LGBTQIA+ Documents

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  Eudaimonia: LGBTQIA+ Voices in the South

  
  
  

  This zine seeks to explore the barriers and joys that affect Southern LGBTQIA+ people's ability to flourish in their communities by showcasing their stories. These contributors are my friends and I'm so grateful they chose to share their voices for this project. This zine was printed with support of the Advocacy and Equity Studies--Master of Arts program at Furman University in conjunction wih their Public Narratives course. Authors and artists in this zine include A.J. Arellano, A.Y., Evie Bates, Chad Boltz, Caroline Davis, Dr. Franklin Ellis, Katie Fenske, Callie Hatcher, Megan Huebe, and Charis Jackson Barrios

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  Making Room, Not Excuses: Women's and LGBTQ History on Campus

  Marian Strobel and Scott Henderson
  
  

  Conference presented by Women's Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Academic Affairs, Michael Jennings, Furman Libraries, and the Humanities Development Fund. Panelists include: Judith T. Bainbridge, Jane Chew, Courtney Tollison, and Chelsea Feustel

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  Intersections & Assemblages: Genders and Sexualities Across Cultures

  
  
  

  Program for the 10th ACS Women's and Gender Studies Conference. Furman University. April 4 & 5, 2014

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  Report on ACS Gender and Sexuality Workshop, Hendrix College

  Nick Radel
  
  

  In this letter Furman faculty member, Nick Radel, reports on his experiences at the ACS Gender and Sexuality Workshop at Hendrix College, what he learned, and makes suggestions how Furman can make improvements on sexuality issues.

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  Final Report ACS Mellon Foundation Faculty Renewal Grant

  Carmela Epright and Nick Radel
  
  

  New Skills/Knowledge Acquisition in the Area of Sexuality Studies. February 2011-August 2011. This ACS Faculty Renewal Grant was used to create a faculty seminar on queer theory and sexuality studies. Faculty from a variety of disciplines attended events sponsored by this grant, as well as undergraduate students. As a result of this work, the important issues in sexuality studies were integrated into the classes of the participants and the university gained several faculty capable of teaching one of the pivotal courses in Furman's Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies program: Queer Theory.

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  Introduction to ACS Grant Proposal to Sponsor a Queer Theory and Sexuality Studies Seminar at Furman

  Carmela Epright and Nick Radel
  
  

  The Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Oversight Committee at Furman is seeking an ACS faculty development grant to enable us to sponsor a Queer Theory and Sexuality Studies Seminar at Furman. The purpose of this seminar would be twofold: first, to help WGS faculty incorporate these analytical frameworks into their respective course offerings and second, to prepare a core of interested faculty to teach the recently approved WGS course. This seminar will include 5 reading syllabi over the course of five different months between March 1st and August 15th 2011.

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  Proposal to Change Women's and Gender Studies to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

  Nick Radel
  
  

  Proposal written by Nick Radel, Furman faculty member and co-chair of The Women's and Gender Studies Oversight Committee. Proposal: At the Women's and Gender Studies Retreat last fall, the Oversight Committee, along with other WGS Faculty members in attendance, agreed unanimously that the name of the Women's and Gender Studies Concentration should be changed to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies so that the Concentration title might reflect better the work we presently do as well as focusing our attention on the need to develop the study of sexuality in ways consistent with work being done at comparable liberal art colleges across the United States. In keeping with present policy of creating three-letter acronyms for departments and concentrations at Furman, we propose that the acronym for WGS remain the same, but that in the future all extended spellings of the Concentration title be styled WGS: Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

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  Developing a Gender Oriented Strategic Plan for Women's and Gender Studies at Furman

  Nick Radel
  
  

  A proposal for an ACS Faculty Renewal Grant. Goals and Objectives: The Women's and Gender Studies Concentration at Furman University has a long history of teaching first-rate courses in Women's Studies, however, five or so years after adding "Gender Studies" to the title of the Concentration, its Co-Chairs and Oversight Committee recognize that Furman perhaps lags behind other schools in intergrating both gender and sexuality as larger epistemological categories of analysis into our classrooms.

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  Letter expressing concerns with Furman's CLP Committee

  Nick Radel
  
  

  Letter from Nick Radel to the CLP Committee expressing struggles around the CLP program experienced by the Furman LGBTQI+ student group from about 2001 and 2007.

