REGSS

The Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Gender in the Social Sciences (REGSS), established July 1, 2004, is an interdisciplinary center within the social sciences where scholars engaged in research in these areas can come together and engage each other through collaborative research, lectures, outside speakers, graduate student fellows, and visiting scholars.

REGSS provides a context where scholars interested in examining the constructs of race, ethnicity, and gender from an interdisciplinary perspective can engage each other in dialogue and collaboration. It offers opportunities for scholars researching issues of race, ethnicity, and gender to connect with colleagues in other departments and schools. Our questions and our methodologies draw on disciplinary backgrounds that include economics, history, political science, psychology, public policy, and sociology, and we welcome participants from across Duke University.

See the list of all REGSS events on our events calendar and to watch REGSS podcasts, check out SSRI on Duke iTunesU.

Faculty interested in the study of race, ethnicity, and the intersection of gender with race and ethnicity, are invited to join with colleagues across Duke as faculty affiliates of REGSS. Scholars interested in becoming REGSS affiliates, in shaping the planned activities described above, or in planning new activities relevant to social scientists examining issues of race, ethnicity, and gender are invited to contact REGSS Faculty directors Paula McClain or Kerry Haynie in order to establish their affiliation. REGSS faculty include faculty from various departments, interested in examining the constructs of race, ethnicity, and gender from an interdisciplinary perspective can engage each other in dialogue and collaboration.

For assistance or more information on the Center, please contact Mary Bogues at 919.681.2702 or mary.bogues@duke.edu

Graduate Student Research Workshops

REGSS announces the initiation of its Graduate Student Research Workshops. The purpose of the workshops is to allow graduate students to present completed conference papers, dissertation chapters, or ideas for future research on questions of race, ethnicity and the intersection of gender with race and ethnicity. We anticipate that at least two papers will be presented at each workshop and participants will have read the papers before hand and will be prepared to provide feedback to the authors. Papers from these workshops will be included in a REGSS Working Papers Series, but, as always, authors will be free to have them published in scholarly outlets. Our aim is to have one workshop per month, the time to be determined by the availability of the authors. Candis Watts, REGSS graduate student, will coordinate the workshops. Please contact her at candis.watts@duke.edu if you are interested in presenting a paper, a chapter or simply discussing an idea for future research.

To learn more visit the REGSS site.