Gender Studies

Kadji Amin
2022-11-08 10:30 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA

2022 Fall Reception
2022-10-05 16:00 - 18:00 | CA
Join us for the 2022 Fall Reception on Wednesday October 5th at 4pm, Rolfe Hall Courtyard

Feeling Genocide: Matrifocality and Black Church Arson
2022-05-06 13:00 - 15:00 | CA
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Disability, Decarceration, & Decoloniality
2022-04-20 15:00 - 16:30 | CA
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After Taiwan's Same-Sex Marriage: Gay Rights Development in East Asia
2022-04-13 17:00 - 18:00 | CA
After Taiwan’s Same-Sex Marriage: Gay Rights Development in East Asia
A Roundtable Discussion
UCLA Taiwan in the World Lecture
Dr. Minwoo Jung (Loyola University Chicago), Dr. Ying-Chao Kao (Virginia Commonwealth University), and Jennifer Lu (Taiwan Equality Campaign)
Organized by Dr. Shih-chan Dai (UCLA)
Moderated by Dr. Ju Hui Judy Han (UCLA)
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Pacific Time)
To register: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K8XQT8AKQKKLBWuFWdsDfA
The UCLA Taiwan in the World lecture series aims to promote Taiwan studies and disseminate knowledge about Taiwan in a global context and shed light on Taiwan’s political economy, international relations, and US-Taiwan-China relations, as well as Taiwan’s society, political system, social structure, and institutions. This series is organized by Taiwan in the World postdoctoral fellow Shih-chan Dai.
With the passage of the Act for Implementation of J.Y. Interpretation No. 748 in May 2019, Taiwan has become the first Asian country to legalize same-sex spousal rights. Many activists in other parts of East Asia have considered this legal breakthrough a sign of hope that their countries might soon follow suit. After nearly three years since the legalization of same-sex marriage in Taiwan, the UCLA Asia Pacific Center will convene a panel of scholars and gay rights activists to review the recent development of gay rights in East Asia. The discussants will share their insights into the opportunities and challenges local activists face when advocating for gay rights. Furthermore, they will discuss how Taiwan’s experience may have changed the way gay rights activism works in other East Asian societies.
https://www.international.ucla.edu/apc/event/15490

Land, Climate Change, and Genocidal Violence in North America and South Asia
2022-04-01 13:00 - 15:00 | CA
In this series, we discuss the genocidal violence of everyday life. On the first Friday of each month from November to April (six sessions), in the spirit of collaboration, feminist scholars will gather to present virtually on works in progress on the theme of genocidal violence.

Genocidal Violence in the Americas
2022-03-04 13:00 - 15:00 | CA
Welcome to the Series Event of the 5th Annual Racial Violence Hub Workshop: Feminist Approaches to Theorizing Genocidal Violence, Wars and Occupations, a series of The Racial Violence Hub and Penny Kanner Endowed Chair in Gender Studies.
In this series, we discuss the genocidal violence of everyday life. On the first Friday of each month from November to April (six sessions), in the spirit of collaboration, feminist scholars will gather to present virtually on works in progress on the theme of genocidal violence.

The Auntie Sewing Squad: Guide to Mask Making, Radical Care, and Racial Justice
2022-02-28 12:30 - 13:45 | CA
Join us for this event celebrating the Auntie Sewing Squad, a massive mutual-aid network of volunteers who have been providing free masks in the wake of US government failures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Featuring:
Asian American Studies MA and Gender Studies PhD alum Preeti Sharma and co-editors Mai-Linh Hong and Chrissy Lau, discussing their recently released book The Auntie Sewing Squad Guide to Mask-Making, Radical Care, and Racial Justice (UC Press).
Screening of “Auntie Kristina,” a short film about the Auntie Sewing Squad and a discussion with the filmmaker, Asian American Studies MA alum Hannah Joo.

"Stories of Dreadful Iniquities and Unutterable Suffering:" Feminist Voices on Violence, Memory, and Displacement
2022-02-04 13:00 - 15:00 | CA

Imaginaries of Dissent: South Asia
2022-01-07 13:00 - 15:00 | CA

Genocide Management: Carceral Reformism, Policing, Sexual Violence & The Role of Law in North America
2021-12-03 13:00 - 15:00 | CA
“Genocide Management: Carceral Reformism, Policing, Sexual Violence and the Role of Law”
Welcome to the Series Event of the 5th Annual Racial Violence Hub Workshop: Feminist Approaches to Theorizing Genocidal Violence, Wars and Occupations, a series of The Racial Violence Hub and Penny Kanner Endowed Chair in Gender Studies.
In this series, we discuss the genocidal violence of everyday life. On the first Friday of each month from November to April (six sessions), in the spirit of collaboration, feminist scholars will gather to present virtually on works in progress on the theme of genocidal violence.

