IRW Distinguished Lecture Series 2004-2005

Diversity: Expanding Theory and Practice

The 2004-2005 lecture series poster (.pdf) is available for download. 

Thursday, September 23, 2004

Interrogating Diversity: Challenges for the Twenty-first Century

A roundtable discussion featuring Rutgers faculty

Herman Bennett, History; Chair, FAS Committee on Race and Ethnic Studies

Jasbir Puar, Women's and Gender Studies

Joan Scott, Institute for Advanced Study; History

Thursday, October 14, 2004

Nicole R. Fleetwood

American Studies, University of California at Davis

"Excess Flesh: Black Women Performing (Hyper)Visibility"

Thursday, November 18
John D'Emilio
History and Gender & Women’s Studies, University of Illinois, Chicago
"The Campaign for Same-Sex Marriage: Why Now? Why Not?"

Thursday, January 27
Sonia Saldivar-Hull
Women’s Studies & Chicano Studies, University of Texas, San Antonio
"Home Matters: The Places of Chicana Feminist Theories in Latino/a and Women's Studies"

Thursday, March 24
Mari Matsuda
Law, Georgetown University
"Somebody Else's Child: How We Became a Nation of Children in Exile"

Wednesday, April 6
Cheryl A. Wall
English, Rutgers
"We’ve Got Game: Faculty Initiatives for Diversity"