Angela Koon

A little about me:
I have my Master's degree in Women's and Gender Studies from Loyola University Chicago. My research interests concern the intersections of gender and sexuality, with particular interest in the LGBTQ community - specifically, transgender and gender queer access to healthcare.

I am dedicated to the field of women's and gender studies and enjoy critically analyzing how systems of patriarchy, sexism, racism, and homophobia permeate our lived experiences as people on a daily basis.

A few of my favorite writers, scholars, and activists on the subject: bell hooks, Dorothy Allison, Angela Davis, Gloria Anzaldua, Jennifer Baumgardner, Amy Richards, Jessica Valenti, Judith 'Jack' Halberstam, Dean Spade, Julia Serano, and Kate Bornstein just to name a few.

For my students:
Here you will find access to the syllabi and course schedules for the current semster. Additionally, you will find links to resources that you might find helpful for the courses I teach.

Students should also check email regularly (before coming to class) for important course announcements and related WGS and art events throughout Chicago and surrounding areas.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have.
I look forward to seeing you in class!

Happenings around Chicago Spring 2012 (these can be used as Extra Credit)

CLAUDE CAHUN at The Art Institute
Entre Nous: The Art of Claude Cahun
February 25–June 3, 2012

Fucking A: Post-Apocalyptic Drama Inspired by The Scarlet Letter
by Suzan-Lori Parks
Wicker Park Arts Center
Feb. 27 through March 31

OAKTON EVENTS:
Kita Y Fernanda
By Tanya Saracho
Directed by Kathleen Carot
A timely look at class, immigration, and women’s friendships, this Jeff-nominated play tells the tale of Fernanda, the privileged daughter of a wealthy Mexican family living in Texas, and Kita, the child of the family’s undocumented Mexican maid. When a chance meeting during an immigration march in Chicago brings the women together after many years, it prompts a flood of memories about growing up in the same household, the friendship they shared, the complicated relationships they had with their mothers, and the tensions created by their different circumstances.
Thursday, March 1, 8 p.m. ($5 preview)
Friday, March 2, 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 3, 8 p.m.*
Sunday, March 4, 2 p.m.
Thursday, March 8, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 9, 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 10, 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 11, 2 p.m.
Studio One, Des Plaines campus
$10 general admission; $8 students and seniors; $6 groups

*BENEFIT NIGHT
Saturday, March 3, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $20 and include post-show party.
Proceeds support the Performing Arts Scholarship Fund

REQUIRED HUM EVENTS:

April 21- 10am-10pm, Creating Justice: Celebrating the Connections between Art and Activism, DP campus

March 22- 7pm, PAC, DP campus--"An evening with Amy Richards" and special screening of Gloria Steinem: In Her Own Words.

Student will choose 1 of the following events:

March 1-11 Kita y Fernanda, PAC, DP campus

March 8- 11-12:30 pm, PAC, DP campus --The Life and Work of Rosa Luxemburg (**Hum 122 will not be able to attend this event!)

EXTRA CREDIT EVENTS:

March 28- 6:30 pm, PAC, DP campus, poet, playwright, and novelist Angela Jackson

March 26-30- Take Back The Night (more details coming soon)

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