American Indian Studies Speakers for November Native American Heritage Month: Dr. Juliann Anesi Gender Studies
2021-11-05 14:00 - 15:00 | CA
Please join us (virtually) each Friday in November (and one in December) to celebrate Native American Heritage Month for a talk with four UCLA Native/Indigenous Scholars. Each speaker will give a brief overview of some of their most current research pursuits and interests and then there will be an interactive discussion from the moderator and audience members. Come and learn more about some of the new and innovative contemporary research pursued by our UCLA Native / Indigenous faculty members.
Our speaker on Friday, November 5th will be Dr. Juliann Anesi, please join us at 2 pm PST. The Zoom link is below.
Co-Sponsors: American Indian Studies Center, American Indian Science and Engineering Society, Pacific Island Students Association, UCLA Health
Zoom Link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/6306054053

5th Annual Racial Violence Hub Workshop: Feminist Approaches to Theorizing Genocidal Violence, Wars and Occupations
2021-11-05 13:00 - 15:00 | CA
5th Annual Racial Violence Hub Workshop: Feminist Approaches to Theorizing Genocidal Violence, Wars and Occupations, a series of The Racial Violence Hub and Penny Kanner Endowed Chair in Gender Studies.

In this series, we discuss the genocidal violence of everyday life. On the first Friday of each month from November to April (six sessions), in the spirit of collaboration, feminist scholars will gather to present virtually on works in progress on the theme of genocidal violence.

Friday, November 5th 1-3pm
Speakers:
Shaira Vadasaria (University of Edinburgh) and Nadera Shalhoub Kevorkian (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Commentator: Lana Tatour (University of New South Wales, Sydney)

10 Questions: How Do We Fail? with Gender Studies Professor Safiya Noble
2021-11-01 19:00 - 20:00 | CA
10 Questions returns for its fourth iteration to bring students, faculty, alumni, and community members together to reflect and consider how best to chart a path forward.
Last year’s series, 10 Questions: Reckoning, grappled with the profound inequities of our time, set against the context of a global pandemic, a presidential election, a racial justice movement, and the ongoing threat of climate change. This year, 10 Questions: If not now, when? will once again bring together some of the most compelling thinkers from UCLA and beyond in an effort to consider the actions we can take to address the kinds of personal, familial, communal, and global healing that is called for in this moment.
This week oncology chaplain, LGBTQ educator/activist, and inspirational speaker Michael Eselun; scholar of society and technology policy Safiya Noble; and artist Anna Sew Hoy will join Victoria Marks, professor in the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance, to explore the question “How do we fail?”
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Dr. Laura Kang "Traffic in Asian Women: Categorical Violence & Innumerable Loss"
2021-10-19 11:00 - 13:00 | CA
Join us for our first lecture in the 2021 RVHub Workshop Series: Feminist Approaches to Theorizing Genocidal Violence, Wars and Occupations. A series of the Racial Violence Hub and Penny Kanner Endowed Chair in Gender Studies, Professor Kang’s lecture also marks the first event in a Transnational Feminist Series of the Department of Gender Studies at UCLA.

Fall 2021 Instruction Begins
2021-09-23 | CA

Gender Studies Commencement Saturday June 12th 12:00pm
2021-06-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Los Angeles, CA, United States
UCLA Department of Gender Studies Commencement 2021
Distinguished Professor Angela Y. Davis, Keynote Address
Saturday, June 12th – 12pm
Link to virtual ceremony:
StageClip | Gender Studies

Gender Studies Commencement Program Booklet 2021

A Practice of Decolonial Thinking: Feminism, Antiracism, and the Life Work of Ochy Curiel
2021-05-10 12:00 - 14:00 | Los Angeles, CA, United States

Conversations in Black Feminist Practice: Black Queer Radicalisms with Charlene Carruthers and C. Riley Snorton
2021-05-07 13:00 - 14:30 | CA

Thinking Gender 2021: Care, Mutual Aid, and Reproductive Labor in a Time of Crisis
2021-04-30 12:00 - 13:30 | Los Angeles, CA, United States

