Come join us for an enlightening talk by Dr. Megh Marathe on Inclusive Sociotechnical Systems: Classification, Inequality, and Expertise in Epilepsy Care event. Register Here. DESCRIPTION This talk examines how classification amplifies or alleviates the exclusion of marginalized people in healthcare. Through the case of epilepsy, the talk shows how reductionist classifications lead to narrow […]

Register Here   The question of Mobile Field Brothels (Bordels Militaires de Campagne or BMC) is not new, nor of course is it specific to contemporary colonial contexts, as we see in the global history of prostitution dating back times of antiquity. Moreover, it goes without saying that militaries (in times of both peace and war) […]

Register Here. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jennifer Lynn Kelly is an Associate Professor of Feminist Studies and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies at University of California, Santa Cruz. She received her Ph.D. in American Studies with a Portfolio in Women’s and Gender Studies from University of Texas at Austin, her master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Humanities from […]

When: Friday, November 15 | 2:00 PM PT Where: Bunche Hall, Rm 10383 & Online Zoom RSVP: https://bit.ly/48u49nS In a society shaped by the legacies of enslavement, white supremacy, and sexism, who has the right to a voice? In her recently-translated book, Djamila Ribeiro offers a compelling intervention into contemporary discussions of power and identity: […]

When: Monday, Nov 18th 3-4:30 PM Where: Haines Hall 352 Please join us and MMAC in welcoming Dr. Reelaviolette Botts-Ward on Monday, November 18th, to discuss her book manuscript which is under review, Home/Girl Healin’: The Sacred Geographies of Everyday Black Feminist Healing Arts in Oakland. We will be reading the introduction of the manuscript.  […]

The UCLA Transnational Gender and Labor Working Group presents: The Labor of Care and Solidarity: A panel discussion with Professors Rob Chlala and Kaily Heitz Nov 19, 12-2pm | Rolfe Hall 2125 RSVP here. Join us for a panel discussion with Professors Rob Chlala,  Assistant Professor of Sociology, Cal State Long Beach, Visiting Researcher, IRLE […]

When: Thursday, November 21 Where: Online Register here. Join an online book talk with Nazan Üstündağ to celebration her latest book, The Mother, the Politician, and the Guerrilla. Nazan Üstündağ’s new book The Mother, the Politician, and the Guerrilla: Women’s political imagination in the Kurdish movement delves into the powerful role Kurdish women play in shaping […]

When: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Where: Moore Hall 3340 Light refreshments will be served. A limited number of books will be available for event participants at no cost.  Join us for Dr. Jessica Harris in conversation with Dr. Shannon Speed about her recently published book, Hear Our Stories: Campus Sexual […]

When: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 Book Talk: 3–4:30 pm Reception: 4:30–5:30 pm Where: Hershey Salon (Hershey Hall 158) Seating is first come first served. Care without Pathology examines the transnational emergence of trans health as an institutionalizing field and public good. It argues that the field of trans health can be characterized as a struggle between […]

When: Thursday, January 30, 2025 3:00pm – 4:30pm Where: Bunche 6275 Joan Flores-Villalobos is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at USC. She received her Ph.D. in African Diaspora History from New York University in 2018. Her work focuses on histories of gender, race, and diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean.