Jodi Eichler-Levine and Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada will be in conversation about their new books examining the role of material culture in shaping gender, memory, community,…
The Religion Department at Barnard College is thrilled to host a lecture with Shannen Dee Williams, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Tennessee at…
ABOUT THE EVENT: BCRW and the Middle East Institute at Columbia University are proud to host author and Barnard/Columbia University alum Nina Ansary in…
Anthea Butler, Kenyon Farrow, Darnell Moore, Alondra Nelson, Emilie Townes, and more
August 28, 2014
Registration and full schedule available here. We are living through a moment of tremendous change at the intersection of race, religion, and sexuality, which…
REGISTER EVENT INFORMATION Event Informaton Click here to register. This three-day conference investigates how women participated in and contributed to different kinds of community…
By looking at historical material from 19th century France, Joan Scott shows that secularization was not synonymous with women’s emancipation, but with the articulation…
Roundtable discussion featuring Kent Brintnall, Patrick Cheng, Ju Hui Judy Han, Sarra Lev, Erin Runions, Max Strassfeld, Heather White, and Melissa Wilcox. Moderated by…
As part of a broader research project, “Interdisciplinary Innovations in the Study of Religion and Gender: Postcolonial, Post-Secular and Queer Perspectives,” hosted by Utrecht…
Tanika Sarkar, Neferti Tadiar, Anupama Rao, Winnifred Sullivan, and Abosede George
January 3, 2013
Acclaimed scholar of history, gender and colonialism Tanika Sarkar joins BCRW for the third event in the annual Salon Series, which offers an opportunity…
Contributors include Kaucyila Brooke, Ann Burlein, Lindsay Caplan, Janet R. Jakobsen, Ins Kromminga, Laura Levitt, Minoo Moallem, Carlo Quispe, Catherine Sameh, Sisters of Perpetual…
In this year's Rennert Forum lecture, Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster '01 reflects on her work as a human rights activist, mobilizing the Jewish community on…
In this year's Rennert Forum lecture, Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster '01 will reflect on her work as a human rights activist, mobilizing the Jewish community…
Before the Civil War, white American abolitionists established a mission in Jamaica as a “test case” for emancipation. The abolitionists struggled to reconcile their…
Focusing specifically on sexuality, the panelists discuss the ways in which transnational and non-governmental Christian organizations have an impact on legal and social policies…
Established in 2004 in honor of Barnard alumna Helen Pond McIntyre '48, the McIntyre lectureship highlights the work of scholars who have made extraordinary…
Introduced by Janet Jakobsen, Saba Mahmood delivered the lecture, "The Politics of Freedom: Geopolitics, Minority Rights and Gender" on October 5, 2009 at Barnard…
Choreography memorializes women's history. In this lecture, Paul Scolieri, Assistant Professor of Dance at Barnard, explores this idea with his interpretations of ancient Aztec…
Over the last several decades, conservative, politicized religious movements have proliferated around the world, successfully resisting secularist establishments and "liberal" culture, and mobilizing to…
