About the event: University of Michigan presents the 2023 Biennial Conference on Ending Sexual Harassment and Gender-Based Violence: Healing, Change, Transformation. This conference is organized by the Prevention Education, Assistance, and Resources (PEAR) Department and the Initiative on Gender-Based Violence and Sexual Harassment and supported by the Office of the Provost, Institute for Research on … Read more
About the event: University of Michigan presents the 2023 Biennial Conference on Ending Sexual Harassment and Gender-Based Violence: Healing, Change, Transformation. This conference is organized by the Prevention Education, Assistance, and Resources (PEAR) Department and the Initiative on Gender-Based Violence and Sexual Harassment and supported by the Office of the Provost, Institute for Research on … Read more
Charlotte Karem Albrecht, Author, University of Michigan Nayan Shah, Respondent, University of Southern California About the Event: Join the Global Islamic Studies Center for the book launch of Possible Histories: Arab Americans and the Queer Ecology of Peddling by Dr. Charlotte Karem Albrecht on March 9th at 3 PM ET. Dr. Karem Albrecht will discuss how Syrian … Read more
Mark your calendars for the 27th Comparative Literature Intra-Student Faculty Forum (CLIFF) conference. The conference will take place in person on campus, on Friday and Saturday, March 10-11th. There will be speakers from across the U.S., including graduate students, recent grads, undergraduate students, faculty, as well as activists and independent researchers. We’re excited to host 6 … Read more
Mark your calendars for the 27th Comparative Literature Intra-Student Faculty Forum (CLIFF) conference. The conference will take place in person on campus, on Friday and Saturday, March 10-11th. There will be speakers from across the U.S., including graduate students, recent grads, undergraduate students, faculty, as well as activists and independent researchers. We’re excited to host 6 … Read more
Abstract: In Buenos Aires, broadening access to public spaces has been one of the main goals of the trans rights and disability rights movements over the past three decades. Both populations have encountered deep inequalities on the city’s streets, due respectively to police targeting and material infrastructures that presume certain bodily capacities. In this talk, … Read more
More information on the Frankel Institute’s website. This event is a part of the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies theme year “Mizrahim and the Politics of Ethnicity,” led by co-head fellows Ruth Tsoffar, U-M Professor of Comparative Literature, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Judaic Studies, and Ella Shohat, professor of Cultural Studies at … Read more
This event is a part of the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies theme year “Mizrahim and the Politics of Ethnicity,” led by co-head fellows Ruth Tsoffar, U-M Professor of Comparative Literature, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Judaic Studies, and Ella Shohat, professor of Cultural Studies at New York University. This theme year brings together … Read more
Full details, including a program, at: https://myumi.ch/35qGV The city and the countryside in Pakistan are crucial analytics for understanding the making of Pakistan and its post-independence trajectory, particularly in the aftermath of David Gilmartin’s Empire and Islam. In that work, Gilmartin argued that the success of the movement for Pakistan in Punjab rested on the creation … Read more
More information on the Frankel Institute’s website. This event is a part of the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies theme year “Mizrahim and the Politics of Ethnicity,” led by co-head fellows Ruth Tsoffar, U-M Professor of Comparative Literature, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Judaic Studies, and Ella Shohat, professor of Cultural Studies at New … Read more
Allucquére Rosanne “Sandy” Stone, academic and performance artist Cassius Adair, Assistant Professor of Media Studies, The New School Join us for an event with academic and performance artist Allucquére Rosanne “Sandy” Stone, who is commonly credited with founding the field of transgender studies, and Cassius Adair, who studies the intersection of digital media history and transgender studies. … Read more
Iranian artist Orkideh Torabi’s work is a captivating exploration of the intersection of personal narratives, cultural heritage, and societal norms. Through her vibrant and intricate paintings, Torabi challenges traditional notions of femininity, power dynamics, and identity. Her unique artistic style blends elements of Persian miniature painting with contemporary imagery, blurring the boundaries between the … Read more