session 4
3:40 - 5 PM
Pregnancy and Power
Women in History: Money, Science, and Madness
CDI: Cultural Lenses on LGBTQ+ Identities
Transgender Round Table
Session 1
Racial Barriers Restricting Women
Moderator: Keith Osijima
Commentator: Kimberly Welch
Elizabeth Candia
Engagement and Perceptions of Latina Mothers Navigating the K-12 Special Education World
Anna Brown
Women, Race, and Student Loans
Molly Lindsay
The Hidden Identity Thief: Japanese Internment Camps and their Effects on Generations of Japanese Women
The Relation Between Women of Color and Chronic Illness
Race on Campus
Round Table
Session 2
Gendered Thinking
Moderator: Doreen Isenberg
Commentator: Kimberly Welch
Alexandra Bunch
How Language Shapes Gender: Spanish vs. English
Angie Hernándes
Female Senators Face Double Bind in Communicating: An Examination of Political Language
Amanda Siefert
Gendered Green Consumption: The Presence of Free Riders in the Market for Green Products
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Jade Sasser
Can we Have Reproductive Justice in the Midst of a Climate Crisis?
Climate scientists are increasingly describing climate problems as problems of unrestrained population growth. Such discourses align closely with historical narratives blaming the fertility and reproduction of the poor, particularly women of color, for a range of social, political, economic, and environmental problems. In an era of ongoing climate crisis, can movements for reproductive justice and climate justice align?
Session 3
Getting Screwed: Sex Work and Trafficking
Moderator: Tim Seiber
Noelle Dillman, Jeena Epperson, Ahtziri Gallegos, and Olivia Serb
Online Sex Work in Contemporary Times
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Valerie Johnson
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Sex Work: How Stigma can affect Familial Relationships in a European Context
Amanda Bratton
Paper Winner
The Colonial Victimization of Native American Women in the Sex Trade Industry
Gender Performances in the Juvenile Justice System
REACH
Round Table
Moderator: Jennifer Tilton
Participants: Abigail Fellows, Hailey Aardema, Ernesto Bustamante, and Jesse Wims
Gabriela Cavazos
Protecting Pregnancy in Prisons/Jails
Valerie Loertscher
Literature's Role in Revealing the Disproportionate Oppression of Men and Women in a Colonized Nation
Anthony Gutierrez
Gender, Sexuality, and Queerness Through Reality Competition Television
Session 4
Pregnancy and Power
Moderator: Jennifer Nelson
Commentator: James Krueger
Alyssa Haney
The Sterilization of Feebleminded Women in the United States
Adriana Alvarado
Reproductive Healthcare in Correctional Facilities
Megan Eslamboly
The Midwife and the Media
Victoria Karalun
The Curiosity of the Rise of Feminism and the Entrance of the Male to the Birthing Room
Cultural Lenses on LGBTQ+ Identities
CDI
Round Table
Moderator:Â David Hazward
Participants: Nicole Garcia, Ridha Kapoor, Gabriel Olivares, Isabelle Micek, Ceci Gentile, Christopher Figueroa
Transgender
Round Table
Moderator: Addison Davidove
2020 Art Submissions
2020 Student Coordinators
Megan Wilensky
WGS Student Worker I
Aimee Carrillo
WGS Student Worker II
Alyssa Haney
WGS Student Worker II
Camden Padilla
WGS Planning Class
Emilie Lesser
WGS Planning Class
Gabriela Cavazos
WGS Planning Class
Kayla Conley
WGS Planning Class