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Mesoamerican Biodiversity, Green Imperialism, and Indigenous Women’s Leadership in Defense of Territory

MESOAMERICAN BIODIVERSITY, GREEN IMPERIALISM, AND INDIGENOUS WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP IN DEFENSE OF TERRITORY

Convened by CLACS; Latino Studies at NYU; Gender and Sexuality Studies at NYU; Center for Research on Women at Barnard University; PUEG at UNAM

October 19, Wednesday 9:30 am to 6 p.m.

Department of Social and Cultural Analysis 20 Cooper Square, 4th [...]

masculinity, complex: Two-Day Symposium

MASCULINITY, COMPLEX

a two-day symposium with Jessica Benjamin, Justin Vivian Bond, Judith Butler, Anne Cheng, Nancy Chodorow, Ken Corbett, Muriel Dimen, Jan Gaboury, Katie Gentile, Virginia Goldner, Francisco Gonzalez, Adrienne Harris, Ben Kafka, Tony Kushner, Victoria Pitts-Taylor, Joe Rollins, Eyal Rozmarin, Avgi Saketopoulou, Gayle Salamon, Dean Spade, Warren Spielberg, Brett Stoudt

October 21 and [...]

From Irish Exile to Welsh Celebrity: The Queer Self-Fashioning of the Ladies of Llangollen: Fiona Brideoake

FROM IRISH EXILE TO WELSH CELEBRITY: THE QUEER SELF-FASHIONING OF THE LADIES OF LLANGOLLEN

a lecture by Fiona Brideoake

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October 5, Wednesday 7 to 8:30 pm

Fiona Brideoake, Literature, American University

Lady Eleanor Butler and Miss Sarah Ponsonby eloped together from Kilkenny in 1778. They settled in the [...]

Reparations and the Human: David L. Eng

REPARATIONS AND THE HUMAN

a lecture by David L. Eng

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September 28, Wednesday 6:30 to 8 pm

David L. Eng, English, Comparative Literature, and Asian American Studies, University of Pennsylvania

This presentation explores the relationship between political and psychic genealogies of reparation. Reparation is a key term in [...]

Sexual Politics, Sexual Violence and the Communist Left: Bettina Aptheker

SEXUAL POLITICS, SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND THE COMMUNIST LEFT

a lecture by Bettina Aptheker

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September 19, Monday 6:30 to 8 pm

Bettina Aptheker, Feminist Studies and History, UC-Santa Cruz

Following the publication of Aptheker’s memoir, Intimate Politics, a storm of controversy ensued in a public debate on the Internet [...]

The Racial Genealogy of Excellence: Roderick A. Ferguson

THE RACIAL GENEALOGY OF EXCELLENCE

a lecture by Roderick A. Ferguson

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September 14, Wednesday 6 to 7:30 pm

Roderick A. Ferguson, American Studies, University of Minnesota

This talk reads the Open Admissions movement at City College through June Jordan’s 1969 essay “Black Studies: Bringing Back the Person.” [...]

REVIEW: New Majorities II: A Cross-Country Duet on the State of Gender and Sexuality Studies in the Academy

New Majorities II: A Cross-Country Duet on the State of Gender and Sexuality Studies in the Academy New York University, 29 April 2011

New Majorities II had a double task: First, the day-long forum continued an initiative launched at the UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW), and co-conceived by CSW director Kathleen [...]

Queer Social Theory Summer Intensive Workgroup

Queer Social Theory Summer Intensive Workgroup

Wednesdays: June 1 through July 27, 2011, 7 pm to 9 pm

Silver School of Social Work 1 Washington Square North

This summer, The Counterpublic will produce their second FREE summer intensive workgroup. From the organizers that bought you the Queer Theory & Queer of Color Critique Workgroup [...]

Gender and Sexuality: a Musical Revue!

April 29, Friday 7 to 8:30 pm: Gender and Sexuality: a Musical Revue!

The day’s conversation will be followed by an early evening performance party — with music and queer burlesque highlights! — to celebrate the 11th anniversary of CSGS. Producer Viva DeConcini is rounding up a bevy of special guest stars, so put [...]

Pink Dollar Monsters: Why Queers are Gaggin’ at GaGa and Glee

Tuesday, April 19 7 to 9 pm

The last Counterpublic Collective session of the spring season will look at pop artist Lady Gaga and hit TV show Glee through the relationship between capitalism and queer identity. Both Lady Gaga and Glee have been praised for their impact on and promotion of gay culture and [...]