Based on the 13 months she spent in the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut on money laundering charges, Kerman’s memoir, Orange is the New Black, explores the experience of incarceration and the intersection of her life with the lives of the women she met while in prison: their friendships and families, mental illnesses and … Read more
This event has been canceled/postponed as of 3/12/20. Please stay tuned for more details. Exploring her identity as an immigrant Muslim woman on the front lines of civil rights and liberties in Michigan, Rana Elmir will examine the well-organized Islamophobia industry and the relentless attacks on Muslim women who face unique challenges borne of both … Read more
The Department of Women’s & Gender Studies and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Michigan proudly present Melissa Harris-Perry as the 2024 Vivian R. Shaw Lecturer. Professor Melissa Harris-Perry is the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University. She is author of the award-winning Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: … Read more