The Feminisms in the Americas Symposium, a joint initiative of the FREE Center and the Center for Latin American Studies, brings together scholars, artists, and activists for an interdisciplinary dialogue about feminist thought and practice across the Americas.
The symposium is free and open to the public. Registration is required. All events will take place in the Barnett Center Collaboratory, 141 Sullivant Hall.
Schedule
Thursday, April 10
3:30 p.m.: Graduate Student Workshop: Conducting Archival Research Across Borders
4:30 p.m.: Symposium Welcome Reception featuring artists HG Morrison, Andrea Armijos Echeverría, and Cat Ramos
Friday, April 11
9 a.m.: Light breakfast
9:30 a.m.: Tracing Feminist Networks and Activism Across the Americas
"The History of Reproductive Justice in the US-Mexico Borderlands" by Lina-Maria Murillo, discussion moderated by Mytheli Sreenivas
"No Borders, No Husbands, No Compliance: Rebel Women of the First Half of the 20th Century" by Claudia Cabello Hutt, discussion moderated by Alyssa Bedrosian
12:00 p.m.: Teaching Transnational Feminisms: A Conversation Around Pedagogy
A roundtable discussion with Lina-Maria Murillo, Claudia Cabello Hutt, fabian romero, and HG Morrison, moderated by Guisela Latorre
(includes catered lunch)
