1702, 2019

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has now been cancelled. We apologise for the short notice but we will also do our best to re-schedule it (to be confirmed). Thank you.

By Centre for Gender Studies|February 17, 2019|CGS Seminar Series, Forthcoming CGS Seminar Series|0 comments

Dear all, Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has now been cancelled. We apologise for the short notice but we will also do our best to re-schedule it (to be confirmed). Thank you. Artwork by Ihsan Oturmak. Dear all, Our next talk, by Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu, expands and somewhat intervenes in the canon in studies of gender in the Middle East, by looking at the visible and invisible changes

2501, 2019

Our Upcoming Seminars! Check regularly for Updates!

By Centre for Gender Studies|January 25, 2019|Forthcoming Book Launch, Forthcoming CGS Seminar Series, Uncategorized|0 comments

31/01/19 Decolonisation and radical solidarity: Transnational feminism and the postcolonial project Speaker: Sara Salem Chair: Sabiha Allouche 21/02/19 From Invisible Religiosity to Bearded Men in Suits in Turkey: Visibility and Studying Gender in Islam Speaker: Sertaç Sehlikoglu Chair: Alyosxa Tudor 28/02/19 Book Launch: A Queer Way Out: The Politics of Queer Emigration from Israel Speaker: Hila Amit Chair: Rahul Rao 07/03/19 Beyond Queer: A View on ‘Different Normativity’ from the

2501, 2019

Our next CGS Seminar with Dr. Sara Salem (LSE) is on Decolonisation and Radical Solidarity: Transnational Feminism and the Postcolonial Project

By Centre for Gender Studies|January 25, 2019|Forthcoming, Forthcoming CGS Seminar Series|0 comments

Transnational feminism and the postcolonial project @ Khalili Lecture Theatre on 31 January between 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm This talk explores the question of transnational feminist solidarity in the particular historical moment of decolonisation. I explore how radical and alternative notions of transnational feminism were developed and explored during this historical moment, that transcended categories of class, race, nation, and gender. I show how feminists negotiated tensions between nationalism

1711, 2017

Seminar: On Libya: Constitution Making and Sustaining Rights Movements

By Centre for Gender Studies (SOAS)|November 17, 2017|CGS Seminar Series, Forthcoming CGS Seminar Series|0 comments

The Centre for Gender Studies invites you to attend our Seminar with Elham Saudi: Thursday, 30.11.17 5-7pm Wolfson Lecture Theatre SOAS, London The ‘Arab Spring’ moment for Libya came with much celebration at the overthrow of the dictatorship and the promise of a new society built on democracy and human rights. However, how can we face current challenges when the rule of law is an alien concept and human rights

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

2201, 2017

Event – CGS Seminar Series – ‘There’s nothing more public than privacy’: sodomy law judgments and the shifting boundaries of private space

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

‘There’s nothing more public than privacy’: sodomy law judgments and the shifting boundaries of private space Thursday 23rd February 2017 5pm Khalili Lecture Theatre Dr Mayur Suresh, SOAS Chair: Dr Alyosxa Tudor Where courts have struck down laws that criminalise same-sex conduct, they often do so on the ground that they violate a right to privacy. The US Supreme Court’s Lawrence judgment and the Delhi High Court’s Naz Foundation judgment both rely upon

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