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
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
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.
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
The Centre for Gender Studies and the Centre for Migration and Diaspora Studies at SOAS, University of London, are pleased to invite you to a two day conference on: Challenges in Queer and Feminism Migration and Diaspora Studies 24-25th July, 2017 Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS The Centre for Gender Studies and the Centre for Migration and Diaspora Studies, SOAS invite to a two-day discussion space on queer and feminist migration and diaspora studies.
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
Congratulations to Jana Cattien – CGS doctoral student who won the article prize in the Journal of International Women’s Studies! Check out her article here! http://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/
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,
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