Paging Through Photos and Songs: Hayganush Mark and Koharig Ghazarosian's Friendship in Post-Genocide Istanbul
2021-04-20 12:00 - 13:30 | Los Angeles, CA, United States

Envisioning Next Generation Radiation Governance Symposium
2021-03-22 17:00 - 2021-03-29 19:00 | Los Angeles, CA, United States
Japan’s ongoing experiences with radiation from Hiroshima and Nagasaki to Fukushima provide powerful examples of the importance of radiation governance. The tenth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear reactor failure calls for reflection on past and future radiation governance, recognized as a transnational, transdisciplinary, and transgenerational challenge and responsibility.
The Envisioning Next Generation Radiation Governance Symposium held Mondays in March, 2021 will include an introductory lecture and four panel discussions exploring the archiving, regulation and education needed to support radiation governance in the future, in a wide array of places. One goal is to bring together people involved in different aspects of radiation governance, connecting efforts related to uranium mining and processing, weapons testing, nuclear power generation, food safety, radiation medicine, and so on. Another goal is to foreground diverse approaches to radiation governance stemming from diverse histories, foregrounding initiatives in Japan and the United States. Each panel will be a moderated discussion among differently situated experts, with time for questions from the audience.
This symposium extends from and supports the on-going work of the Radiation Governance Working Group in the Disaster STS Network. The Radiation Governance Working Group is building a transnational community-of-practice, body of research, and teaching materials focused on radiation governance. We investigate how those with different kinds of expertise about radiation (nuclear scientists and engineers, policy makers, affected community members, regulators, facility administrators, clinicians, social science researchers, educators, et al.) can construct among themselves ways of sharing their knowledge and working together to build effective governance.
We also want to help build new capacity for radiation governance through educational programming and inclusive networking.

International Human Rights Law and Domestic Violence: Progress or Retreat?
2021-03-05 09:00 - 10:15 | Los Angeles, CA, United States
In honor of International Women’s Day, please join this talk with Dr. Dubravka Šimonović, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women.”

Termination's Creeds: Race, Health, Science, and Spatial Matters in US Colonialism
2021-02-22 14:30 - 16:30 | Los Angeles, CA, United States

Crafting Cartographies - Mapping LA
2021-01-22 16:00 - 17:30 | Los Angeles, CA, United States
UCLA has several pioneering digital projects that map Los Angeles and enable people to visualize and interact with the city’s layered histories of humanity, from sacred burial sites to beloved corner delis. This panel brings together for the first time contributors to Mapping Jewish Los Angeles, Mapping Indigenous LA, and the Fowler’s Vermont Avenue project. The goal is to share the results of these digital projects; to better understand the city’s cultural and spiritual geographies; and ultimately to explore how this knowledge might inform museum practices.
Panelists include Todd Presner, Chair of UCLA’s Digital Humanities program and the Michael and Irene Ross Professor of Germanic Languages and Comparative Literature; Caroline Luce, Associate Director, UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies; Patrick Polk, Senior Curator of Caribbean and Latin American Popular Arts, Fowler Museum at UCLA, and lecturer in the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance; Christopher Greene, former Curatorial Assistant and Geographic Information Systems Specialist, Fowler Museum at UCLA; Professor Mishuana Goeman (Tonawanda Band of Seneca), Special Advisor to the Chancellor on Native American and Indigenous Affairs at UCLA; Craig Torres, Tongva Educator, contributor to UCLA’s Mapping Indigenous LA; and Juliann Anesi, Assistant Professor of Gender Studies at UCLA. Panel will be moderated by Genevieve Carpio, Assistant Professor in the César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o Studies at UCLA.
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Gender, Alterity and Human Rights: Freedom in a Fishbowl
2020-11-13 09:00 - 10:00 | Los Angeles, CA, United States

Feminist Scholars On Policing and Empire
2020-11-05 15:00 - 17:00 | Los Angeles, CA, United States

Planning For a Feminist Future: Building Back Differently
2020-10-26 09:00 - 10:00 | Los Angeles, CA, United States

(still) Missing in Action: The International Crime of the Slave Trade
2020-10-23 09:00 - 10:00 | Los Angeles, CA, United States

UCLA Center for the Study of Women Presents Thinking Gender 30th Annual Graduate Student Research Conference
2020-03-06 08:00 - 18:30 | UCLA Carnesale Commons, Los Angeles, CA, United States
