MIT Program in Women's and Gender Studies

Course Registration is now open to all!
Check out WGS' courses to see if they meet your interest at http://wgs.mit.edu?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

We look forward to seeing you in class this year! 📝 🏫 🍎
Email: [email protected]

Happening today!
Latin American vs DAC/OECD's Feminist/ Gender-Sensitive Foreign Policies

🗓️ April 30th @ 5:30 pm
📍 Building 3, rm 133
Rsvp: http://tinyurl.com/wgs0430?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Happening tomorrow!
Latin American vs DAC/OECD's Feminist/ Gender-Sensitive Foreign Policies

🗓️ April 30th @ 5:30 pm
📍 Building 3, rm 133
Rsvp: http://tinyurl.com/wgs0430?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Next week!

Latin American vs DAC/OECD's Feminist/ Gender-Sensitive Foreign Policies

🗓️ April 30th @ 5:30 pm
📍 Building 3, rm 133
Rsvp: http://tinyurl.com/wgs0430?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

The labeling of foreign policies as "feminist" originated with the Development Assistant Committee (DAC)/Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) members such as Sweden, Canada, and France before being adopted by various Latin American governments, starting with Mexico. The region's strong commitment to women's and gender rights in international forums is attributed to a well-connected feminist movement. In this lecture, Dr. Salomón will address the shared foundation of DAC/OECD and Latin America's feminist foreign policies, emphasizing progressive stances on women's and gender rights and highlight Latin America's distinctive approach, notably its focus on promoting domestic women's rights rather than those of external communities, in contrast to DAC/OECD countries. For more info, email [email protected].

Latin American vs DAC/OECD's Feminist/ Gender-Sensitive Foreign Policies

🗓️ April 30th @ 5:30 pm
📍 Building 3, rm 133
Rsvp: http://tinyurl.com/wgs0430?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

https://wgs.mit.edu/events-all/2024/4/30/latin-american-vs-oecds-feminist-gender-sensitive-foreign-policies?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Dr. Mónica Salomón is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Florianópolis, Brazil), a member of its Institute of Gender Studies and also a researcher with the Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (CNPq). She holds a Doctorate in Political Science from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Between 2014 and 2020, she was one of the two coordinators of the Thematic Area "Foreign Policy" at the Brazilian Political Science Association's encounters. Her research and publications deal with different actors and levels of analysis (from subnational to supranational) of foreign policies. Her current work focuses on the intersections between gender and foreign policy.

WGS is proud to present:
Latin American vs DAC/OECD's Feminist/ Gender-Sensitive Foreign Policies

🗓️ April 30th @ 5:30 pm
📍 Building 3, rm 133
Rsvp: http://tinyurl.com/wgs0430?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

https://wgs.mit.edu/events-all/2024/4/30/latin-american-vs-oecds-feminist-gender-sensitive-foreign-policies?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

The labeling of foreign policies as "feminist" originated with the Development Assistant Committee (DAC)/Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) members such as Sweden, Canada, and France before being adopted by various Latin American governments, starting with Mexico. The region's strong commitment to women's and gender rights in international forums is attributed to a well-connected feminist movement. In this lecture, Dr. Salomón will address the shared foundation of DAC/OECD and Latin America's feminist foreign policies, emphasizing progressive stances on women's and gender rights and highlight Latin America's distinctive approach, notably its focus on promoting domestic women's rights rather than those of external communities, in contrast to DAC/OECD countries. For more info, email [email protected].

Happening today!

Sifting Through Remnants: Excavating the Voices of Armenian Women Survivors in a Mutilated Archive
🗓️ 04.03.24 @ 5:30 pm
📍 Building 3, rm 133

In “Remnants”, tattooed and scar-bearing bodies reveal a larger history, as the lived trauma of genocide is understood through bodies, skin, and—in what remains of those lives a century afterward—bones. Please join us on April 3rd, 2024 to learn about Prof. Elyse Semerdjian’s work in gathering individual memories and archival fragments of women survivors- offering a feminist interpretation of the Armenian Genocide, and issuing a call to break open the archival record to embrace affect and memory.

Happening Tomorrow!

