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“Strategies of Reparation, Rather Than Retribution”
Feb 26, 2013
Try imagining a world without prisons, or punishment for what governments and societies deem “crimes” and “criminals,” for that matter. My Critical Approaches in Social and Cultural Theory class last semester tried doing so when we read Angela Davis’s Are Prisons Obsolete? to extract the functions of prisons and punishment in contemporary time-spaces. Funnily enough, our reading of Davis […]
Read MoreIntroducing A Few of the Contributors for The Scholar and Feminist 2013: Utopia
Feb 8, 2013
To prepare for the upcoming BCRW conference The Scholar and Feminist 2013: Utopia, we are thrilled to highlight the the diverse and accomplished contributers who will be engaging, educating, and challenging us to imagine the impossible through bold presentations and participatory workshops. Today, we highlight the work of four such contributors who are confronting the status quo through art, activism, publications, and performance. Dignidad Rebelde is […]
Read MoreStudent & Campus Activism: Change Through Collaboration
Nov 16, 2012
Student activism has a rich history and legacy. From the protests against American involvement in the Vietnam War across U.S. college campuses to the more recent Chilean protests against the country’s education system, student mobilization has proven critical to the ever-changing landscape of social justice. Scholars and activists from around the country touched on this very subject […]
Read MorePolicing Femininity: Olympic Regulations & Expectations
Jul 27, 2012
In terms of the numbers, the 2012 Olympic is a hallmark year for female athleticism, with women consituting over 40% of the approximately 10,500 athletes set to compete at the London Games. The USA has sent more women than men to compete, a testament to the impact of the 40th anniversary of Title IX. And for a first in Olympic history, every participating country […]
Read MoreThe Window Sex Project
Sydnie L. Mosley ’07
PROGRAM ABOUT THE PROCESS THANK YOU RESOURCES VIDEOS The Window Sex Project is a dance performance that tackles the everyday practice in which women are “window shopped,”—or forced to bear unsolicited harassment from men while walking on the street. An innovative performance grounded in personal experiences, feminist theory, and a collective need to take action, […]
Read MoreVulnerability: The Human and the Humanities
GENERAL INFO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS CALL FOR RESPONSES VIDEOS AND PODCASTS General Information This spring’s Scholar and Feminist Conference, “Vulnerability: The Human and the Humanities,” will explore the concept of vulnerability as a fundamental and universal characteristic of the human condition. We are vulnerable on many different levels—from our own embodiment; to our place within a […]
Read MoreLos Demonios Del Edén: Gender, Violence and Activism in Mexico
Lydia Cacho
With her 2005 book Los Demonios del Edén (Demons of Eden), author and human rights activist Lydia Cacho revealed the existence of organized sexual abuse of minors in Mexico. Following the publication of her book, she was subject to police harassment and became a symbol of a growing movement for greater freedom of the press. […]
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