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The Fisher Center for the Study of Gender and Justice
The Fisher Center for the Study of Gender and Justice, located in Demarest Hall, supports curricular, programmatic and scholarly projects focused on gender equity and social justice. The Center was endowed with a gift from Emily Fisher P'93, L.H.D. '04 and the late Richard Fisher P'93, to further the Colleges' commitment to equality, collectivity, and mutual respect.
Each year, the Center's activities are focused around a central theme. The Center sponsors four to six Faculty Research Fellows engaging that theme in their scholarly work. It also funds a lecture series that brings to campus scholars, artists, and activists relevant to the year's themes. Invited lecturers typically meet with the Research Fellows and visit classrooms. Recent themes have included The Drowned World; What’s in a Name?; Beyond; Machine; and Chain: Linkages, Dependencies, Interconnection.
The Fisher Center houses a library of work by Fisher Center speakers and fellows as well. On occasion, the Center offers interdisciplinary courses coordinated with its yearly theme. (See Courses of Instruction.)
The Center is led by a director, as well as an interdisciplinary Steering Committee composed of students and faculty.
FSCT 201 Fisher Center Topics A Fisher Center topics course: topics change every semester (see "notes" section for this semester's course description).
FSCT 202 Fisher Center Topics A Fisher Center topics course: topics change every semester (see "notes" section for this semester's course description).