Sifting Through Remnants: Excavating the Voices of Armenian Women Survivors in a Mutilated Archive
🗓️ 04.03.24 @ 5:30 pm
📍 Building 3, rm 133

In “Remnants”, tattooed and scar-bearing bodies reveal a larger history, as the lived trauma of genocide is understood through bodies, skin, and—in what remains of those lives a century afterward—bones. Please join us on April 3rd, 2024 to learn about Prof. Elyse Semerdjian’s work in gathering individual memories and archival fragments of women survivors- offering a feminist interpretation of the Armenian Genocide, and issuing a call to break open the archival record to embrace affect and memory.

Happening soon!

Reproductive Justice: Global Movements and Wins
🗓️ April 2nd @ 11 AM EST
📍 Zoom webinar
RSVP: https://wgs.mit.edu/events-all/040224reproductivejustice?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

In the past decade, there has been increased organization, movements, and wins for reproductive justice and body sovereignty around the globe. These achievements have been particularly significant in countering a global agenda of conservative actors. With panelists: Giselle Carino, Hawon Jung, and Chantal Umuhoza- please join us in learning from experts on reproductive justice movements, research, and action in various regions around the world including Latin America, Asia, and Africa.

ASL translation and live closed captioning will be provided.

Reproductive Justice: Global Movements and Wins — Women's & Gender Studies at MIT With panelists: Giselle Carino, Hawon Jung, and Chantal Umuhoza- please join us for a zoom panel focused on learning from experts on reproductive justice movements, research, and action in various regions around the world including Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Register now

Happening Tomorrow!

Reproductive Justice: Global Movements and Wins
🗓️ April 2nd @ 11 AM EST
📍 Zoom webinar
Rsvp at tinyurl.com/wgsrjpanel

In the past decade, there has been increased organization, movements, and wins for reproductive justice and body sovereignty around the globe. These achievements have been particularly significant in countering a global agenda of conservative actors. With panelists: Giselle Carino, Hawon Jung, and Chantal Umuhoza- please join us in learning from experts on reproductive justice movements, research, and action in various regions around the world including Latin America, Asia, and Africa.

ASL translation and live closed captioning will be provided.

Happening tomorrow!

Reproductive Justice: Global Movements and Wins
🗓️ April 2nd @ 11 AM EST
📍 Zoom webinar
RSVP: https://wgs.mit.edu/events-all/040224reproductivejustice?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

In the past decade, there has been increased organization, movements, and wins for reproductive justice and body sovereignty around the globe. These achievements have been particularly significant in countering a global agenda of conservative actors. With panelists: Giselle Carino, Hawon Jung, and Chantal Umuhoza- please join us in learning from experts on reproductive justice movements, research, and action in various regions around the world including Latin America, Asia, and Africa.

ASL translation and live closed captioning will be provided.

Happening next week!

Sifting Through Remnants: Excavating the Voices of Armenian Women Survivors in a Mutilated Archive
🗓️ 04.03.24 @ 5:30 pm
📍 Building 3, rm 133

In “Remnants”, tattooed and scar-bearing bodies reveal a larger history, as the lived trauma of genocide is understood through bodies, skin, and—in what remains of those lives a century afterward—bones. Please join us on April 3rd, 2024 to learn about Prof. Elyse Semerdjian’s work in gathering individual memories and archival fragments of women survivors- offering a feminist interpretation of the Armenian Genocide, and issuing a call to break open the archival record to embrace affect and memory.

Happening next week!

Reproductive Justice: Global Movements and Wins
🗓️ April 2nd @ 11 AM EST
📍 Zoom webinar
RSVP: https://wgs.mit.edu/events-all/040224reproductivejustice?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

In the past decade, there has been increased organization, movements, and wins for reproductive justice and body sovereignty around the globe. These achievements have been particularly significant in countering a global agenda of conservative actors. With panelists: Giselle Carino, Hawon Jung, and Chantal Umuhoza- please join us in learning from experts on reproductive justice movements, research, and action in various regions around the world including Latin America, Asia, and Africa.

ASL translation and live closed captioning will be provided.

McMillan Stewart Lecture Series
Sifting Through Remnants: Excavating the Voices of Armenian Women Survivors in a Mutilated Archive
🗓️ 04.03.24 @ 5:30 pm
📍 Building 3, rm 133
This event is open to the public.

In “Remnants”, tattooed and scar-bearing bodies reveal a larger history, as the lived trauma of genocide is understood through bodies, skin, and—in what remains of those lives a century afterward—bones. Please join us on April 3rd, 2024 to learn about Prof. Elyse Semerdjian’s work in gathering individual memories and archival fragments of women survivors- offering a feminist interpretation of the Armenian Genocide, and issuing a call to break open the archival record to embrace affect and memory.

