2602, 2016

Our Work – Lecture/Talk by Dr Alyoxsa Tudor

By Akanksha Mehta|February 26, 2016|Faculty, Lectures/Talks/Conferences, Our Work|0 comments

This seminar titled “Racism and Migratism: The Relevance of a Critical Differentiation” was given by Dr Alyosxa Tudor, (Centre for Gender Studies, SOAS, University of London and Gender Institute, LSE) at the Centre for Gender Studies, SOAS University of London on 25 February 2016. My paper revisits (Western European) critical migration studies and feminist approaches to migration with the insights from postcolonial theories and transnational feminism. I suggest that a

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2002, 2016

Our Work – Lecture/Talk- Professor Nadje Al-Ali and Sahar Mandour

By Akanksha Mehta|February 20, 2016|Faculty, Lectures/Talks/Conferences, MA Students, Our Work|0 comments

Professor Nadje Al-Ali and Alumna Sahar Mandour spoke in a panel at The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center مركز الموارد الجندرية والجنسانية  in Beirut, Lebanon. The panel was titled-  Producing Feminist Knowledge: Queering the Challenges and Strategies in the Middle East and North Africa

1902, 2016

Our Work – Activism- #StandWithJNU: Solidarity Statement by Academics in the UK

By Akanksha Mehta|February 19, 2016|Activism, Faculty, MA Students, Our Work, PhD Students|0 comments

PhD Candidate, Akanksha Mehta, along with several other PhD students in the UK formulated a solidarity statement to stand with students, faculty, and protestors at India’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Several PhD students, faculty members, and MA students signed the petition.  The petition can be found at Kafila #StandWithJNU: Solidarity Statement by Academics in the UK This is a statement by over three hundred and fifty academics based in the UK. We,

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1502, 2016

Our Work- Activism – Solidarity Statement with Justice For Cleaners Campaign at SOAS

By Akanksha Mehta|February 15, 2016|Activism, Our Work|0 comments

Doctoral students and faculty at CGS have recently released a statement in solidarity with SOAS Justice For Cleaners campaign. The text is below: We, the undersigned at the Centre for Gender Studies at SOAS would like to express strong support for the Justice for Cleaners Campaign. More specifically we would like senior management to reconsider its position and to bring the cleaners in-house as soon as possible. As the recently

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3101, 2016

Our Work – Lectures/Talks – Queer Perspectives on Law 3: Queering the International/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

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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

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1712, 2015

Our Work – Publication by PhD candidate Akanksha Mehta

By Akanksha Mehta|December 17, 2015|Our Work, PhD Students, Publications|0 comments

PhD candidate Akanksha Mehta wrote an article titled, The aesthetics of “everyday” violence: narratives of violence and Hindu right-wing women, for a special issue of Critical Studies of Terrorism on Everyday Violence. Access it here.  Abstract “Right-wing” movements see significant participation by women who espouse their exclusionary and violent politics while at the same time often contest their patriarchal spaces. Women also serve as discursive and symbolic markers that regularly form the basis of

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