UMass Dartmouth

Join us for a traditional St. Patrick's Day Dinner!

This presentation aims to highlight the importance of adopting Portuguese non-binary forms to raise awareness of gendered linguistic bias and promoting welcoming learning environments. The integration of non-binary people into the learning community constitutes a human right, as misgendering creates educational obstacles. Teaching foreign language through a critical and inclusive approach allows students to equip themselves with fundamental language skills to claim and defend identities for themselves and others, especially when learning gender-based languages. Considering the growing literature on non-binary language in Portuguese (Auxland, 2020; Guimarães, 2020; Schwindt, 2020; Seidel, 2021; Gomes, 2022; Zandomenico, 2022; 2024), this presentation argues how inclusive pedagogy can unveil the language acts by which gender identities are constituted to appear normal or not normal, and thus welcomed or marginalized. Moreover, it describes a pedagogical intervention for non-binary teaching of Portuguese as a foreign language (PFL) and its results. 

This talk will be in Portuguese; Zoom option available: https://umassd.zoom.us/j/99440977332

All are welcome; light refreshments will be served. Questions: .

Stop by the Library for a Delicious Smoothie pop-up!

The Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality invites people of all genders to a community building party to celebrate Women's Herstory Month. 

Expect hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar, mocktails, the opportunity to view a banner capturing the last 50 years of local women’s herstory, and activities curated to help you identify your unique skillset and connect with people who are committed to intersectional feminism so that you can collaborate to make our world a better place!

Co-sponsored by The Women's Alliance of Southeastern MA, the YWCA of Southeastern MA, the United Way of Greater New Bedford,  and the following UMass Dartmouth departments:  Arnold M. Dubin Labor Education Center,  Women's & Gender Studies , Student Activities & Involvement & Leadership, and the Division of Student Affairs.