TOMORROW:

"Understanding Gaza: Gender, Violence, and Reconciliation in Palestine/Israel"

Dr. Sa'ed Atshan is Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Anthropology and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Swarthmore College. He has previously served as an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Emory University, as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Senior Research Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, and as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies. He earned a PhD in Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies and MA in Social Anthropology from Harvard University, an MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School, and BA from Swarthmore College.

Atshan is the author of Q***r Palestine and the Empire of Critique (Stanford University Press, 2020), coauthor (with Katharina Galor) of The Moral Triangle: Germans, Israelis, Palestinians (Duke University Press, 2020), and coeditor (with Galor) of Reel Gender: Palestinian and Israeli Cinema (Bloomsbury, 2022).

The panel is organized and moderated by Prof. Lerna Ekmekcioglu, McMillan-Stewart Associate professor of History and the director of the WGS. She is an expert on women’s experiences during wars and genocides and teaches courses on minorities and women in the Middle East.

Understanding Gaza: Gender, Violence, and Reconciliation in Palestine/Israel — Women's & Gender Studies at MIT Webinar with Dr. Sa’Ed Atshan Webinar registration

Reproductive Justice: Global Movements and Wins
🗓️ April 2nd @ 11 AM EST
📍 Zoom webinar
Rsvp at https://wgs.mit.edu/events-all/040224reproductivejustice?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com
ASL translation and live closed captioning will be provided.

In the past decade, there has been increased organization, movements, and wins for reproductive justice and body sovereignty around the globe. These achievements have been particularly significant in countering a global agenda of conservative actors. With panelists: Giselle Carino, Hawon Jung, and Chantal Umuhoza- please join us in learning from experts on reproductive justice movements, research, and action in various regions around the world including Latin America, Asia, and Africa.
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Chantal Umuhoza is a Pan-Africanist, Feminist activist based in Rwanda and a member of RESURJ since 2016. She holds a Masters in Human Rights, Gender and Conflict Studies/Social Justice Perspectives (SJP) from the International Institute of Social Studies in the Netherlands in 2013/2014 and a bachelor’s degree in Economics.

She has over 15 years of experience working with different civil society organizations at different levels with expertise in sexual and reproductive justice, economic justice, feminist leadership, movement building, knowledge production, writing, policy design, implementation and advocacy.

Sifting Through Remnants: Excavating the Voices of Armenian Women Survivors in a Mutilated Archive
🗓️ 04.03.24 @ 5:30 pm
📍 Building 3, rm 133
This event is open to the public.

Please join us on April 3rd, 2024 to learn about Prof. Elyse Semerdjian’s work in gathering individual memories and archival fragments of women survivors- offering a feminist interpretation of the Armenian Genocide, and issuing a call to break open the archival record to embrace affect and memory.

https://wgs.mit.edu/events-all/2024/4/3/8rt0x85josei6h622p7axyxp926wha?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

See you soon!
📽️ "Twice Colonized" Film Screening and Q&A Discussion w/ Aaju Peter
🗓️ March 15th, 2024 at 6:00 pm
📍 Bartos Theater

The screening is FREE and open to the public. Doors open at 5:30 pm. | Food will be provided.
rsvp: http://tinyurl.com/twicecolonized?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Happening tomorrow!

📽️ "Twice Colonized" Film Screening and Q&A Discussion w/ Aaju Peter
🗓️ March 15th, 2024 at 6:00 pm
📍 Bartos Theater

The screening is FREE and open to the public. Doors open at 5:30 pm. | Food will be provided.
rsvp: http://tinyurl.com/twicecolonized?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

NEXT WEEK:

"Understanding Gaza: Gender, Violence, and Reconciliation in Palestine/Israel"

Dr. Sa'ed Atshan is Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Anthropology and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Swarthmore College. He has previously served as an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Emory University, as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Senior Research Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, and as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies. He earned a PhD in Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies and MA in Social Anthropology from Harvard University, an MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School, and BA from Swarthmore College.

Atshan is the author of Q***r Palestine and the Empire of Critique (Stanford University Press, 2020), coauthor (with Katharina Galor) of The Moral Triangle: Germans, Israelis, Palestinians (Duke University Press, 2020), and coeditor (with Galor) of Reel Gender: Palestinian and Israeli Cinema (Bloomsbury, 2022).

