Conference on "Transnational Feminist Resistance(s) Against Contemporary Violence(s)" hosted by the Women and Gender and Global Perspectives Program with the Gender & Women's Studies Department
Conference organized by graduate students from WGGP and GWS: Amaury J. Rijo Sanchez (Sociology), Nehal Elmeligy (Sociology), Marina Moscoso (Geography), and Mahbubeh Moqadam (Sociology).
April 4-5, 2024
Illini Union, Room A
This conference is free, but pre-registration is appreciated to provide conference materials and luncheon.
Register at https://go.illinois.edu/CommonDifferences2024
Thursday, April 4
8:00-8:30 Registration /Coffee
8:30-8:40 Welcome Remarks
Colleen Murphy, Women & Gender in Global Perspectives Program
Mimi Nguyen, Gender & Women’s Studies
8:40-9:05 Historical Framing of Original Commons Differences until Now (need title)
Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Syracuse University
Ann Russo, DePaul University
9:10-10:40 Session One: Voicing the Invisibles
Moderator: TBD
Evelyne Accad, Professor Emerita, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Lebanese American University
"Healing Cultures in War Times"
Hayriye Kara, Kaos GL Refugee Rights Program Coordinator/Lawyer
"Solidarity Knows No Border Just the Like Rainbow"
Raiza Kolia, Reaching Across Borders
When looking away and not doing anything is not an option!
Amaury Rijo Sanchez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
“Podemos ser otro tipo de hombre”: Deconstructing Toxic Masculinities Through Feminist Media Activism
10:50-12:20 Session Two: Role of Academia, Alt. Forms of Research & Ethics
Moderator: Amaury Rico Sanchez
Jessica Greenberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Feminist Mentoring: Institutionalizing Best Practices"
Annah Moyo, Center for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation
Transitional Justice and Gendered Dimensions of Violence and Harm: African Perspectives on How Far We Have Come in Incorporating Feminist Approaches to TJ
Marina Moscoso, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ni pías ni putas: A tale of imaginaries and omissions
Shimaa Tantawy, Feminist writer and researcher, Co- Founder of Barah Aman Foundation "The importance of monitoring and documentation in advocacy efforts for legislative reform and societal change, and the impact of language and discourse on public awareness in Egypt regarding gender-based violence in private spaces".
12:30-1:15 Lunch and networking
1:15-2:45 Session Three: Formal Politics & Changes from Within
Moderator:
Ghassan Moussawi (he/him), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
"Radical Transformations: Lessons from Transnational Feminist Thought"
Rep. Marina Nogales Molinelli, House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
Title: TBD
Tania Rosario Méndez, MPH (she/her) , Taller Salud
Taller Salud: a multilevel political advocacy model to achieve health equity and end all forms of violence in Puerto Rico.
Nayereh Tohidi (she/her), Professor Emeritus, California State University, Northridge
"Transnational Solidarity through glocal feminisms''
3:00-4:30 Session Four: Artivisms & Media
Moderator: Mahbubeh Moqadam
Rasha Azab (she/her), Writer/Script-writer and journalist (freelancing)
"Modern Forms of Violence Against Women in Egypt"
Christine Choy (she/her), Full Professor, NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Dare to Challenge: A talk with Christine Choy, Pioneer of Asian American Filmmaking
Nehal Elmeligy (she/her), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
"Emergent Publics in the Time of Unpredictable Crackdowns: The Impact of Online/Offline
Feminist Counterpublics in Contemporary Egypt"
Maraym Kashani (she/her), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
"Mobile Responsibilities: Care-full Strategies of Palestinian Solidarity and Image-Making"
6:00-7:15 Keynote Lecture: Dr. Amina Mama, UC Davis
7:30-8:30 Conference Afterparty!!
Latzer Hall, University YMCA
1001 S. Wright Street
