Check out Professor of Sociology and Asian and Asian American Studies, Manisha Desai, at the upcoming event: “Reflections on Decolonising the Transnational Feminist Analytic” on October 7th, 2021 from 12:30pm-1:45pm. While transnational feminist movements and praxis have a centuries old history, transnational feminism as an analytic emerged in the 1990s US academy in response to […]
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Manisha Desai: Remembering Dr. Gail Omvedt
Department Head of Sociology, Manisha Desai, recently participated in “Taking a Perspective of ‘Land, Caste, Class & Gender’ to the Global Audience” to remember Dr. Gail Omvedt (1941-2021).
Manisha Desai: A Global Treaty to End Violence Against Women
Professor Manisha Desai moderated the webinar “A Global Treaty to End Violence Against Women: Why Now?” on July 28, 2021. The webinar discussed the origins and process that led to the draft of a global treaty to end violence against women, the inadequacy of the current conventions, and the current advocacy and mobilization to bring […]