The panel is organized and moderated by Prof. Lerna Ekmekcioglu, McMillan-Stewart Associate professor of History and the director of the WGS. She is an expert on women’s experiences during wars and genocides and teaches courses on minorities and women in the Middle East.

Understanding Gaza: Gender, Violence, and Reconciliation in Palestine/Israel — Women's & Gender Studies at MIT Webinar with Dr. Sa’Ed Atshan Webinar registration

Women Take The Reel 2024
The Women's and Gender Studies Program, Media Lab, and Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality Present:

📽️ "Twice Colonized" Film Screening and Q&A Discussion
🗓️ March 15th, 2024 at 6:00 pm
📍 Bartos Theater

The screening is FREE and open to the public. Doors open at 5:30 pm. | Food will be provided.

Non-MIT folks must RSVP for instructions on how to access campus.
rsvp: http://tinyurl.com/twicecolonized?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Film Description: Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter has led a lifelong fight for the rights of her people. But while launching an effort to establish an Indigenous forum at the European Union, Aaju finds herself facing a difficult, personal journey to mend her own wounds after the unexpected passing of her son. In this “powerful exploration of cultural trauma” (The Film Stage), director Lin Alluna follows alongside Aaju Peter as she strives to reclaim her language and identity after a lifetime of whitewashing and forced assimilation.

MIT Media Lab
Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, & Sexuality GCWS

WGS and WXGS are proud to present:

Reproductive Justice: Global Movements and Wins
🗓️ April 2nd @ 11 AM EST
📍 Zoom webinar
Rsvp at https://wgs.mit.edu/events-all/040224reproductivejustice?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com
ASL translation and live closed captioning will be provided.

In the past decade, there has been increased organization, movements, and wins for reproductive justice and body sovereignty around the globe. These achievements have been particularly significant in countering a global agenda of conservative actors. With panelists: Giselle Carino, Hawon Jung, and Chantal Umuhoza- please join us in learning from experts on reproductive justice movements, research, and action in various regions around the world including Latin America, Asia, and Africa.
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Hawon Jung is a journalist and former Seoul correspondent for the AFP news agency with more than a decade of experience writing about the two Koreas. She covered the 2011 death of then-North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, the rise to power of his son, Kim Jong-Un, South Korea’s presidential impeachment, and K-pop’s rise on the world stage. Her coverage of South Korea’s movement was shortlisted in the 2019 Awards for Editorial Excellence by the Society of Publishers in Asia. Born and raised in South Korea, she earned a Master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

WGS is proud to present:

Sifting Through Remnants: Excavating the Voices of Armenian Women Survivors in a Mutilated Archive
🗓️ 04.03.24 @ 5:30 pm
📍 Building 3, rm 133
This event is open to the public.

In “Remnants”, tattooed and scar-bearing bodies reveal a larger history, as the lived trauma of genocide is understood through bodies, skin, and—in what remains of those lives a century afterward—bones. Please join us on April 3rd, 2024 to learn about Prof. Elyse Semerdjian’s work in gathering individual memories and archival fragments of women survivors- offering a feminist interpretation of the Armenian Genocide, and issuing a call to break open the archival record to embrace affect and memory.

See you soon!

📽️ "20,000 Species of Bees" Film Screening + Q&A Discussion w/ BAGLY
🗓️ March 8th, 2024 at 6:00 pm
📍 Bartos Theater

Free and open to the public- food will be provided!
Non-MIT folks must RSVP for instructions on how to access campus.
rsvp: http://tinyurl.com/20kbees?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Today!

The Resilience of Chinese Feminism: A Conversation with the "Feminist Five" Activists

🗓️ March 8th @ 11am
📍Building 3 room 308, Margaret Cheney Room

Since the early 2010s, the grassroots feminist movement in China has catalyzed a profound societal awakening. In March 2015, five Chinese feminists, later internationally recognized as the "Feminist Five," were arrested and detained for 37 days due to their planned advocacy for women’s rights in the country, sparking international and domestic outrage. Despite this repression, a vibrant movement has emerged in China since 2018, and feminist communities and networks expanded globally, crossing national boundaries. This event invites two members of the "Feminist Five" – Zheng Churan (Datu) and Li Tingting (Maizi) – for a conversation on the history, resilience, and possible futures of feminist activism in China.

