0711, 2017

Blog 1: Reflections on Leadership and Building Feminist Epistemic Communities (12.10.17)

By Centre for Gender Studies (SOAS)|November 7, 2017|Blog Posts, CGS Seminar Series|0 comments

Author: Sreya Banerjea PhD Candidate: Centre for Gender Studies The development of feminist knowledge is one of the strongest ways to connect locally, globally and transnationally. For many of us, this knowledge production emerges during our journey to pursue higher education. However, it is often difficult for students to think and reflect critically or understand which direction to channel their thoughts and ideas. The politics around knowledge production and power

0511, 2017

Nov. 23, 5-7pm: Seeing Ourselves in Our Universities

By Centre for Gender Studies (SOAS)|November 5, 2017|CGS Seminar Series|0 comments

Save the date for this special seminar to engage in a conversation with Lola Olufemi and SOAS’ very own Halimo Hussain. See poster for further details. No tickets required.

0111, 2017

CGS Seminar (Nov. 16/2017): Bodies, Sexualities and the Arab Spring: The Wounds of International Human Rights

By Centre for Gender Studies (SOAS)|November 1, 2017|CGS Seminar Series, Forthcoming CGS Seminar Series|2 comments

Please join us for a lecture by Scott Long: Bodies, Sexualities and the Arab Spring: The Wounds of International Human Rights Thursday, 16 November 2017 5-7pm Wolfson Lecture Theatre Chair: Rahul Rao This is a strange moment for LGBT people’s human rights: huge, well-publicised triumphs in some regions (particularly Latin America and the global North), and massive, violent backlash in others. International human rights movements celebrate their success in recognizing and

2510, 2017

Event: Blogging Sex and Sexualities in Africa

By Centre for Gender Studies (SOAS)|October 25, 2017|CGS Seminar Series, Events, Uncategorized|0 comments

2403, 2017

Womanhood, an Egyptian Kaleidoscope

By Emily Jones|March 24, 2017|Events, Film Screening, Film Screenings, Forthcoming Events|0 comments

The Centre for Gender Studies at SOAS invites you to the film screening of Womanhood, an Egyptian Kaleidoscope Film Screening followed by Discussion Wednesday 10 May 2017, 6pm SALT (S110) – Senate House Building, SOAS, University of London Chaired by: Florie Bavard (Film Director and Co-Producer, Founder of Association Womanhood) and Professor Nadje Al-Ali (Centre for Gender Studies, SOAS) Filmed in 2015 in Cairo, Womanhood, an Egyptian Kaleidoscope shows 15

2102, 2017

Film Screening of “Afghan Women behind the wheel’ and Skype Q&A

By Emily Jones|February 21, 2017|Events, Film Screening|0 comments

Film Screening of “Afghan Women behind the wheel’ and Skype Q&A Date: 24/02/2017, 5pm-8pm SOAS, Senate House Building, Room S209 (2nd floor) Nearest station: Russell Square https://en-gb.facebook.com/events/372836866425583/ Join us for a virtual evening with a screening of “Afghan Women behind the Wheel” and a skype Q&A with the maker of film Dr Sahraa Karimi. Dr Karimi is a young and brilliant filmmaker, art critic, collector of Afghan art and scholar,

2002, 2017

Event – Gender, Fundamentalism and Development

By Emily Jones|February 20, 2017|Events, Forthcoming|0 comments

Gender, Fundamentalism and Development (see link for more information) 18th March Seminar 2pm – 5pm (free entry, all welcome) Room B102 Brunei Gallery SOAS University of London, London WC1H OXG Speakers Baroness Valerie Amos, Dr Awino Okech, Prof Ruth Pearson, Dr Ayesha Khan, Dr Afaf Al-Jabiri

2201, 2017

Event – CGS Seminar Series – Woman’s Place: Gender Perspectives of Belonging and Destruction in Israel/Palestine

By Emily Jones|January 22, 2017|CGS Seminar Series, Events, Forthcoming CGS Seminar Series, Forthcoming Events|0 comments

Woman’s Place: Gender Perspectives of Belonging and Destruction in Israel/Palestine Thursday 9th March 2017 Khalili Lecture Theatre 5pm Dr Hagar Kotef, SOAS Chair: Dr Nadje Al Ali Abstract Taking the feminist insight that home is a key political concept, this talk examines home-making—which is also a matter of nation-building and individual, as well as collective identities—in contexts of settler colonialism, specifically in Israel/Palestine. In such contexts “home” emerges as a site wherein

2904, 2016

Photographs from the Book Launch of Katie Natanel’s book Sustaining Conflict: Apathy and Domination in Israel-Palestine

By Akanksha Mehta|April 29, 2016|Book Launch, Events, Our Work, PhD Students, Publications|0 comments

On April 28, 2016, CGS was proud to host the book launch of our former PhD student and Senior Teaching Fellow, Dr Katherine Natanel. The event was introduced by the Chair of the centre, Dr Gina Heathcote. The evening was chaired by Katie’s PhD supervisor, Professor Nadje Al-Ali who was beaming with pride through the evening. Katie introduced the book and then engaged in an enriching conversation with Professor Clare

2204, 2016

Events – CGS Seminar – GENDER, FUNDAMENTALISM AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

By Akanksha Mehta|April 22, 2016|CGS Seminar Series, Events|0 comments

The SOAS Centre for Gender Studies and University of East London’s Centre for Research on Migration, Refugees and Belonging (CMRB) are pleased to announce the following seminar: GENDER, FUNDAMENTALISM AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST Saturday 30th April 2016, 2 – 5pm SOAS Brunei Gallery Building (Room B102) Speakers: Nazand Begikhani Media, Gender & Honour: The Cyber Representation of Women in Iraqi Kurdistan Rouba Mhaissan Gender and Religious Extremism in