Here is a little sneak peak of what is to come in the interview videos. Enjoy!
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Hi there
My name is Milinda Ajawara and I am a senior at Hamilton College, majoring in Biology and minoring in Women’s and gender studies on a pre-health track. I was born in Nigeria, Africa, raised in Anaheim, California and spent a semester studying abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark exploring the biomedical and biotechnological industry. I hope to go into a career in women's health as a Physician Assistant. I am an NY6 Think Tank "Next Generation" humanities contributor and I worked on a project that focused on Women's Studies (also known as Women's and Gender Studies). The New York Six is a Liberal Arts consortium composed of Hamilton College, Colgate University, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Skidmore College, St. Lawrence University, and Union College. My project is a series of interviews with Hamilton College students and faculty members of all gender. The interview will explore their knowledge of women’s and gender studies in academia and their opinion on whether or not the discipline has any impact on society.
The purpose of the project is to broadcast the availability of the women’s and gender studies concentration to a wide set audience. The contents of the project is meant to cause the audience to reflect on their varying knowledge of feminism and the different job fields those who major in women’s and gender studies concentration can obtain in society. My interest in this project stems from my own personal experience; before arriving at Hamilton College I had never heard of the word feminism nor did I know that there was such a thing as a women’s and gender studies concentration in college. Since learning of its availability I have developed more self-confidence, a critical outlook on society, and the multiple career possibilities that are available as I continue to further explore the concentration and the field of feminism. I believe that being more aware of gender issues causes one to be a more contributing member of their community. I hope for this project to help the audience critically analyze their view of the women’s and gender studies concentration, society's depiction of the concentration, the skill sets and abilities fostered by the concentration, and if possible, to explore the concentration themselves.
I had intended to double major in biology and women's studies and due to poor course planning when abroad, I ended up as a women's studies minor.
The purpose of the project is to broadcast the availability of the women’s and gender studies concentration to a wide set audience. The contents of the project is meant to cause the audience to reflect on their varying knowledge of feminism and the different job fields those who major in women’s and gender studies concentration can obtain in society. My interest in this project stems from my own personal experience; before arriving at Hamilton College I had never heard of the word feminism nor did I know that there was such a thing as a women’s and gender studies concentration in college. Since learning of its availability I have developed more self-confidence, a critical outlook on society, and the multiple career possibilities that are available as I continue to further explore the concentration and the field of feminism. I believe that being more aware of gender issues causes one to be a more contributing member of their community. I hope for this project to help the audience critically analyze their view of the women’s and gender studies concentration, society's depiction of the concentration, the skill sets and abilities fostered by the concentration, and if possible, to explore the concentration themselves.
I had intended to double major in biology and women's studies and due to poor course planning when abroad, I ended up as a women's studies minor.
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