Room: Seminar room 11, Swallowgate Date: 29/03/2019 (Friday) Time: 13:00-14:30 Readings: - Kay Schaffer and Song Xianlin, 'Unruly Spaces: Gender, Women¹s Writing and Indigenous Feminism in China', 2007 (JSTOR) - Teju Cole, The White Saviour Industrial Complex, 2012
"Threads, War, and Conflict" presents a range of textile stories of violence and resistance. Exploring issues of gendered violence, killing and disappearance, and displacement and migration the exhibition touches on key themes addressed within the School of International Relations. Throughout March and April there will be a programme of events to complement the exhibition to…
Edgecliffe Room 104 from 1-2pm. The internal speaker (brown bag) series will have short informal talks about common topics to promote interdisciplinary discussions and collaborations. Each speaker will give about a 7 minute talk on how gender (broadly and intersectionally understood) fits into their research. Then, we will have about 30 minutes for questions/answers and…
Minority and Philosophy SASP, in collaboration with the Diversity Reading List, is running a one-day workshop: Creating Inclusive Classrooms. The theory and practice of teaching underrepresented groups. The workshop will be on April 19th, 2019 from 11 am to 5 pm in School III. This workshop aims at responding to a growing need in our…
Dr Andrew Green (University of Glasgow) "Listening to censorship in Mexico's 'democratic transition" 2-4pm in the CAS library (School VI, United College) Sponsored by: Centre for Amerindian, Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CAS)
Room: CAH:30 - Barbara Murray Lecture Room, Castle House Date: 30/04/2019 (Tuesday) Time: 11:00-12:30 Reading: - Oli Williams, Ellen Annandale, 'Obesity, Stigma and Reflexive Embodiment: Feeling the 'weight' of expectation', 2018
Edgecliffe Room 104 from 1-2pm. The internal speaker (brown bag) series will have short informal talks about common topics to promote interdisciplinary discussions and collaborations. Each speaker will give about a 7 minute talk on how gender (broadly and intersectionally understood) fits into their research. Then, we will have about 30 minutes for questions/answers and…
Dr Emmanuelle Perez Tisserant (University of Toulouse) "Alta California : Mexican liberal state building, the legacy of empire and the continuing rivalry for North America (1810s-1850)" 2-4pm in the CAS library (School VI, United College) Sponsored by: Centre for Amerindian, Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CAS)
Women in Syria have not only borne the brunt of the country’s lengthy civil war, they have been marginalised and rendered invisible, despite their huge contribution to the struggle. Yet, few of the stories are told by them. In this collection of short films produced by the Scottish Documentary Institute in collaboration with the British…
Room: CAH:30 - Barbara Murray Lecture Room, Castle House Date: 30/05/2019 (Thursday) Time: 12:00-13:30 Reading: - Lick, Durso and Johnson, 'Minority stress and Physical health among sexual minorities', 2013
Edgecliffe Room 104 from 1-2pm The internal speaker (brown bag) series will have short informal talks about common topics to promote interdisciplinary discussions and collaborations. Each speaker will give about a 7 minute talk on how gender (broadly and intersectionally understood) fits into their research. Then, we will have about 30 minutes for questions/answers and…
Wed 25 Sept from 2pm – 3pm in Buchanan 401: Topic: Motherhood/Otherhood. The readings for the first meeting: Selected readings from Sheila Heiti, Motherhood (2018). Sally Rooney's review of the book: https://www.lrb.co.uk/v40/n16/sally-rooney/get-a-lobotomy Profile of controversial figure and anti-natalist David Benetar: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/the-case-for-not-being-born Thanks to Dr Mara van der Lugt (School of History) for suggesting the theme…