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Reproductive Justice Symposium

Oct 7, 2026   5:00 - 6:30 pm  
Campus Instructional Facility, Room 4025
Seminar/Symposium
The Reproductive Justice Symposium will take place on Wednesday, October 7th from 5-6:30 pm in Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Room 4025Join the Departments of Latina/Latino Studies and Gender and Women's Studies for the Reproductive Justice Symposium: a space for conversation between leading scholars of reproduction and the campus community. Professors Lina-Maria Murillo (UT Austin) and Jallicia Jolly (Amherst) will discuss their new books followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. Dr Lina-Maria Murillo is Associate Professor in the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of Fighting for Control: Power, Reproductive Care, and Race in the U.S-Mexico Borderlands (UNC Press 2025). Dr. Jallicia Jolly is an Assistant Professor in American Studies and Black Studies at Amherst College. She is the author of Ill Erotics: Black Jamaica Women and Self-Making in the Time of HIV/AIDS (UC Press 2026). Drs. Murillo and Jolly will begin by giving brief lectures on their new books. A panel discussion will follow and audience members will have an opportunity to meet and engage with the authors. This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Gender and Women's Studies. Contact: 217-265-0370 or by email: lls-studies@illinois.edu. Facebook @latinostudiesatillinois, Instagram @llsatillinois
Sponsor
Department of Latina/Latino Studies, Department of Gender and Women's Studies
Speaker
Professors Lina-Maria Murillo (UT Austin) and Jallicia Jolly (Amherst)
Contact
Latina/Latino Studies
E-Mail
lls-studies@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)

Join the Departments of Latina/Latino Studies and Gender and Women's Studies for the Reproductive Justice Symposium: a space for conversation between leading scholars of reproduction and the campus community. 

Professors Lina-Maria Murillo (UT Austin) and Jallicia Jolly (Amherst) will discuss their new books followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. 

Dr Lina-Maria Murillo is Associate Professor in the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of Fighting for Control: Power, Reproductive Care, and Race in the U.S-Mexico Borderlands (UNC Press 2025).

Dr. Jallicia Jolly is an Assistant Professor in American Studies and Black Studies at Amherst College. She is the author of Ill Erotics: Black Jamaica Women and Self-Making in the Time of HIV/AIDS (UC Press 2026).


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