Speculative Latinidades
Ustler Hall Atrium 444 Fletcher Dr, Gainesville, FL, United StatesLatinx DNA, Admixed Genomes & Other Science Fictions Karina Vado, Assistant Professor of Latinx Studies, FAU March 23rd, 2023 at 4pm Ustler Hall Atrium In December 2014, computational biologist Lior Pachter put forth a seemingly anti-racist proposition: that the closest “‘nearest neighbor to the ‘perfect human,’” is a “female who is…Puerto Rican.” Pachter’s science fictional …
“Speculative Latinidades: Latinx DNA, Admixed Genomes & Other Science-Fictions”
Ustler Hall Atrium 444 Fletcher Dr, Gainesville, FL, United States“Speculative Latinidades: Latinx DNA, Admixed Genomes & Other Science-Fictions” Karina Vado, Assistant Professor of Latinx Studies, Florida Atlantic University March 23, 2023, Ustler Hall Atrium, 4 PM In December 2014, computational biologist Lior Pachter put forth a seemingly anti-racist proposition: that the closest “‘nearest neighbor to the ‘perfect human,’” is a “female who is… …
Career Pathways in WGSS!
ZOOM Meeting ID: 945 5862 5941Career Pathways in WGSS! Time and Date: Monday, March 27, 4-5:30 PM Description: What can you do with a degree in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGS)? Join alumni from the programs at Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, University of Central Florida, New College of Florida, University of South Florida, and University of Florida …
Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit
Empowering Women Entrepreneurs & Leaders: the Importance of Advisors, Mentors, and Sponsors Friday March 31, 2023 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM Offered virtually via Zoom Save the Date! More information coming soon! Learn about, share and celebrate the empowering potential of women’s entrepreneurship. The UF Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center and the Collaboratory for Women Innovators …
Ethics Cafe: Fast Fashion
Scott Nygren Studio in Library WestStage Body, Stage Gender: Kubuki Actors and Print Identity in Early Modern Japan
Ustler Hall Atrium 444 Fletcher Dr, Gainesville, FL, United StatesPolitical Science Alumni Conference
The conference will feature three alumni of the UF Political Science PhD program. Drs. Lorna Bracewell (Flagler College), Mauro J. Caraccioli (Virginia Tech), and Manu Samnotra (University of South Florida) will be presenting work that cuts across disciplinary boundaries. Attendees will hear presentations geared towards feminism and maternalist politics, racial hierarchy and colonial politics, and …
Juana Maria Rodriguez
ZOOM Meeting ID: 945 5862 5941Virtual Book Talk Tuesday, October 10th, 10:30am-11:30am ZOOM https://bit.ly/putalife Book Talk by Dr. Juana María Rodríguez, Professor, Department of Ethnic Studies at University of California, Berkeley Puta Life: Seeing Latinas, Working Sex (Duke University Press, 2023) In Puta Life, Juana María Rodríguez probes the ways that sexual labor and Latina sexuality become visual phenomena. Drawing …
Artists as Second Responders
Ustler Hall Atrium 444 Fletcher Dr, Gainesville, FL, United StatesThree Stories Rachel Carrico (UF College of the Arts) Colleen Rua (UF College of the Arts) October 18, 2023 Ustler Hall Atrium 5:30 PM Artists and culture bearers are among the leaders of our most inventive and regenerative responses to environmental crisis and injustice. They have even been called “second responders,” because their art can …