Written by admin• June 15, 2015• 12:29 pm• Past

Introducing Feminist Dissent

Feminist Dissent is a new academic journal. It brings together activists, academics and writers to interrogate the multiple connections between religious fundamentalism and gender.

Description

Feminist Dissent is a new academic journal. It brings together activists, academics and writers to interrogate the multiple connections between religious fundamentalism and gender. It will open up new ways of thinking about secularism, religious freedom, civil liberties and human rights, nationalism and identity politics, anti-racism and multiculturalism, neo-liberalism, feminist theory and feminist resistance.

At our first event, members of the editorial collective will present the thinking behind the new journal.

– Why feminist dissent? (Rashmi Varma)
– Why universal human rights? (Alison Assiter)
– Why fundamentalism? (Gita Sahgal)

Presentations will be followed by questions, comments and discussion.

Date And Time

Mon, 15th June 2015
12:30 – 15:00 GTM

Location

IAS seminar room (F204)
Milburn House
University of Warwick
Lord Bhattacharyya Way
Coventry
CV4 7AL
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Presentation and Q&A

Speakers

Presentation and Q&A

Speakers

Rashmi Varma
Rashmi Varma teaches in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick.

Alison Assiter
Alison Assiter is Professor of Feminist Theory at UWE, Bristol, the author of a number of books and articles and also feminist and anti fundamentalist activist.

Gita Sahgal
Gita Sahgal is a founder of the Centre for Secular Space, which opposes fundamentalism, amplifies secular voices and promotes universality in human rights.