GI Faculty members, Drs. Brianna Wiens (English Language and Literature) and Shana MacDonald (Communication Arts), have launched (UN)Disturbed: A Journal of Feminist Voices, an open access, middle-state publication with the purpose of spreading awareness on contemporary feminism and discussions on gender and gender identity, power, oppression, intersectionality, and activism in all aspects of contemporary culture.
GI Members contributed to the first edition with current members’ names in bold and former members’ names in italics:
This journal comes out of Drs. Wiens and MacDonald’s Feminist Think Tank, a research collective based at the GI, focusing on intersectional feminist design. The Think Tank facilitates critical reading, brainstorming sessions, research reviews, and research-creation opportunities.
The launch of (UN)Disturbed: A Journal of Feminist Voices is a crucial initiative that contributes to and elevates the progress of contemporary culture and builds upon Dr. Wiens’ and MacDonald’s existing work of providing young feminist scholars with tools to combat patriarchal and oppressive structures.
For instance, their project “Exploring Digital Feminist Futures: Creating Media Tools and Interventions for the Resistance,” has received funding through the GI’s Seed Program run by GI, allowing the advancement of feminist research and extending equity and diversity work both at GI and university wide.
