Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP)

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

- 1:00 - 2:00 pm
- IPRH Seminar Room, Room 424, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois, Urbana
"Adoption of The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the mention of gender in constitutional nondiscrimination clauses in select African countries: law versus practice"
Professor Assata Zerai (Professor of Sociology and Associate Chancellor for Diversity) will be presenting "Adoption of The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the mention of gender in constitutional nondiscrimination clauses in select African countries: law versus practice"
- Lecture

- 7:30 pm
- Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum
History of Western Armenian Feminism in the Ottoman Empire and the Post-Genocide Armenian Diaspora
Professor Ekmekçioğlu and Bilal’s presentations will delineate the intersections among gender, memory, time, and space, bridge academic traditions inside and outside of the United States, and foster comparative analyses across disciplines. Those interested more broadly in the Digital Humanities and conducting archival research will also benefit from their methodological ex
- Lecture

- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
- Room 101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
WGGP Spring Reception
- Reception/Open House