Queer Voices in Diaspora

THE GENDER AND SEXUALITY CENTER FOR QUEER & TRANS LIFE is hosting “Queer Voices in Diaspora” on Wednesday, November 8 from 5:30 – 7:00 PM in Blegen Hall Room 10. “Queer Voices in Diaspora” features writings by first and second generation queer immigrants who stand for social justice, love, and respect for oppressed and marginalized communities. For more information, click here.

Lars Z. Mackenzie "Unexpected Bodies"

THE GENDER, WOMEN, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES DEPARTMENT is hosting “Unexpected Bodies: Apprehending Gender Non-Conformity in an Era of Fraud Prevention” with Lars Z. Mackenzie on Friday, November 3 from 1:30 – 3:00 PM in Ford Hall Room 400. In this presentation, Mackenzie will explore strategies that trans people employ to resist their marginalization. For more information, click here.

Kelly Condit-Shrestha "U.S. International Adoption History: Race Religion, Immigration and Foreign Policy"

THE IMMIGRATION HISTORY RESEARCH CENTER is hosting Kelly Condit-Shrestha, Post-Doctoral Research Association, on Tuesday, November 7 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM in Elmer L. Andersen Library Room 308 for her talk “U.S. International Adoption History: Race, Religion, Immigration and Foreign Policy.” This talk examines the prewar history of U.S. overseas child placement, when American actors established infrastructures essential for the future emergence of mass international adoption. For more information, click here.