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A Feminist Approach to the Anthropocene: Earth Stalked by Man

Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing

July 20, 2015

ABOUT THE EVENT To take seriously the concept of the Anthropocene—the idea that we have entered a new epoch defined by humans’ impact on…

An Energy Plan for the 21st Century

Sally Benson

July 20, 2015

ABOUT THE EVENT Global energy systems have undergone numerous transitions over human history—from wood to coal, from animals to automobiles, from candles to electric lighting.…

New York City in the World

March 28, 2014

Panel at the For the Public Good Conference. Panelists include Ana Amuchástegui, Sealing Cheng, Louis Graham, Kerwin Kaye, Mark Padilla, and Mario Pecheny. Moderated…

Exploring the Public Good in NYC

March 28, 2014

Panel at the For the Public Good Conference. Panelists include John Blasco, Nico Fonseca, Ede Fox, and Robert Hawkins. Moderated by Gail Cooper. Introduced…

For the Public Good Conference

Ana Amuchástegui, Lee Anne Bell, Elizabeth Bernstein, Sealing Cheng, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Gail Cooper, Nico Fonseca, Kerwin Kaye, Mark Padilla, Mario Pecheny, and more

December 19, 2013

DESCRIPTION PROGRAM VIDEOS Description Register online. Special pre-conference panel on Thursday, March 27: Gender, Justice, and Activisms in New York City. Education. Healthcare. Policing.…

Food Activism

September 3, 2013

(Dare to Use The F-Word, Episode 5) This episode of Dare to use the F-Word is all about food activism in the South Bronx.…

Harvest of Grief

Amrita Basu

April 19, 2012

Harvest of Grief, a 66-minute documentary, chronicles the stories of those left behind in the wake of an epidemic of farmer suicides sweeping the…

Harvest of Grief: Question and Answer Session

April 19, 2012

Discussion with Amrita Basu.

From the Front Line: Sustainability, Land Rights, Women’s Rights and Climate Change in Papua New Guinea

Rachel Sapery James

March 6, 2012

Rachel Sapery James is a marine scientist who is currently working as the Social and Environmental Management Systems Officer for the Bank of the…

Tanya Fields: Community Organizing for Food Justice in the Bronx

March 3, 2012

Excerpts from the Environmental Justice Workshop at The Scholar & Feminist 2012.

Environmental Justice Workshop: The Scholar & Feminist 2012

March 3, 2012

Workshop featuring Tanya Fields, Rachel Sapery James, and Elizabeth C. Yeampierre.

Theorizing Vulnerability Studies

March 3, 2012

Panel discussion featuring Martha Albertson Fineman, Ewa Plonowska Ziarek, Colin Dayan, and Ilaria Vanni. Moderated by Elizabeth Castelli.

The Scholar & Feminist 2012: Theorizing Vulnerability Studies

March 3, 2012

How does a shift from focusing on the "autonomous and independent subject" to a framework of shared vulnerability transform intellectual, legal, and activist terrains?…

The Scholar & Feminist 2012: Opening Remarks by Elizabeth Castelli

March 3, 2012

BCRW Acting Director Elizabeth Castelli delivers opening remarks at The Scholar & Feminist Conference 2012, Vulnerability: The Human and the Humanities.

Vulnerability: The Human and the Humanities

March 3, 2012

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,”…

Marion Nestle: What to Eat – Science vs. Politics

March 1, 2012

Full-length video of Marion Nestle's lecture "What to Eat: Science vs. Politics."

What to Eat: Science vs. Politics

Marion Nestle

March 1, 2012

Advice about diet and health is extraordinarily controversial for reasons of science and politics. Human nutritional science is difficult to conduct and interpret. Advice…

Marion Nestle

March 1, 2012

Advice about diet and health is extraordinarily controversial for reasons of science and politics. Human nutritional science is difficult to conduct and interpret. Advice…

What’s on Your Plate? The History and Politics of Food

Hilary Callahan, Kim F. Hall, Deborah Valenze, and Paige West

November 1, 2011

How much do you know about the food you eat? Food production and the politics surrounding it have an enormous impact on our environment…

What’s On Your Plate? The History and Politics of Food

November 1, 2011

Panel discussion featuring Hilary Callahan, Kim F. Hall, Deborah Valenze and Paige West. Moderated by Elizabeth Castelli.

What’s On Your Plate? The History and Politics of Food

November 1, 2011

How much do you know about the food you eat? Food production and the politics surrounding it have an enormous impact on our environment…

Mesoamerican Biodiversity, Green Imperialism, and Indigenous Women’s Leadership in Defense of Territory

October 19, 2011

The overlap between bio-diverse and indigenous geographical areas of the world has led to a new wave of territorial dispossession. This conference will explore…

Transnational Feminisms Across the Americas

September 23, 2011

Panel featuring Ximena García Bustamante, Ariella Rotramel, Anahi Russo Garrido, and Sasha Taner. Moderated by Temma Kaplan.

May 2, 2011

Contributors include Gwendolyn Beetham, Claudia Castañeda, The Center for Bioethics and Culture, Wendy Chavkin, Jeanne Flavin, Sarah Franklin, Ana María García, Faye Ginsburg, Michele…

Reproductive Justice in Action

April 20, 2011

Reproductive justice is an inclusive framework for thinking about reproductive freedoms, holistic well-being and comprehensive justice. Organizing for reproductive justice encompasses a multiplicity of…

Diversity and Disease Ecology in Plant Communities

Alison G. Power

March 22, 2011

This year's Distinguished Women in Science lecturer, Alison G. Power, is an expert in the ways in which the diversity of hosts, vectors and…
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