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  Proposal for the Provost and Dean Submitted by the GLBT Issues Committee

  
  
  

  This document presents first a condensed version of this proposal that succinctly sums up issues the GLBT Issues Committee has discussed as well as a second version that spells out more fully the rationale for some of our commitments.

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  History of the Furman Student Group EROS (Encouraging Respect of Sexualities)

  Nick Radel and Vincent Hausmann
  
  

  Brief history Furman Student Group EROS (Encouraging Respect of Sexualities), written by Furman faculty member, Professor Nicholas Radel, with amendments by Professor Vincent Hausmann.

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  Introduction to Kinsey Sicks Performance

  Nick Radel
  
  

  This document is the lecture outline for a pre-show talk to accompany the performance of the Kinsey Sicks at Furman on March 12, 2007. It is important not for the substance of Radel's ideas but for the record it provides of the controversy itself and some of the history of that controversy.

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  Take Back the Night 2007

  
  
  

  A program for Furman's 2007 Take Back the Night event. Take Back the Night is an event held annually across the globe to raise awareness about sexual violence and to demonstrate support for survivors. The first Take Back the Night at Furman occurred in Spring of 2004 and consisted of a candlelight vigil and testimonials.

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  Gender Acts!: Activism: History, Theory, Practice (March 26th-April 2nd)

  
  
  

  Panel session presented by Furman Pride Alliance and HOLA

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  Letter to Furman CLP Committee

  Nick Radel
  
  

  Letter to CLP Committee expressing concerns with the representation of the LGBTQIA+ community on CLP events

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  The Dialectic: Furman University's Journal of Opinion; Heterosexuality

  Nick Radel, Mark Canavera, Mason Marshall, David Axe, and David Axe
  
  

  The eleventh issue of The Dialectic, Furman University's Journal of Opinion, a University publication that provides a forum in which students and faculty may express their views on a certain topic. Heterosexuality is the topic in this issue.

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  The Dialectic: Furman University's Journal of Opinion; Sexuality at Furman

  Kathleen Moore, Robert Wolff, John Pellew, John Shelley, and John Shelley
  
  

  The fourth issue of The Dialectic, Furman University's Journal of Opinion, a University publication that provides a forum in which students and faculty may express their views on a certain topic. Sexuality at Furman is the topic in this issue.

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  Women's Studies Concentration

  
  
  

  An information brochure providing information on the concentration of Women's Studies at Furman University.

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  Gays fight intolerance

  Lauren Matthews
  
  

  An article appearing in Furman's student newspaper, The Paladin, dated April 25, 1997. The 1997 South Carolina Gay and Lesbian Pride March was held on Main Street in Greenville on Saturday, April 19. Among the estimated 2000 attendees were approximately 15 members of the Furman community.

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  Women's Studies Concentration

  
  
  

  An information brochure providing information on the concentration of Women's Studies at Furman University.

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  FU Awareness Day draws hundreds to 'see both sides'

  Brett Bond Paden, Angie S. Peterson, and Matthew Hennie
  
  

  An article appearing in Furman's student newspaper, The Paladin, dated May 6, 1993. Hundreds of students filled classrooms and lecture halls around campus April 28 to take part in more than a dozen discussions and debates in FU's second Awareness Day ceremonies that focused on seeing both sidess of the issue.

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  Gay rights march on Washington includes two FU students

  Furman University
  
  

  An article appearing in Furman's student newspaper, The Paladin, dated May 6, 1993. For two FU students, success of march measured in increased sensitivity, dignity.

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  AFS approves FLAG constitution

  Matthew Hennie
  
  

  An article appearing in Furman's student newspaper, The Paladin, dated October 15, 1992. Yes: 15. No: 9. Several weeks of controversy and speculation ended Monday night when AFS approved the constitution of the Friends of Lesbians and Gays (FLAG) by a vote of 15 to 9.

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  FLAG presents charter to AFS for approval: Friends of Lesbians and Gays forms at FU

  Joi-Elizabeth Nies
  
  

  An article appearing in Furman's student newspaper, The Paladin, dated October 8, 1992. The constitution of Friends of Libraries and Gays (FLAG), a student group formally orgainzing this fall, will have their constitution up for final approval from the Association of Furman Students (AFS) Monday at 6 p.m.