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Women's Rights and Transnational Feminisms: Panel Reflection
Contemporarily, aligning with “feminism” is not simply supporting “equity for women.” While this stance might be perceived on a superficial level as the unifying force behind this notion of universal feminism, a more critical approach reveals the ways in which we should not be speaking about feminism, but feminisms. Even within localized Western communities, feminisms […]
Read MoreWomen's Rights and Transnational Feminisms: Panel Reflection
“Most women in Africa do not have any kind of choice” when it comes to strength and resilience according to Amina Mama. During the conversation on Women’s Rights and Transnational Feminisms, themes of listening as a strategy of transnational feminism, leadership and accountability, and transformation through transformative thinking emerged. When thinking about these key issues, […]
Read MoreRedefining Realness
Next Wednesday, April 23, BCRW will be hosting Redefining Realness: A Salon in honor of Janet Mock featuring respondents Brittney Cooper, Che Gossett, Reina Gossett, CeCe McDonald, and Mey Valdivia Rude. They will be participating in a conversation around Janet Mock’s book Redefining Realness, the importance of storytelling in social movements, trans women’s activism, media representation of trans women, and […]
Read More“I Use My Love to Guide Me”: Conversations on Prison Abolition, Love, and Safety
Over the last few months, BCRW Activist Fellow Reina Gossett has hosted several discussions around the topic of prison abolition, especially as it relates to vulnerable communities, specifically queer and trans people. To provide context, research assistant Carly Crane offered useful definitions of the prison-industrial complex and prison abolition, and compiled links to resources, key figures, and organizations […]
Read MoreExamining the History and Representation of Domestic Workers
On April 16, BCRW, along with the Barnard Forum on Migration, will host Historical Perspectives on Domestic Worker Organizing. The conversation-style event will feature Elizabeth Quay Hutchison, Professor of History at the University of New Mexico, and Premilla Nadasen, Visiting Associate Professor in History at Barnard. Hutchison and Nadasen will look at the changing labor relations […]
Read MoreSocial Justice Approach to Ending Domestic Violence in Context
In March 2012, Sakhi for South Asian Women, in collaboration with BCRW, brought together NYC based anti-violence organizations to discuss policy goals and create a shared vision of an inclusive anti-domestic violence movement. The 2012 gathering was a follow up to a summit held in 2011. At that time, Sakhi and a number of other organizations and individuals […]
Read MoreExploring the Public Good in New York City
On Friday, March 28th, local and international scholars, activists, and writers will come together through For the Public Good, a day-long conference co-sponsored by BCRW dedicated to discussion, collaboration, and problem-solving around the current challenges to providing healthy, safe, and fulfilling lives for everyone. The opening panel, Exploring the Public Good in New York City, will feature […]
Read MoreBringing Good Back to the People
On March 28, BCRW will gather a variety of scholars, activists, and writers for a two-day conferenceto discuss various approaches to reshaping our social infrastructure to most effectively support the public’s best interest. The conference will be the culmination in a series of events from the project For the Public Good, which began in 2011. The first […]
Read MoreReading Life (Un)Ltd: Feminism, Bioscience, Race
The newest edition of the Scholar & Feminist Online is entitled Life (Un)Ltd: Feminism, Bioscience, Race and “is devoted to new scholarship at the intersection of science and technology studies (hereafter STS), race/postcolonial studies, and feminist and queer theory” (Rachel C. Lee, “Introduction”). In reading the articles in this issue, however, I noticed another critical concept that is central […]
Read MoreFrom Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for Reproductive Freedom
On April 11th-April 13th, the Civil Liberties and Public Policy program (CLPP) will be hosting its 28thAnnual Conference at Hampshire College. The aim of this conference is to connect students, academics, and community activists from varying generations and communities all across the world in a collaborative effort to create, exchange dialogue, share ideas and knowledge, and […]
Read MoreAfrican Women’s Rights and Resilience
To celebrate National Women’s Day, Barnard will host the African Women’s Rights and Resilience symposium with Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee, co-sponsored by the Gbowee Peace Foundation, Barnard’s Africana Studies Department, the Athena Center for Women’s Leadership, BCRW, and the Barnard College President’s office. The symposium will consist of three panel discussions addressing integral points of continental […]
Read More“At the Intersection of Queer Studies and Religion”: A Summary
As part of a larger research project hosted by Utrecht University, the BCRW and Barnard’s Religion Department held a roundtable discussion in November on the intersections of queer studies and religion. Grappling with definitions of ‘queer’ and the thorns of importing contemporary Western terminology to ancient religious/transnational contexts, 10 scholars, theologians, and activists furthered the interdisciplinary study of religion […]
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