This event is co-sponsored by:
MIT History
Women’s and Gender Studies Program (WGS)
Women and Gender Services (WXGS)
Institute Community and Equity Office (ICEO)
Program in Media Arts and Sciences (MAS)

This event will be in English, and is open to the public. Food will be provided.

See you tomorrow!
The Resilience of Chinese Feminism: A Conversation with the "Feminist Five" Activists

🗓️ March 8th @ 11am
📍Building 3 room 308, Margaret Cheney Room

Since the early 2010s, the grassroots feminist movement in China has catalyzed a profound societal awakening. In March 2015, five Chinese feminists, later internationally recognized as the "Feminist Five," were arrested and detained for 37 days due to their planned advocacy for women’s rights in the country, sparking international and domestic outrage. Despite this repression, a vibrant movement has emerged in China since 2018, and feminist communities and networks expanded globally, crossing national boundaries. This event invites two members of the "Feminist Five" – Zheng Churan (Datu) and Li Tingting (Maizi) – for a conversation on the history, resilience, and possible futures of feminist activism in China.

This event is co-sponsored by:
MIT History
Women’s and Gender Studies Program (WGS)
Women and Gender Services (WXGS)
Institute Community and Equity Office (ICEO)
Program in Media Arts and Sciences (MAS)

This event will be in English, and is open to the public. Food will be provided -- please RSVP to help us plan event logistics. RSVP Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecE-ADaFhziMj9ONmYTzigG_8ubeRmJ8lOf0XQa6WD5gpNkQ/viewform?usp=sf_link&utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Happening next week!
📽️ "Twice Colonized" Film Screening and Q&A Discussion w/ Aaju Peter
🗓️ March 15th, 2024 at 6:00 pm
📍 Bartos Theater

The screening is FREE and open to the public. Doors open at 5:30 pm. | Food will be provided.
rsvp: http://tinyurl.com/twicecolonized?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Happening tomorrow!

📽️ "20,000 Species of Bees" Film Screening + Q&A Discussion w/ BAGLY
🗓️ March 8th, 2024 at 6:00 pm
📍 Bartos Theater

Free and open to the public- food will be provided!
rsvp: http://tinyurl.com/20kbees?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Women Take The Reel 2024
The Women's and Gender Studies Program, Media Lab, and Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality Present:

📽️ "Twice Colonized" Film Screening and Q&A Discussion w/ Aaju Peter
🗓️ March 15th, 2024 at 6:00 pm
📍 Bartos Theater

The screening is FREE and open to the public. Doors open at 5:30 pm. | Food will be provided.

Non-MIT folks must RSVP for instructions on how to access campus.
rsvp: http://tinyurl.com/twicecolonized?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Film Description: Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter has led a lifelong fight for the rights of her people. But while launching an effort to establish an Indigenous forum at the European Union, Aaju finds herself facing a difficult, personal journey to mend her own wounds after the unexpected passing of her son. In this “powerful exploration of cultural trauma” (The Film Stage), director Lin Alluna follows alongside Aaju Peter as she strives to reclaim her language and identity after a lifetime of whitewashing and forced assimilation.

MIT Media Lab Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, & Sexuality GCWS

Happening this week:
The Resilience of Chinese Feminism: A Conversation with the "Feminist Five" Activists

🗓️ March 8th @ 11am
📍Building 3 room 308, Margaret Cheney Room

Since the early 2010s, the grassroots feminist movement in China has catalyzed a profound societal awakening. In March 2015, five Chinese feminists, later internationally recognized as the "Feminist Five," were arrested and detained for 37 days due to their planned advocacy for women’s rights in the country, sparking international and domestic outrage. Despite this repression, a vibrant movement has emerged in China since 2018, and feminist communities and networks expanded globally, crossing national boundaries. This event invites two members of the "Feminist Five" – Zheng Churan (Datu) and Li Tingting (Maizi) – for a conversation on the history, resilience, and possible futures of feminist activism in China.

This event is co-sponsored by:
MIT History
Women’s and Gender Studies Program (WGS)
Women and Gender Services (WXGS)
Institute Community and Equity Office (ICEO)
Program in Media Arts and Sciences (MAS)

This event will be in English, and is open to the public. Food will be provided -- please RSVP to help us plan event logistics. RSVP Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecE-ADaFhziMj9ONmYTzigG_8ubeRmJ8lOf0XQa6WD5gpNkQ/viewform?usp=sf_link&utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com