3101, 2016

Internationalising the Queer

By Akanksha Mehta|January 31, 2016|Faculty, Lectures/Talks/Conferences, Our Work|0 comments

This event titled “Queer Perspectives on Law 3: Queering the International/Internationalising the Queer” was held at the Centre for Gender Studies at SOAS University of London on 28 January 2016. In 2009 the US Congress passed legislation which expanded federal hate crime law to include crimes motivated by the victim’s gender, sexual orientation or gender identity. While this was heralded by many as a victory for LGBT rights, some queer

2901, 2016

Events – A workshop on Global Homocapitalism with Dr Rahul Rao

By Akanksha Mehta|January 29, 2016|Events, Workshop|0 comments

In January 2016, PhD student, Emily Jones, organised a workshop with the PECANS Committee on Global Homocapitalism with Dr Rahul Rao. The workshop discussed Rahul Rao’s recent piece on Global Homocapitalism in Radical Philosophy and was attended by MA and PhD students from SOAS and beyond.

2801, 2016

Event – CGS Seminar Series – Queer Perspectives on Law 3: Queering the International/Internationalising the Queer

By Akanksha Mehta|January 28, 2016|CGS Seminar Series, Events|0 comments

Queer Perspectives on Law 3: Queering the International/Internationalising the Queer 28 January 2016 5 PM, DLT, SOAS This workshop will present three papers which critically examine global advocacy for LGBT rights. The papers will raise questions about the relationship between “centre” and “periphery”, between colonial legacies and the post-colonial, between rights advocacy and appropriation and between law and violence. Recent developments such as the Security Council’s discussion of the killing

2101, 2016

Event – CGS Seminar Series – Decolonizing Knowledge: A Lecture-Performance by Grada Kilomba

By Akanksha Mehta|January 21, 2016|CGS Seminar Series, Events|0 comments

Decolonizing Knowledge: A Lecture-Performance by Grada Kilomba 21 January 2016 5 PM, DLT, SOAS In this lecture performance Grada Kilomba explores forms of Decolonizing Knowledge using printed work, writing exercises, performative narrative, and visual art, as forms of alternative knowledge production. Kilomba raises questions concerning the concepts of knowledge, race and gender: “What is acknowledged as knowledge? Whose knowledge is this? Who is acknowledged to produce knowledge?” This project exposes

1501, 2016

Our Work – Publication by Professor Deniz Kandiyoti

By Akanksha Mehta|January 15, 2016|Faculty, Our Work, Publications|0 comments

CGS affiliate Professor Deniz Kandiyoti’s latest article – The fateful marriage: political violence and violence against women The fateful marriage: political violence and violence against women DENIZ KANDIYOTI 25 January 2016 Pervasive and diverse, instances of violence against women can only be fully comprehended in the political contexts that give them purpose and meaning. In November 2015, a conference was held in Istanbul to celebrate the 25th year of the Women’s