a talk by Sima Shakhsari
This talk scheduled for October 30th has been canceled due to inclement weather. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Sima Shakhsari, Women’s and Gender Studies, Wellesley College
For more information, please contact the NYU Hagop Kevorkian Center at 212-998-8877.
Co-sponsored by the NYU Iranian Studies Initiative and the Center for [...]

Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded: “Things Change A Lot” New York University, 27 October 2011
The screening and panel discussion of Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded, co-sponsored by the NYU Asian/Pacific/American Institute and the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, reflected the importance of “reloading” an analysis of popular representations of Asian women. The [...]
On December 17, International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers Marks One Year Since Bodies Discovered on Gilgo Beach
Saturday, December 17 2 to 4 pm
Trinity Lutheran Church of Manhattan 164 West 100th Street near Amsterdam Avenue 1, 2, or 3 train to 96th Street.
Organized by sex worker support and advocacy [...]
Presented by the Center for the Study of Women and Society at the Graduate Center
Evelyn Fox Keller Professor Emerita of the History and Philosophy of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Friday, December 9:30 pm The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Ave, Room 6112 NYC
Evelyn Fox Keller, Professor of the History and Philosophy [...]
Presented by the New York University Center for European and Mediterranean Studies and the Network of East-West Women
Gender and Transformation: Women in Europe Workshop
Friday, December 2 4:30 to 6 pm
Katerina Liskova, Assistant Professor, Gender Studies Program, Masaryk University
Center for European and Mediterranean Studies New York University 285 Mercer Street, 7th [...]
The Crime, Law and Deviance Workshop of the NYU Sociology Department and the Institute for Law and Society
Friday, December 2
2 to 4 pm 295 Lafayette Street 4th Floor Conference Room
To discuss a draft paper by Max Besbris, a doctoral candidate in the Sociology Department. The title of his paper is Revanchist [...]
Presented by the NYU Women of Color Policy Network: http://wagner.nyu.edu/wocpn/
December 8 to 9, 2011
Rosenthal Pavilion, Kimmel Center New York University
More information: http://wagner.nyu.edu/wocpn/news/ Register for the opening event: http://wagner.nyu.edu/events/wocpn-12-08-2011
Engage 2012 is a national summit of policy experts, practitioners, thought leaders, and key stakeholders working on issues related to immigration, racial justice [...]
Presented by the Seminar in Gender and Sexuality with Katie Gentile
Thursday, December 1 12 to 2PM
Katie Gentile is the director of the Women’s Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City and a training psychoanalyst at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy. Dr. Gentile’s focus is on eating problems [...]
Presented by the New View Campaign: http://newviewcampaign.org/default.asp
Since 2008, we in the New View Campaign have challenged the growth of a dangerous new industry, female genital cosmetic surgery (FGCS), wherein amputations of parts of the vulva (“labiaplasty” “clitoral hood reduction”) are marketed as “enhancement” and “beautification” procedures. On their websites, many FGCS surgeons post [...]
a brown bag lunch talk with Elizabeth R. Boskey
December 2, Friday 12:30 to 1:45 pm
Elizabeth R. Boskey, CSGS Visiting Scholar
The Pap smear was one of the great public health innovations of the 20th Century. However, the way in which the test is currently used brings up important issues of sexism, paternalism, [...]