FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019 UCLA LUSKIN CONFERENCE CENTER REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED. CONFERENCE OVERVIEW DETAILED SCHEDULE Thinking Gender 2019 will focus on gendered regimes of incarceration, and feminist, queer, abolitionist, and intersectional interventions. The US justice system is a site of widespread gendered and race-based violence. The U.S. currently incarcerates nearly a […]
Philosopher Sarah Dorsey On Sarah Dorsey: A Nineteenth-century Southern Woman’s Rediscovered Lecture on the Philosophy of the University of France A talk by Carol Bensick, PhD Sarah Dorsey (1829-1879) is the earliest woman from the U.S. South to devote herself to philosophy. Besides the later Anna Julia Cooper, she is only the second Southern woman […]
Hosted by UCLA Department of Anthropology Culture, Power, and Social Change Interest Group. Part of Gender and Water In this book talk, Andrea Ballestero will discuss how to think anthropologically about the techno-legal devices used to deal with the politics of water in the present and in the yet to come. Ballestero will focus on […]
Part of Gender and Water At this Research Masterclass, students from the Gender and Water Research team will discuss research findings and forthcoming papers with visiting facilitator Andrea Ballestero, who will provide commentary and feedback. Observers are welcome. Andrea Ballestero is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Rice University. Ballestero's work looks at the unexpected ethical […]
Welcome back, UCLA Bruins! Want to learn opportunities for students interested in gender and sexuality studies? Drop by the CSW open house, meet the staff, and find out about our funding and research opportunities for students! Diddy Reise cookies will be available on a first-come, first-served basis! Date: September 25, 2019 Time: 11:00 AM […]
Join CSW and the UCLA Department of Gender Studies as we celebrate the start of a new academic year! Join us for an opportunity to meet and network with faculty, students, and staff, and to learn about CSW’s and Gender Studies’ upcoming projects, research, and events. Refreshments will be served. RSVP online by October 1, […]
Down with Bridewealth! The Organization of Mozambican Women Debates Women's Issues A talk by Kathleen Sheldon, PhD In the early 1980s, Mozambique was in its first decade of independence under a socialist government that supported women's issues. This talk will report on a single provincial-level meeting of the women's organization in 1983 that included extended […]
Followed by a discussion with Ariel Hart This event focuses on the innovative historical and ongoing care practices and visions for justice that Black women have developed to confront institutionalized reproductive racial violence. Kimberly Durdin will be joined in discussion by UCLA doctoral student Ariel Hart. Q&A to follow. Kimberly Durdin is a leading figure in […]
This event has passed. View Photo Highlights from Thinking Gender 2020. This year marks Thinking Gender's 30th anniversary! FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020 CARNESALE COMMONS, UCLA PRE-REGISTRATION IS CLOSED In-person registration will be available on the day of. First come, first serve. Please visit the registration table in the Palisades Lobby on the 3rd floor. DETAILED […]
This event has passed. Watch Alicia Garza's keynote address and Q&A on CSW’s YouTube channel! CELEBRATE 35 YEARS OF THE UCLA CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF WOMEN Join the UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) for a special virtual event on Friday, October 16th to honor the Center’s accomplishments, student award recipients, and this […]
Women in Postwar Franco-Japanese Films A Talk by Hannah Holtzman, PhD Date: Friday, October 30thTime: 12-1 pm Location: Online/Zoom RSVP As part of a larger project on Franco-Japanese exchange in cinema, Hannah Holtzman will discuss the roles of women in the first two Franco-Japanese cinematic co-productions, Typhoon over Nagasaki (1957) and Hiroshima mon amour (1959). […]
This event has passed. Watch the discussion on CSW's YouTube channel! The parole suitability rate for the elderly incarcerated is 10 percent BELOW the average suitability rate, even though research indicates seniors are the safest population to release. -- Jane Dorotik Co-hosted by the Criminal Justice Program at the UCLA School of Law and […]
